Cornell Society for the Humanities

Now accepting applications! Funding opportunities from the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation for faculty across Cornell holding regular appointments doing work in the humanities. Applications are due March 20, 2026. societyhumanities.as.cornell.edu/grants-and-fun…

For his efforts launching a Knowledge for Freedom program at Cornell, @cornellgov professor Alexander Livingston is among Cornell faculty and staff honored with Community-Engaged Practice and Innovation Awards from @CornellEinhorn news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/0…

Film screening collab alert! See the Instagram post by @cornellcinema instagram.com/p/DVKdT1rjph7/…

Reminder to join us📅 Wed. 3/4 ⏰ 5pm 📍A.D. White House for Prof. Zahid R. Chaudhary's lecture, "Technofascism," exploring the contemporary conjecture of technology and fascism. Reception to follow. #humanities

Tonight 2/25 at 6pm! Free film screen of The World with intro by Shaoling Ma at Cornell Cinema!

Announcing the Annual Culler Lecture in Critical Theory - Zahid R. Chaudhary, Princeton University (English, So. Asian Studies) events.cornell.edu/event/culler-l… 📆 3.4.26 ⏰5:00pm 📍Cornell's A.D. White House

Small figures, large landscapes: A new student-led installation at the @johnsonmuseum explores how figures, known as “staffage,” indicate scale in paintings and also tell larger stories about the art. @CornellCAS @sochum news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/0…

SHUM Faculty Fellow Benjamin Anderson, Assoc. Prof. of History of Art and Classics, led a humanities seminar on staffage for the focal theme on Scale. Check out this article about the course and his student's work!

Tonight at the A.D. White House! Stacey Langwick (@CornellAnthro) to deliver @sochum's Annual Invitational Lecture. Details: events.cornell.edu/event/annual-i…

Today at the A.D. White House, @sochum welcomes this year's cohort of "Scale" fellows to present on their fellowship research. Stop in for a talk, or stay for the day. Find the full program here: events.cornell.edu/event/society-…

@sochum looks forward to presenting Jenny E. Sabin (@cornellaap) as this evening's keynote for our annual fall Fellows' Conference. More info on the talk, "Biosynthetic Design: Towards Adaptive Architecture," and full conference program at: events.cornell.edu/event/society-…

@sochum Annual Invitational Lecture Nov. 11, 5 PM, A.D. White House "Healing in a Toxic World: Reimagining the Times and Spaces of the Therapeutic," Stacey A. Langwick, Anthropology, @CornellCAS Read more on the talk and Langwick's research, here: as.cornell.edu/news/medical-a…

@sochum's annual fall Fellows' Conference on this year's focal theme of "Scale" kicks off 11/6 with a keynote talk from @jennysabin (@CornellAAP). For more on Sabin's lecture, and the conference program, visit: events.cornell.edu/event/society-…

11.11.25 @ 5pm, join us for @sochum's Annual Faculty Invitational Lecture, delivered this year by Stacey A. Langwick, (@CornellAnthro) "Healing in a Toxic World: Reimagining the Times and Spaces of the Therapeutic" More here: events.cornell.edu/event/annual-i…

Friday, November 7, 12-5pm: Join this year's cohort of Fellows at the Society for the Humanities for presentations on work-in-progress on the 2025-26 focal theme of Scale. events.cornell.edu/event/society-…

Thursday, Oct. 30, @CornellHSP Fall Open House for 1st or 2nd year undergrads with a major or minor in the Humanities. Faculty, consider sharing with students! events.cornell.edu/event/humaniti…

Deadline approaching! Applications are due 10/31!

Cornell humanities faculty, today (10/16) is the final day to submit your application for a Humanities Research Grant or Humanities | Impact Grant! You can find more information about the application process here: societyhumanities.as.cornell.edu/grants-and-fun…

@CornellHSP to bring artist Harmonia Rosales to campus for a conversation on the power of storytelling and why reimagining mythologies matters today. Monday, Oct. 20, 5pm More at: events.cornell.edu/event/artist-l…

Cornell Humanities Faculty, we are now accepting applications for Fall 2025 Humanities Research Grants & Humanities | Impact Grants! Apply by 10/16! societyhumanities.as.cornell.edu/grants-and-fun… Photo: Noël Heaney