A long-disused bunker at Tyson Research Center holds preserved birds, fragile documents and a complex history — now being carefully brought back into the light by a cross-disciplinary initiative to preserve, interpret and communicate Tyson’s history both before and since WashU’s presence on the land.
In Faculty Fellow Joseph Loewenstein’s multi-year, multi-volume collected works of Edmund Spenser, new insights and technological innovations breathe fresh life into one of English literature’s foundational figures.
In the Saint Louis Art Museum’s current exhibit, Graduate Student Fellow Juana Torralbo Higuera finds a lyrical meditation on rivers, memory and mortality.
Congratulations to the faculty members who will join us in residence during the next academic year!
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Featuring keynote speaker philosopher and gender studies scholar Judith Butler, Distinguished Professor in the Graduate School at the University of California, Berkeley and author, “Who’s Afraid of Gender?” - Faculty Book Celebration
One-time discussion of “Who’s Afraid of Gender?” by Faculty Book Celebration keynote speaker Judith Butler
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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!
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