The Kling fellowship and the luxury of time
Through the Kling Undergraduate Honors Fellowship, WashU students are given the rare chance to stay with an idea long enough to let it change shape — and, often, to let it change them.
Empire and identity
In Renaissance Central Europe, the question of collective identity was anything but simple. Historian Christine Johnson’s current book project will reveal how “German” nationhood and the Holy Roman Empire overlapped, collided and coexisted long before the modern nation-state.
In search of the anglophone reader
Graduate student Safa Khatib takes us behind the scenes of a lively WashU panel on translation, probing how English-language readership shapes — and sometimes constricts — the global circulation of literature.
Meet Engaged City Community Fellow in Residence Damon Davis
The boundary-pushing St. Louis artist steps into a new role as Community Fellow in Residence with the Engaged City at the Center for the Humanities.
About the Center
At Washington University in St. Louis, the Center for the Humanities facilitates the labor of humanists by nurturing innovative research, transformative pedagogy, and vibrant community engagement locally and globally.
Read More About Our Mission and Our History
upcoming
events
‘Sweet Willie Rollbar’s Orientation’ Screening and Talk with Brent Hayes Edwards
Duncker Hall, Hurst Lounge
Brent Hayes Edwards is the Peng Family Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University.
Workshop on Grant Writing Essentials for Humanities Graduate Students
Danforth University Center, Room 233
Join us for an interactive workshop with Betty Lai, author of “The Grant Writing Guide,” and learn how to find the right funders and craft compelling, competitive grant proposals that effectively pitch your research.
The Task of a Comparatist
Duncker Hall, Hurst Lounge
Lecture by Bhavya Tiwari, Associate Professor, Modern and Classical Languages, University of Houston
Sign up for our monthly newsletter and event announcements!
Keep up with all the news and events organized by the Center for the Humanities — and dive into some great feature stories from our blog, Human Ties. The newsletter is published monthly during the academic year, and events are promoted throughout the year. We welcome all readers!
SUBSCRIBE