2008-09 Annual Brochure

2009-10 Annual Brochure
The Center for the Humanities is the primary vehicle on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus for interdisciplinary programming in the humanities. The Center’s mission includes engaging faculty, staff, students, and the public in defining the humanities; fostering interdisciplinary and collaborative study and teaching; promoting the humanities; and nurturing connections between the community and the campus.
News & Announcements
Professor Caroline Levine talks about the humanities on the Big Ten Network HERE
Join Go Big Read in the year-long discussion of In Defense of Food. Submit your idea for next year's Big Read HERE
First Book First Book A New Program for Junior Faculty! Details and Guidelines.
HEX LogoCheck Out the 2009-2010 Humanities Exposed (HEX) Scholars, Congratulations!
View an edited version of Michael Pollan's Madison lecture "In Defense of Food: The Omnivore's Solution"
Year of HumanitiesCheck out all of the exciting Year of Humanities events!
Announcing the 2009-2010 A.W. Mellon Foundation/Helen C. White Interdisciplinary Workshops in the Humanities . Check them out!
We have Moved!The Center has moved to the University Club Building, 432 East Campus Mall. Find us HERE.
Great World Texts in Wisconsin
Things Fall Apart
The mission of the Great World Texts in Wisconsin program is to encourage more high school and university students to read the classic world texts of the humanities and to connect and engage UW faculty and high-school teachers across the state in this project. High school and college classes will participate in these projects throughout the year.
HEX (Humanities Exposed)
Humanities Exposed
Humanities Exposed (HEX) awards go to University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate students in the humanities to design and implement projects in collaboration with community partners. HEX scholars represent a cross-section of disciplines as they engage diverse members of the public in the exploration, writing, and discussion of ideas.

Featured HEX Project: Hilary Joy Virtanen (Scandinavian Studies and Folklore Program) runs a project called Nuestro Mundo/Nuestro Communidad. Hilary Virtanen will work with Nuestro Mundo Community School in Madison’s East Side on curricular activities documenting the unique culture found at this dual immersion Spanish-English language elementary school. ... read more →
Upcoming Events | full calendar | XML
    Lea Jacobs
  • Lea Jacobs
  • Towards a History of Taste: American Film in the 1920s

  • December 2, 2009 @ 5:30 pm
  • Chazen Museum of Art, Room L140 (Elvehjem Building)
    Heather Paxson
  • Heather Paxson
  • Reverse-Engineering Terroir: Locating the Value of American Artisan Cheese

  • December 10, 2009 @ 4:00 pm
  • University Club Building, Room 313
    Bill Cronon
  • Bill Cronon
  • The Riddle of Sustainability: Pondering the Environmental Past to Imagine the Human Future

  • March 3, 2010 @ 5:30 pm
  • Chazen Museum of Art, L160 (Elvehjem Building)
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