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In the News: James Chandler

Chandler shares passion for learning By Nora Yucel Chicago Maroon, Feb 22 James Chandler, director of the Franke Institute for the Humanities at the University, shared his passion for learning with...

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Graduate students to explore variety of topics at South Asia conference

The Fifth Annual South Asia Graduate Student Conference, “New Perspectives in South Asian Research,” will explore the current state and future trajectories of South Asian studies, particularly in the...

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Spring lectures highlight compelling scholarship in the humanities

The University of Chicago’s 2009 Spring Lecture Series features internationally renowned scholars and artists. Presented by the Division of the Humanities, these lectures open a window onto such...

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The Chicago Humanities Forum: The Humanities in Public Life

Entering its tenth year of programming, the Chicago Humanities Forum provides an opportunity for University of Chicago faculty to engage with a public audience by presenting some aspect of their...

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Wendy Doniger Explores Hinduism, Jewelry and Mythology

Wendy Doniger, the Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions in the Divinity School as well as in the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations, the...

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2010 Spring Lecture Series Continues with Lectures by Shulamit Ran, Josef...

May 4, 2010 Nora and Edward L. Ryerson Lecture “Music for a Time and Place” Shulamit Ran Andrew MacLeish Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Music and the College at the University of...

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Arnold Davidson and George Lewis Engage in Scholarly Discussion at the...

Entering its eleventh year of programming, the Chicago Humanities Forum provides an opportunity for University of Chicago faculty to engage with a public audience by presenting some aspect of their...

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Humanities Day 2010 features Laing Prize Winner Martha Feldman as Keynote...

Martha Feldman, the Mabel Greene Myers Professor in the Humanities and Chair of the Department of Music, was the 2010 recipient of the prestigious Gordon J. Laing Prize for her 2007 book Opera and...

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“Year Zero: The World Unmade, 1945” Conference Launches Yearlong Sawyer Seminar

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Franke Institute for the Humanities are co-sponsoring the yearlong Sawyer Seminar, “Around 1948: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Global Transformation.” The...

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James K. Chandler Reappointed as Franke Director

James K. Chandler James K. Chandler, Barbara E. & Richard J. Franke Professor in the Department of English Language & Literature, the Department of Cinema & Media Studies, and the College,...

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