Tag Humanities

Class continues Muir Knoll storytelling legacy

July 21, 2011

Anne Lundin is carrying on a tradition at an idyllic campus spot steeped in storytelling history.

Harvard professor to give Nellie Y. McKay Lecture

March 7, 2011

Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., will give the annual Nellie Y. McKay Lecture in the Humanities at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 24

UW-Madison chancellor, alumnus and professor named to national commission

February 23, 2011

As the American Academy of Arts & Sciences introduces a national commission to encourage research in the humanities and social sciences, the University of Wisconsin–Madison boasts strong representation.

Eighty years and thousands of stories endure in Classical Myth course

February 22, 2011

Each spring, for 30 years, classics professor Barry Powell led nearly 500 UW–Madison students in Classical Myth, considered a backbone course for the humanities on campus. So his views on the topic might surprise some former students. “There’s no such thing as classical myth,” says Powell. “It really doesn’t exist.”

Panel explores WikiLeaks fallout

February 7, 2011

State secrets, information freedom, and technology's contentious role in democracy will be probed by three UW–Madison professors Thursday, Feb. 10 at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.

UW-Madison receives grant to support humanities

December 20, 2010

An extraordinary public-private partnership will allow the University of Wisconsin–Madison to enhance education and research in the humanities. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the university a $10 million grant as part of an effort to preserve and enhance the humanities at public research universities that have records of scholarly and educational excellence.

World Languages Day inspires high school students to explore

November 11, 2010

Since World Languages Day began in 2002, renowned professor Harold Scheub has roused the crowd with his tales of crossing the African continent in search of stories and folk tales.

Go Big Read gets a fast start on campus; author to visit on Oct. 25

October 19, 2010

Go Big Read, UW–Madison's common reading program, is off to a vigorous start. Some 5,000 copies of "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," by Rebecca Skloot, were given away in September at the Chancellor's Convocation for New Students.

UW-Madison humanities scholars receive national fellowships

June 11, 2010

Four scholars at UW–Madison working in the humanities have received fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS).

Summer program offers intensive study of Baltic area languages

June 10, 2010

UW-Madison is an international leader in foreign languages, offering instruction in more than 80 modern and ancient languages, from Akan-Twi to Zulu. The campus also houses 11 area-studies centers, the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages and the National African Language Resource Center.

Odyssey Project offers a promising journey of hope, transformation

May 13, 2010

The walls of Emily Auerbach’s office are crowded with photos that show the outcomes of hard-fought success.

Year of Humanities finishes with events, performances

April 22, 2010

The Year of the Humanities will come to a close during the remaining weeks of the semester and the concluding events are not to be missed. On the program are a lecture on the Book of Revelation, a panel discussion on the mind and performances of Daoist rituals.

Mellon Foundation awards to fund postdoctoral fellowships

February 4, 2010

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded more than $1.8 million to the University of Wisconsin–Madison to support postdoctoral fellowships in the humanities, history and humanistic social sciences.

Panel assesses the future of the humanities

February 2, 2010

From literature, history and philosophy to languages and filmmaking, the humanities define what makes us the complex beings we are. A panel discussion tomorrow (Wednesday, Feb. 3) at the Chazen Museum of Art, 800 University Ave., 5:30 p.m., will explore the topic of the humanities in the 21st century.

Year of the Humanities events continue into spring

January 27, 2010

Languages, literary fame, poetry, filmmaking and the supernatural are topics included in the programming lineup for the spring semester of the Year of the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

One-man play confronts race issues with examination of lynching victim’s life

January 25, 2010

Patrick Sims' brain is crowded with the lives and chatter of imaginary people. He's been listening to them since they moved in some 12 years ago when he visited America's Black Holocaust Museum on Milwaukee's north side.

Panel discussion on race, racism planned

January 14, 2010

The Center for the Humanities is planning a public panel discussion on race and racism on Wednesday, Jan. 20.

Author Dave Eggers and Valentino Achak Deng to visit UW–Madison

November 3, 2009

Award-winning author Dave Eggers and Valentino Achak Deng will visit the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus on Wednesday, Nov. 4, as part of the Humanities Without Boundaries series.

Interdisciplinary conference asks ‘What is human?’

September 30, 2009

A conference addressing the issue "What is Human?" will be held on campus this week.

Author visits campus as part of Go Big Read

September 23, 2009

Go Big Read is the university’s new common-reading program, intended to engage all readers — students, faculty, staff and the community — in a shared academically focused experience. Chancellor Biddy Martin selected Michael Pollan’s “In Defense of Food: An Easter’s Manifesto,” which examines modern American food culture, nutrition and health.