UConn Humanities

The humanities seek to understand the whole human being: our languages, our histories, our art and ideas. The mission of the UConn Humanities Institute (UCHI) is to promote research on these questions, and to act as a voice for that research on the regional, national and international stage. In hosting annual residential fellowships, offering opportunities for humanities-focused programming, and fostering an interdisciplinary space for scholars to think, collaborate, and create, the Institute serves as a global hub for scholars dedicated to humanist scholarship and activism. UCHI seeks to inspire and support scholars at all levels and across disciplines to take on the critical and public task of humanistic inquiry.

20 Years of Fellows: Joseph McAlhany

November 30, 2021

2014–2015 Visiting Fellow Joseph McAlhany remembers his time as a UCHI fellow and reflects on the future of knowledge, arguing that we must consider both the nature of knowledge and its value.

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Call for Applications: 2022–23 Undergraduate Humanities Research Fellows

November 29, 2021

Applications for the inaugural undergraduate Humanities Research Fellowships (HRF) are due February 18, 2022.

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Fellow’s Talk: Shiloh Whitney on Affective Injustice

November 26, 2021

Visiting scholar Shiloh Whitney argues that that “uptake injustice” is an important category of affective injustice, using the case studies of anger gaslighting, emotional injustice, and “himpathy.” December 8, 2021, 4:00pm. HBL 4-209.

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