Council of the Humanities Jump To: Jump To: Overview The Council of the Humanities, also known on campus as the Humanities Council, nurtures the humanities locally and globally, engages diverse perspectives past and present, and enriches public dialogue with humanistic approaches to the pressing issues of our day. The Humanities Council has been shaping the intellectual and cultural life of Princeton’s students and faculty for more than 70 years, and is known for its core values of innovation, public engagement, diversity, equity and inclusion. While sponsoring conversations among humanists, the Humanities Council brings humanities departments and programs into dialogue with the arts and sciences. For students, faculty and visitors alike, it is a crucial resource for creative scholarship and transformative teaching. Program Offerings Interdisciplinary ForumThe Humanities Council works to connect and encourage cooperation across departments and is a crossroads for interdisciplinary inquiry. A lively hub for innovation and collaboration, the Humanities Council connects 17 humanities departments and more than 30 interdisciplinary centers, programs and committees across the University.Programs, centers and committees under the aegis of the Humanities Council include the Program in the Ancient World, the Fund for Canadian Studies, the Program in Classical Philosophy, the Center for Digital Humanities, the Committee for Film Studies, the Program in European Cultural Studies, the Stanley J. Seeger ’52 Center for Hellenic Studies, the Program in Humanistic Studies, the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in the Humanities, the Program in Italian Studies, the Program in Journalism, the Program in Judaic Studies, the Program in Linguistics, the Program in Media and Modernity, the Program in Medieval Studies, the Committee for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies, the Committee for the Study of Late Antiquity and the Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts.Membership in the Humanities Council is open to directors and chairs of humanities-related departments, programs, centers and committees. For a full list of participating members, please visit the Humanities Council website.Academic OpportunitiesThe Humanities Council is the academic home to five undergraduate programs that offer either minors or certificates, including:Program in European Cultural StudiesProgram in Humanistic StudiesProgram in JournalismProgram in LinguisticsProgram in Medieval StudiesThe Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in the Humanities, within the Humanities Council, offers dual doctoral degrees in concert with individual humanities departments. Grounded in interdisciplinary study, the Humanities Council’s innovative courses offer hands-on experience of material culture, often taking students outside the traditional classroom setting. The Program in Humanistic Studies is the home of three full-year humanities sequences — Western, East Asian and Near Eastern. In these challenging courses, first-year students learn collaboratively and build community.Among the Humanities Council’s signature programs are the Ferris Professorship in Journalism and the Harold W. McGraw Jr. Seminar in Writing and Publishing, under whose auspices distinguished journalists and nonfiction writers teach undergraduate seminars each year. Faculty and FellowsEach year, the Humanities Council invites long-term and short-term visiting fellows — distinguished scholars from around the world — to reside in Princeton and participate in the life of the University. Old Dominion Research Professors, a small group of faculty members in the humanities and the humanistic social sciences, devote a year to intensive research and discussion. The Behrman Professors in the Humanities dedicate three years to teaching in the humanistic studies program. Behrman Faculty Fellows, recently tenured associate professors in the humanities, meet regularly for discussion.The Humanities Council is also home to the highly selective Princeton Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts, in which outstanding postdoctoral fellows spend three years on campus, teaching and pursuing research.Innovation and Public HumanitiesThe Humanities Council sparks experiments in teaching and learning through initiatives such as the David A. Gardner '69 Magic Project, team teaching grants and collaborative humanities grants that emphasize faculty outreach and community engagement. The Humanities Council’s Global Initiatives support multiyear, cross-disciplinary research and teaching collaborations developed in a global context, including the Land, Language, and Art initiative in Indigenous studies and the Rome Archive and Library Seminar.The Humanities Council collaborates closely with the Center for Digital Humanities, the PU-Mellon Initiative in Architecture, Urbanism, and the Humanities, the Emma Bloomberg Center for Access & Opportunity and the Program for Community-Engaged Scholarship.Public LecturesThe Humanities Council serves the University community at large by hosting the Annual Humanities Colloquium, the Gauss Seminars in Criticism, the Belknap Visitors in the Humanities, Belknap Global Conversations, the Eberhard L. Faber IV Lectures and the Stewart Seminars in Religion. Please explore the Humanities Council website for more information. Faculty Chair Esther H. Schor Executive Director Kathleen Crown Executive Committee Elizabeth A. Davis, Anthropology Martin Kern, East Asian Studies Christina H. Lee, Spanish & Portuguese Rosina A. Lozano, History Carolina Mangone, Art and Archaeology Kinohi Nishikawa, English Kim Lane Scheppele, Schl of Public & Int'l Affairs Anna M. Shields, East Asian Studies Nigel Smith, English Associate Professor Laura Kalin Florian Lionnet Assistant Professor Nicholas Revett Rolle Associated Faculty Bridget Alsdorf, Art and Archaeology Elizabeth M. Armstrong, Schl of Public & Int'l Affairs Nathan T. Arrington, Art and Archaeology Yelena Baraz, Classics Sandra L. Bermann, Comparative Literature Göran Magnus Blix, French & Italian D. Graham Burnett, History Eduardo L. Cadava, English Allison Carruth, Effron Center Study of America Ksenia Chizhova, East Asian Studies Benjamin Conisbee Baer, Comparative Literature Matthew Desmond, Sociology Jacob S. Dlamini, History Jeff Dolven, English Marc Domingo Gygax, Classics Adam N. Elga, Philosophy Elizabeth Ellis, History Andrew M. Feldherr, Classics Patricia Fernández-Kelly, Sociology Michael A. Flower, Classics Devin A. Fore, German Paul Frymer, Politics Rubén Gallo, Spanish & Portuguese Sophie G. Gee, English Branko Glisic, Civil and Environmental Eng Michael D. Gordin, Office of the Dean of College Barbara Graziosi, Classics Lara Harb, Near Eastern Studies Johannes Haubold, Classics Wendy Heller, Music Brooke A. Holmes, Classics Samuel Holzman, Art and Archaeology Tera W. Hunter, History Alison E. Isenberg, History William C. Jordan, History Laura Kalin, Council of the Humanities Anna Arabindan Kesson, Art and Archaeology Paize Keulemans, East Asian Studies Erika A. Kiss, Center for Human Values Beatrice E. Kitzinger, Art and Archaeology Eve Krakowski, Near Eastern Studies Joel B. Lande, German Yiyun Li, Lewis Center for the Arts Hendrik Lorenz, Philosophy Stephen J. Macedo, Politics Daniela E. Mairhofer, Classics Federico Marcon, East Asian Studies Meredith A. Martin, English Nolan McCarty, Schl of Public & Int'l Affairs Sarah E. McGrath, Philosophy Forrest M. Meggers, Architecture Yair Mintzker, History Benjamin C. Morison, Philosophy Simon A. Morrison, Music Jan-Werner Müller, Politics Arvind Narayanan, Computer Science Dan-El Padilla Peralta, Classics Spyros Papapetros, Architecture Nicolás Pereda, Lewis Center for the Arts Sara S. Poor, German Laurence Ralph, Anthropology Efthymia Rentzou, French & Italian Sarah Rivett, English Gideon A. Rosen, Philosophy Daniel J. Sheffield, Near Eastern Studies D. Vance Smith, English Garry Sparks, Religion Spencer A. Strub, Council of the Humanities Michael A. Wachtel, Slavic Lang & Literatures Christy N. Wampole, French & Italian Autumn M. Womack, African American Studies Carolyn Yerkes, Art and Archaeology Lecturer with Rank of Professor Christiane D. Fellbaum Professor Emeritus (teaching) William C. Jordan Senior Lecturer Noah A. Buchholz Peter S. Cook Lecturer Stefanie Amiruzzaman Deborah S. Amos Supratik S. Baralay Allison Marie Bloom Andrea Capra Lacy N. Feigh Akil F. Fletcher Eliza T. Griswold Dimitrios Halikias Wouter Haverals Kelsey E. Henry Chloe Howe Haralambous Sara Kang Marcus A. Lee Timothy Y. Loh John T. Merrill Afia Ofori-Mensa Rebecca D. Paterson Milena Sereikaite Bailey E. Sincox Guy T. St. Amant Joe Stephens Matthew Stuck Xiaoyu Xia Visiting Professor Damani Partridge Visiting Lecturer Ronald Lindsay Allen Patrick F. Chamoiseau Adam Gidwitz May S. Jeong For a full list of faculty members and fellows please visit the department or program website.
