Denbo Center for Humanities & the Arts

Join us April 16 for the second talk in this year's Conversations & Cocktails series: "Tasting the South," with Natalie Graham! Join here: tiny.utk.edu/ConversationsC…

Conversations & Cocktails got off to a great start with Bill Hardwig's fantastic presentation on Cormac McCarthy! Our thanks to Professor Hardwig and to everyone who attended. Next up in Conversations & Cocktails is "Tasting the South," with Natalie Graham on April 16.

Meet new Graduate Fellow Dave Strickler! Dave's project looks at the role played by bodies of water in the work of historian and sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois.

Tomorrow! Join us online for Bill Hardwig's look at style in the works of Cormac McCarthy. Join here: tiny.utk.edu/ConversationsC…

How lucky are we in the Denbo Center that we have a talented and generous baker, Graduate Fellow Elizabeth Tarulis, who shares her creations with us? These Cream Cheese Stuffed Red Velvet Cookies (minus the red dye) were amazing!

Tomorrow! Join us in the Denbo Center for Humanities & the Arts for Maha Jafri's talk: "Edward, Peter, Dodo: The Resurrection of Names in Middlemarch." March 18 3:30 2230 Sutherland Ave., Knoxville, TN sponsored by the DCHA's Nineteenth-Century British Studies Research Seminar

The Denbo Center for Humanities & the Arts will be highlighting our new 2026-2027 fellows in weeks to come. Meet new Faculty Fellow Rachel Schneider! Rachel's project is a study of white Christians and faith-based development in South Africa.

It's Spring Break at the Denbo Center! We are closing out the week with Associate Director Katie Burnett's visit to the greenway behind the Center. Faculty, staff, and fellows working at the DCHA have easy access to a lovely walk.

Join us March 18 in the Denbo Center for Humanities & the Arts for a talk from Maha Jafri: "Edward, Peter, Dodo: The Resurrection of Names in Middlemarch." March 18 3:30pm DCHA, 2230 Sutherland Avenue, Knoxville, TN sponsored by the DCHA's 19C British Studies Research Seminar

The Denbo Center for Humanities & the Arts will be highlighting our new 2026-2027 fellows in weeks to come. Meet new Graduate Fellow Morgan Schneider! Morgan's work explores representations of devils, demons, and other diabolical figures in the Hispanic transatlantic world.

It's Spring Break at the Denbo Center! Spotted on Steamtown National Historic Site's live cam in PA: DCHA Director Amy Elias visiting to do research for an upcoming project.

Spring Break at the Denbo Center! The DCHA Fellows' Writing Accountability Group (started by fellow EA Wilcox) met today for discussion, focused writing, and lunch.

The Denbo Center for Humanities & the Arts will be highlighting our new 2026-2027 fellows in weeks to come. Meet new Faculty Fellow Ryan Perry! Ryan's project considers the formal structure of The Canterbury Tales, specifically its incompleteness as an aesthetic mode.

It's Spring Break at the Denbo Center and the daffodils are welcoming those of us working here this week!

Join us March 19 for the DCHA Conversations & Cocktails virtual talk "How Cormac Works" with Bill Hardwig. Join here: tiny.utk.edu/ConversationsC…

The Denbo Center for Humanities & the Arts will be highlighting our new 2026-2027 fellows in weeks to come. Meet new Graduate Fellow Annamaria Haden! Annamaria's project analyzes media depictions of atomic animals: animals affected by nuclear radiation.

Meet new 2026-2027 DCHA Faculty Fellow Amanda Evans! Amanda’s work is an interdisciplinary public art installation in rural East Washington. Her time at the Denbo Center will be devoted to writing a book based on the completion of the project.

Today! The DCHA is excited to have you join us via Zoom for Susan Brown's virtual talk at 3:30pm. Join here: tennessee.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Join us via Zoom Monday, March 2nd, for Susan Brown's virtual talk "Cyborg Identities in the Cultural Data Ecosystem" as part of the DCHA's Distinguished Lecture Series. Register and join here: tennessee.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

The Denbo Center for Humanities & the Arts had the pleasure of hosting our 2026 Spring Celebration. In her opening remarks, DCHA Director Amy Elias expressed gratitude for the Center's supporters and joy in being in community with such inspiring scholars.