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Center Announces International Visitors for 2011-12
March 16, 2011
The Stanford Humanities Center and the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) are pleased to announce that four international scholars have been chosen to come to Stanford in 2011-12 as part of a jointly sponsored international program entering its third year. Nominated by Stanford departments and research centers, the international visitors will be on campus for four-week residencies. They will have offices at the Humanities Center and will be affiliated with their nominating unit, the Humanities Center, and FSI. A major purpose of the residencies is to bring high-profile international scholars into the intellectual life of the university, targeting scholars More»
International Visitor Thitinan Pongsudhirak Featured on Forum with Michael Krasny
March 16, 2011
Humanities Center International Visitor Thitinan Pongsudhirak appeared on Forum with Michael Krasny on March 16, 2010, to discuss the recent political turbulence in Thailand, where the Red-shirted supporters of deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra took to the streets, clashing with riot police. Krasny and Pongsudirak examine what the current political tensions say about Thailand today, and what they mean for the country tomorrow. Thitinan Pongsudhirak is professor of international political economy in the Faculty of Political Science at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand. To listen to the conversation, click here. More»
Former Fellow Hans Thomalla Wins the Ernst von Siemens Composer’s Prize
March 10, 2011
Former Geballe fellow and composer Hans Thomalla is to receive one of the three prestigious prizes for young composers awarded by the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation. The prize is valued at 40,000 euros and is awarded together with a composition commission. The award will be presented to Thomalla at a musical ceremony in Munich at the Cuvilliés Theatre on 24 May 2011. The saxophone quartet XASAX will perform his new work for the first time. The board of trustees of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation, which includes the composers Wolfgang Rihm and Helmut Lachenmann, sees Thomalla as being one More»
Former Fellow Arnold Rampersad Awarded the National Humanities Medal
March 03, 2011
Former fellow and Professor Emeritus of English at Stanford Arnold Rampersad has received the 2010 National Humanities Medal. President Obama bestowed the award to Rampersad and 9 other honorees at a White House ceremony on March 2, 2011. After the ceremony, the medalists and their families and friends joined the President and First Lady Michelle Obama for a reception in their honor. Rampersad was honored for his work as a biographer and literary critic. His award-winning books have profiled W.E.B. Du Bois, Langston Hughes, Jackie Robinson, and Ralph Ellison. He has also edited critical editions of the works of Richard More»
Authors Tim O’Brien and Tobias Wolff Discuss Writing About Vietnam
January 26, 2011
On January 24, 2011, award-winning author Tim O’Brien was invited by the Stanford Humanities Center to address the relationship between writing and war at the annual Raymond Fred West Memorial Lecture. O’Brien sat down with fellow veteran and author Tobias Wolff to tackle such perennial questions as, How do you portray the horrors of war? What are the responsibilities of the writer? Coverage of the event has been extensive. For some different perspectives on the conversation, see the Stanford Report’s article by Cynthia Haven, Caroline Chen’s article and interview with Tim O’Brien in the Stanford Daily, and a piece by Christina More»
International Visitor Reflects on Thailand’s Misrule by Law
December 15, 2010
In an article for the Wall Street Journal, former FSI-Stanford Humanities Center International Visitor Thitinan Pongsudhirak questions Thailand’s return to the rule of law and argues that the judicial and military establishment are skewing the playing field in favor of the ruling party. Read the full article» Thitinan Pongsudhirak is professor of international political economy and director of the Institute of Security and International Studies at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. More»
Stanford Literature Lab "Quantifies" the Humanities
December 01, 2010
Interest in the digital humanities continues to grow and Stanford scholars are leading the way. Two weeks ago, The New York Times featured a major Stanford collaboration in an article about the use of technology in liberal arts research. This week, the Stanford Report’s Cynthia Haven details the work being done by the Stanford Literature Lab. Directed by former fellow Matthew Jockers (2006-07) and English and Comparative Literature professor Franco Moretti, the Literature Lab makes use of the vast digital archives now available to conduct quantitative analyses of literary texts. By analyzing the data rather than the text, More»
"Mapping the Republic of Letters" Featured in NY Times
November 17, 2010
Mapping the Republic of Letters,” a major collaboration between Stanford scholars and researchers at institutions around the world, was featured in the recent New York Time’s article “Digital Keys for Unlocking the Humanities.” The article looks at the new trend in humanities scholarship towards using technology to enhance liberal arts research and quotes at length project co-leader and former fellow Dan Edelstein. A graphic in the left sidebar highlights the project’s visualizations and summarizes some of its key findings. In addition to the article, the Times devoted an Arts Beat blog entry to “Mapping” that features a video about More»
Center Names New Associate Director
November 08, 2010
The Stanford Humanities Center is delighted to announce the appointment of Katja Zelljadt as the new associate director of the Center. She will come to Stanford for the beginning of winter quarter 2011. Zelljadt currently heads the Scholars Program at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles, running the fellowship and academic programs for approximately fifty researchers in the broad field of art history. She helped found the Getty Research Journal, a peer-reviewed venue for scholarly writing, and has been its managing editor for the last three years. Director Aron Rodrigue praised Zelljadt’s work at the Getty Research More»
Former Fellows Explore Race and Ethnicity at San Francisco's Premier Literary Festival
October 11, 2010
On Saturday, October 9, 2010, former fellows David Palumbo-Liu (1994-95) and Bryan Wolf (2004-05) joined two other Stanford humanities professors at Litquake 2010, to share examples of representations of race and ethnicity in literature and art, and to discuss how these portrayals impact contemporary culture. Led by comparative literature professor David Palumbo-Liu, the panel discussion took place during Litquake’s infamous, pub-style Lit Crawl in San Francisco’s Mission District. Read more about the presentation, and watch the video recording, on The Human Experience. More»
March 16, 2011
The Stanford Humanities Center and the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) are pleased to announce that four international scholars have been chosen to come to Stanford in 2011-12 as part of a jointly sponsored international program entering its third year. Nominated by Stanford departments and research centers, the international visitors will be on campus for four-week residencies. They will have offices at the Humanities Center and will be affiliated with their nominating unit, the Humanities Center, and FSI. A major purpose of the residencies is to bring high-profile international scholars into the intellectual life of the university, targeting scholars More»
International Visitor Thitinan Pongsudhirak Featured on Forum with Michael Krasny
March 16, 2011
Humanities Center International Visitor Thitinan Pongsudhirak appeared on Forum with Michael Krasny on March 16, 2010, to discuss the recent political turbulence in Thailand, where the Red-shirted supporters of deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra took to the streets, clashing with riot police. Krasny and Pongsudirak examine what the current political tensions say about Thailand today, and what they mean for the country tomorrow. Thitinan Pongsudhirak is professor of international political economy in the Faculty of Political Science at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand. To listen to the conversation, click here. More»
Former Fellow Hans Thomalla Wins the Ernst von Siemens Composer’s Prize
March 10, 2011
Former Geballe fellow and composer Hans Thomalla is to receive one of the three prestigious prizes for young composers awarded by the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation. The prize is valued at 40,000 euros and is awarded together with a composition commission. The award will be presented to Thomalla at a musical ceremony in Munich at the Cuvilliés Theatre on 24 May 2011. The saxophone quartet XASAX will perform his new work for the first time. The board of trustees of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation, which includes the composers Wolfgang Rihm and Helmut Lachenmann, sees Thomalla as being one More»
Former Fellow Arnold Rampersad Awarded the National Humanities Medal
March 03, 2011
Former fellow and Professor Emeritus of English at Stanford Arnold Rampersad has received the 2010 National Humanities Medal. President Obama bestowed the award to Rampersad and 9 other honorees at a White House ceremony on March 2, 2011. After the ceremony, the medalists and their families and friends joined the President and First Lady Michelle Obama for a reception in their honor. Rampersad was honored for his work as a biographer and literary critic. His award-winning books have profiled W.E.B. Du Bois, Langston Hughes, Jackie Robinson, and Ralph Ellison. He has also edited critical editions of the works of Richard More»
Authors Tim O’Brien and Tobias Wolff Discuss Writing About Vietnam
January 26, 2011
On January 24, 2011, award-winning author Tim O’Brien was invited by the Stanford Humanities Center to address the relationship between writing and war at the annual Raymond Fred West Memorial Lecture. O’Brien sat down with fellow veteran and author Tobias Wolff to tackle such perennial questions as, How do you portray the horrors of war? What are the responsibilities of the writer? Coverage of the event has been extensive. For some different perspectives on the conversation, see the Stanford Report’s article by Cynthia Haven, Caroline Chen’s article and interview with Tim O’Brien in the Stanford Daily, and a piece by Christina More»
International Visitor Reflects on Thailand’s Misrule by Law
December 15, 2010
In an article for the Wall Street Journal, former FSI-Stanford Humanities Center International Visitor Thitinan Pongsudhirak questions Thailand’s return to the rule of law and argues that the judicial and military establishment are skewing the playing field in favor of the ruling party. Read the full article» Thitinan Pongsudhirak is professor of international political economy and director of the Institute of Security and International Studies at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. More»
Stanford Literature Lab "Quantifies" the Humanities
December 01, 2010
Interest in the digital humanities continues to grow and Stanford scholars are leading the way. Two weeks ago, The New York Times featured a major Stanford collaboration in an article about the use of technology in liberal arts research. This week, the Stanford Report’s Cynthia Haven details the work being done by the Stanford Literature Lab. Directed by former fellow Matthew Jockers (2006-07) and English and Comparative Literature professor Franco Moretti, the Literature Lab makes use of the vast digital archives now available to conduct quantitative analyses of literary texts. By analyzing the data rather than the text, More»
"Mapping the Republic of Letters" Featured in NY Times
November 17, 2010
Mapping the Republic of Letters,” a major collaboration between Stanford scholars and researchers at institutions around the world, was featured in the recent New York Time’s article “Digital Keys for Unlocking the Humanities.” The article looks at the new trend in humanities scholarship towards using technology to enhance liberal arts research and quotes at length project co-leader and former fellow Dan Edelstein. A graphic in the left sidebar highlights the project’s visualizations and summarizes some of its key findings. In addition to the article, the Times devoted an Arts Beat blog entry to “Mapping” that features a video about More»
Center Names New Associate Director
November 08, 2010
The Stanford Humanities Center is delighted to announce the appointment of Katja Zelljadt as the new associate director of the Center. She will come to Stanford for the beginning of winter quarter 2011. Zelljadt currently heads the Scholars Program at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles, running the fellowship and academic programs for approximately fifty researchers in the broad field of art history. She helped found the Getty Research Journal, a peer-reviewed venue for scholarly writing, and has been its managing editor for the last three years. Director Aron Rodrigue praised Zelljadt’s work at the Getty Research More»
Former Fellows Explore Race and Ethnicity at San Francisco's Premier Literary Festival
October 11, 2010
On Saturday, October 9, 2010, former fellows David Palumbo-Liu (1994-95) and Bryan Wolf (2004-05) joined two other Stanford humanities professors at Litquake 2010, to share examples of representations of race and ethnicity in literature and art, and to discuss how these portrayals impact contemporary culture. Led by comparative literature professor David Palumbo-Liu, the panel discussion took place during Litquake’s infamous, pub-style Lit Crawl in San Francisco’s Mission District. Read more about the presentation, and watch the video recording, on The Human Experience. More»