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.

UCHI Stands in Solidarity with the UConn Association for Asian American Faculty and Staff

March 8, 2021

UCHI supports the UConn Association for Asian American Faculty and Staff’s statement condemning anti-Asian violence and their commitment to combatting anti-Asian racism.

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Fellow’s Talk: Helen Rozwadowski on Science as Frontier

March 2, 2021

Helen Rozwadowski explains how science became a frontier in the first half of the twentieth century. With a response by Elizabeth Athens. March 10, 2021, 4:00pm.

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Congrats, Britney Murphy

February 24, 2021

Congrats to UConn History Ph.D. Candidate Britney Murphy, who has been named a 2021 Humanities Without Walls pre-doctoral workshop fellow.

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Upcoming Events

Mar 10 Fellow's Talk By Helen Rozwadowski4:00pm

Fellow's Talk By Helen Rozwadowski

Wednesday, March 10th, 2021

04:00 PM - 05:15 PM

Other
online

UCHI Fellow's talk by Helen Rozwadowski, with a response by Betsy Athens.

Registration is online via eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fellows-talk-helen-rozwadowski-tickets-128517815245

This event is sponsored by the University of Connecticut Humanities Institute.

Contact Information: uchi@uconn.edu
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Mar 17 Ego-History? Writing History In The Age Of Neo-Liberalism12:15pm

Ego-History? Writing History In The Age Of Neo-Liberalism

Wednesday, March 17th, 2021

12:15 PM - 01:30 PM

Storrs Campus
Zoom

Please join the UConn History Department for the second, and final, Noether Dialogues in Italian & Modern History of the Spring 2021 semester. This is the second semester of a relatively new series under the leadership of Sergio Luzzatto, the Emiliana Pasca Noether Chair in Modern Italian History here at the University of Connecticut.

The latest Noether Dialogue will be "Ego-History? Writing History in the Age of Neo-Liberalism" on Wednesday, March 17, from 12:15-1:30 PM EST.

The keynote speaker will be Enzo Traverso (Cornell University). Guest speakers include Luisa Passerini (University of Turin) and Philippe Artières (Cnrs, Paris). Professor Luzzatto will moderate the discussion. All are welcome.

Please register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Please register at this link:

https://tinyurl.com/noether-dialogues-4

Contact Information: Sergio Luzzatto (sergio.luzzatto@uconn.edu)
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Mar 17 Fellow's Talk: Sarah Winter4:00pm

Fellow's Talk: Sarah Winter

Wednesday, March 17th, 2021

04:00 PM - 05:15 PM

Other
online

UCHI Fellow's talk by Sarah Winter, with a response by Melanie Newport.

Registration is online via eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fellows-talk-sarah-winter-tickets-128518822257

This event is sponsored by the University of Connecticut Humanities Institute.

Contact Information: uchi@uconn.edu
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Mar 24 Fellow's Talk: David Samuels4:00pm

Fellow's Talk: David Samuels

Wednesday, March 24th, 2021

04:00 PM - 05:15 PM

Other
online

UCHI Fellow's talkby David Samuels, with a response by Kerry Carnahan.

Registration for this event is online via eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fellows-talk-david-samuels-tickets-128519323757

This event is sponsored by the University of Connecticut Humanities Institute.

Contact Information: uchi@uconn.edu
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Mar 25 Truth, Democracy, And Climate Change4:00pm

Truth, Democracy, And Climate Change

Thursday, March 25th, 2021

04:00 PM - 05:30 PM

Storrs Campus
Online

Join this panel discussion on truth, democracy, and climate change, part of the UConn Reads program, focusing on The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable (University of Chicago, 2016) by Amitav Ghosh.

Elizabeth Anderson (University of Michigan), Lee McIntyre (Boston University), and Kent Holsinger (University of Connecticut)

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uconn-reads-truth-democracy-and-climate-change-tickets-141197029115

Contact Information: uchi@uconn.edu
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