Combining humanities and tech for research gains
An interdisciplinary project is sparking collaborations among those interested in digital approaches to the study of history, languages and culture.
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Our fellows offer experimental interdisciplinary seminars on research topics related to the year's focal theme. These seminars are offered one time only! The theme for 2025-26 is "Scale."
Course Resources
Enroll in Spring 2026 Scale courses!
Our Spring 2026 seminars explore concepts of the impacts of petrochemicals, labor in film production, indigenous religious histories, and more, delving deeply into intersectional interpretations of the focal theme, Scale.
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SHUM 3750: Humanities Scholars Research Methods
Designed specifically for undergraduate students, the goal of the seminar is to teach and refine research methods (library research, note taking, organizing material, bibliographies, citation methods, proposals, outlines, etc.) as well as to guide students through the initial stages of a research project of your own design. Part of the Humanities Scholars Program.
News
Medical anthropologist to deliver annual Society for Humanities lecture
Stacey Langwick, associate professor of anthropology in the College of Arts & Sciences, will speak on "Healing in a Toxic World: Reimagining the Times and Spaces of the Therapeutic."
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Mayberry to lecture on the power of community-made video
Lecture Announcement: "Why Voice Matters: Lessons from India for America's Future," Monday, September 29, 5:00pm, A.D. White House (Guerlac Room)
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Dual-campus visit highlights A.D. White Professors-at-Large lineup 
Best-selling writer and technology blogger Cory Doctorow will make the A.D. White Professor-at-Large program’s second dual-campus visit, ending his week at Cornell Tech in New York City. Four other professors will visit Cornell this fall.
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Film series: Scale on Screen
This series features a dynamic selection of films that approach questions of scale from different perspectives. Screenings will be introduced by this year’s Society for the Humanities Fellows and are inspired by the topics and themes of their fall course offerings.
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New Course Offerings Fall 2025
Our fellows offer experimental interdisciplinary seminars on research topics related to the year's focal theme. These seminars are offered one time only! The theme for 2025-26 is "Scale."
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2026-27: The Year of Survival
The Society for the Humanities at Cornell University seeks fellows for year-long residential fellowships who are conducting interdisciplinary research projects exploring the literary, historical, ethical, and political registers of survival.
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Irina R. Troconis on her new book, The Necromantic State
The Fellows’ Q&A series continues with a spotlight on Irina Troconis, Irina R. Troconis is Assistant Professor of Latin American Studies in the Department of Romance Studies at Cornell University and 2021-22 “Afterlives” Faculty Fellow. Her book The Necromantic State: Spectral Remains in the Afterg...
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