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
Society for the Humanities Fellows' Conference on "Scale"
Society for the Humanities Fellows present examples of research on the focal theme of Scale - Friday, April 24, 2026 at the A.D. White House.
2026-27: The Year of Survival
Announcing the 2026-27 cohort of SURVIVAL Fellows at the Society for the Humanities.
Perry Zurn on his new book, How We Make Each Other
The Fellows’ Q&A series continues with a spotlight on Perry Zurn, Provost Associate Professor of Philosophy at American University and form Society for the Humanities Fellow at Cornell University. His book, "How We Make Each Other: Trans Life at the Edge of the University," evolved out of research during his Fellowship year during the theme of "Crossing."
Culler Lecture in Critical Theory: "Technofascism" by Zahid R. Chaudhary
Zahid R. Chaudhary, Associate Professor of English, Princeton University, will deliver this year's Culler Lecture in Critical Theory. Chaudhary, who received his Ph.D. from Cornell Unviersity, specializes in postcolonial studies, visual culture, and critical theory.