Features

Detail from "The Epic of American Civilization" mural
graduate students

On Topic

From nostalgia to Chicano literature to the Paris Salon, students reveal the inspirations for their dissertation subjects.
Messbarger with anatomy books
alumni profile

The Woman in Wax

Cultural historian Rebecca Messbarger brings an 18th-century anatomical sculptor back to life.
Humanities Professors: Keenleyside, Campbell, Thakkar, So. Muse, Jagoda, Brown, Taylor.
young faculty focus

Close Reading

A tight-knit group of assistant professors contributes energy and expertise to the English department.
Joanna MacKenzie with some of her latest titles
humanities at work

Publish and Flourish

Want to work in book publishing? Humanities alumni offer advice.

News in Brief

ideas
Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy

Why Read War and Peace?

A literary scholar brings Tolstoy (back) to the masses.
campus news
Taft House seen from the street

House, Home, Hub

Creative Writing takes up residence at Taft House.
philanthropy
Postcard with a scene of everyday Jewish life

"The Only Cure for Anti-Anything"

A visiting professorship builds on strengths in Jewish studies.
alumni
Chicago "L" tracks

Come Together

A new online magazine revives the spirit of grad school.

Featured Events

Fri.
May. 24		MISI Workshop: Leo Strauss, Islamic Philosophy, and the End of Pre-Modernity
09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Swift Hall, Common Room
Fri.
May. 24		Law in Rosenzweig's 'Star of Redemption'
11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Swift Hall, Room 403
Fri.
May. 24		Semantics & Philosophy of Language Workshop: Professor Haim Gaifman
11:30 AM - 01:30 PM
Other Location (see description)
Fri.
May. 24		Craft Talk with Eleni Sikelianos
01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Midway Studios 108
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