Honing Humanities Excellence
Faculty fellows examine narratives, genres and communities that are frequently misunderstood, under-represented or, in some cases, wholly missing from existing bodies of research. —Vivian May, Humanities Center director
HC Director Vivian May (seated, left), with this year's cohort
What do environmental history, cultural anthropology and 19th-century American literature have in common? They’re fields at the nexus of the humanities and humanistic social sciences. They also inform the work of this year’s class of Humanities Center (HC) Faculty Fellows—researchers committed to understanding what it means to be human.
“Faculty fellows exemplify the innovation and distinction for which Syracuse is known,” says HC Director Vivian May, adding that the center, located in the historic Tolley Humanities Building and supported by Arts and Sciences, serves the University at large. “Their work is steeped in methodologies fundamental to addressing complex theoretical questions and public-facing study...”
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