Co-Instructing Spotlight: “African American Literature and the Classical Tradition”
When professors James Uden and Hannah Čulík-Baird refer to co-instructing a course, they prefer to say that the course is “‘group-taught’ rather than ‘co-taught.’” In the fall 2021 semester, Uden and Čulík-Baird paired up to instruct CL200: Topics in Classical Studies, specifically African American Literature and the Classical Tradition. As listed on the BU CAS […]
BU Religion Announces New Minor: “Religion in Science & Medicine”
This semester, the BU Department of Religion introduced its Religion in Science & Medicine minor as its eighth undergraduate study track. Two professors in the department, April Hughes and Anthony Petro, set this initiative in motion. Hughes and Petro see this new minor as a way to address two of the department’s goals: to meet […]
Announcing the 2021 BUCH Student Awardees
Each year, the Boston University Center for the Humanities recognizes the work of outstanding students in the humanities through student awards and fellowships. Selected undergraduate and graduate applicants receive monetary awards, and selected doctoral candidates nearing the end of their graduate work receive competitive fellowships for the following academic year. This year, our ceremony will […]
Addressing Important Conversations Through Classics: Res Difficiles 2.0
The annual Res Difficiles: A Conference on Challenges and Pathways for Addressing Inequity In Classics tackles current pressing social issues as they intersect with the field of Classics. Coming from the phrase “Difficult Things” in Latin, this year’s remote Res Difficiles 2.0 tackled the difficult topic of social justice on March 20, 2021. This conference aims to […]
Boston University’s Nominee Selected For Humanities Without Walls Fellowship
Alyssa Kreikemeier (PhD candidate, American & New England Studies) has been awarded a Predoctoral Career Diversity Fellowship with Humanities Without Walls (HWW) for summer 2021. Kreikemeier was the only BU student to be nominated for this prestigious award. Kreikemeier is a “writer, environmental historian, and educationalist” who focuses on the places and people in the North […]
BUCH Director Susan Mizruchi Interviewed on Springer Nature
“Susan Mizruchi on Marlon Brando and Libraries in the Digital Age” brings into focus through-lines in the recent scholarship by the Center’s director, who is also William Arrowsmith Professor in the Humanities and professor of English at BU. In her 2014 biography of Marlon Brando, Mizruchi explores the mind behind the Hollywood star’s film performances […]