Two Division of the Humanities Faculty Members Receive Named Professorships
Thirteen University of Chicago faculty members have received named professorships or were appointed distinguished service professors. László Babai, Joy Bergelson and Anil Kashyap received distinguished service professorships while Eric Budish, Ronald Burt, Christopher Faraone, Nick Feamster, Zhiguo He, Boaz Keysar, Catriona MacLeod, Brent Neiman, Haresh Sapra and Azeem Shaikh received named professorships. In the Division of the Humanities, Christopher A. Faraone has been named the Edward Olson Professor in the Department of Classics and the College, and Catriona MacLeod has been named the Frank Curtis Springer and Gertrude Melcher Springer Professor in the Department of Germanic Studies and the College.
Meet the Staff: Carmen Caswell
Carmen talks about her work and favorite vacation spot in this month's edition of Meet the Staff.
Kenneth Northcott, UChicago Scholar, Translator, and Actor, 1922-2019
Prof. Emeritus Kenneth Northcott lived a vibrant existence, which was often filled with drama—in the classroom, on the stage, and in the British Intelligence Corps after World War II. A renowned University of Chicago scholar of Germanic studies, actor, and translator of significant authors, Northcott passed away June 4 in Chicago at age 96. “Northcott stood out for his brilliance as a teacher, translator, and actor and for his warmth and outgoing personality,” said Françoise Meltzer, the Edward Carson Waller Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature, the Divinity School, and the College.
Media Mentions: June 2019
The latest media mentions, quotes, profiles, and writings from Division of the Humanities faculty, students, staff, and alumni.
University of Chicago to Celebrate Convocation Weekend on June 14-15
On June 14-15, the University of Chicago will celebrate Convocation weekend, the annual “calling together” of the University community and its graduating students. The Division of the Humanities will hold its Convocation ceremony for graduate students on June 14 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Rockefeller Chapel.
Four Humanities Division Faculty Who Inspire Students Honored with UChicago Teaching Awards
The transformative education that students experience at the University of Chicago begins in the classroom with the teachers who inspire them. Four of the 10 faculty members who received awards for teaching are part of the Division of the Humanities.
Academy Honors UChicago Scholar Who Identified Historic On-Screen Kiss
The following was published in UChicago News on June 10, 2019.
Six months ago, a 29-second silent film captured the public imagination, sparking passionate responses from director Barry Jenkins, actress Viola Davis, and other Hollywood stars and black celebrities. As the earliest-known depiction of African American affection, Something Good-Negro Kiss was inducted into the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry—preserving the images of two black performers joyfully kissing and holding hands. Now, the University of Chicago scholar who identified and dated the 1898 film has been honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Allyson Nadia Field has been named an Academy Film Scholar, a program founded in 2001 to promote film scholarship. An associate professor in UChicago’s Department of Cinema and Media Studies, Field will receive a $25,000 grant to support a new book, Minstrelsy-Vaudeville-Cinema: American Popular Culture and Racialized Performance in Early Film.
Meet the Staff: Ellen Pierce
Ellen talks about her work and ideal summer vacation in this month's edition of Meet the Staff.
Prof. Lauren Berlant To Receive Norman Maclean Faculty Award
Prof. Lauren Berlant and Prof. Emeritus Karl Freed will receive this year’s Norman Maclean Faculty Award, which the Alumni Association presents annually during Alumni Weekend. Established in 1997, the awards are named in honor of Prof. Norman Maclean, PhD’40, the critically acclaimed author of A River Runs Through It who taught at UChicago for 40 years.
Electronic Musician's Offbeat Approach Melds Sound With Computer Science
Like many other musicians, Sam Pluta can get lost in performance—head bobbing, fingers flying, shoulders shimmying. But on stage, he isn’t strumming a guitar or pounding a drum set. His instrument of choice is a computer. This unusual approach helps explain the popularity of Pluta’s classes at the University of Chicago: Unconstrained by genre, they provide students a fitting creative outlet on a campus that blurs the lines between disciplines.