2011-12 Annual Brochure

2011-12 Annual Brochure
The Center for the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is a hub of creative inquiry and cultural life, drawing renowned scholars from across campus and around the globe to present cutting-edge research and engage new ideas. Through seminars, workshops, and conferences, the Center fosters collaboration beyond disciplinary lines and promotes intellectual exploration outside the classroom.
News & Announcements
HEX Logo The deadline to apply for a HEX Award for graduate-student-run community projects is January 13, 2012.
mellonApplications for the A.W. Mellon postdoctoral fellowship program are due November 14, 2011.
The A.W. Mellon Foundation awards UW-Madison a $10M grant , and the State of Wisconsin provides a full match.
HEX: The Humanities Exposed awarded a two-year matching grant from the Morgridge Center for Public Service.
Biopolitics The Sawyer Seminar on Biopolitics promotes interdisciplinary inquiry into the politics of life.
Close-up-of-Emancipation-Proclamation-with-Abraham-Lincolns-Signature-Posters_i3586316_ Apply to participate in the Spring 2012 Faculty Development Seminar.
australia_melbourne_victoria_1413429_lCongratulations to Karma Chávez, 2011 recipient of the First Book award.
Antigone thumbnail imageThe 2011-12 Great World Texts in Wisconsin selection is Antigone. More information here.
Upcoming Events | full calendar | XML
    Rob Nixon
  • Rob Nixon
  • Slow Violence and Environmental Storytelling

  • February 1, 2012 @ 5:30 pm
  • Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, 330 North Orchard St
    Rachael DeLue
  • Rachael DeLue
  • "Arthur Dove's Meteorology"

  • February 2, 2012 @ 6:30 pm
  • Chazen Museum of Art, Room L140 (Elvehjem Building)
    Peter Galison
  • Peter Galison
  • Wastelands and Wilderness

  • March 8, 2012 @ 7:30 pm
  • Marquee Theater, Union South
    Thadious M. Davis
  • Thadious M. Davis
  • The Nellie Y. McKay Lecture in the Humanities: "Chaining: Theorizing African American Representations of Person and Past"

  • March 22, 2012 @ 7:30 pm
  • Chazen Museum of Art, Room L160