BU Humanists at Work: Anita Savo, Assistant Professor of Spanish
Assistant Professor of Spanish Anita Savo became interested in the medieval period early on when she took a Spanish language survey course offered by her high school. Although the class covered many time periods and authors, she found herself fascinated with medieval Iberian literature because of what she describes as her “double distance” to the […]
BU Humanists at Work: Marc Gasser-Wingate, Associate Professor of Philosophy
You don’t need extensive knowledge of philosophy to recognize the name Aristotle, as he remains a ubiquitous figure in current and past societies. Even so, scholars continue to study his work in an effort to deepen their understanding. Marc Gasser-Wingate, Associate Professor of Philosophy at BU, is one of these scholars, contributing to the ongoing […]
Humanists at Work: Margaret Litvin, Associate Professor of Arabic & Comparative Literature
Although Margaret Litvin went to graduate school to study Arabic, she didn’t expect she would end up as a professor. Now an Associate Professor of Arabic and Comparative Literature at Boston University, Litvin spent her undergraduate years focused on breaking into a different field: journalism. “I worked a lot on my college newspaper, probably more […]
Meet the Fellows: Jonathan Klawans
Professor of Religion and Jeffrey Henderson Senior Research Fellow Jonathan Klawans digs into Biblical forgeries in his latest project. Learn more about past forgeries and the excuses scholars make for them in this short video.
BU Humanists at Work: Yoon Sun Yang, Associate Professor of Korean & Comparative Literature
“How do I convince English-speaking readers of the value of the literary works that were once celebrated as innovative but no longer easily satisfy contemporary aesthetic tastes?” This was the question at the forefront of Yoon Sun Yang’s mind as she took to writing From Domestic Women to Sensitive Young Men: Translating the Individual in […]
BU Humanists at Work: Alyssa Hunziker, Assistant Professor of English
When most people in the United States hear the term “Indigenous literature,” they probably assume a Native American context. For Assistant Professor of English Alyssa Hunziker, Indigenous literary studies reach beyond the United States to the Pacific Islands and Asia, where Hunziker encounters literature and communities similarly impacted by U.S. imperialism. “I’m interested in how […]
BU Humanists at Work: Yuri Corrigan, Associate Professor of Russian & Comparative Literature
Dr. Yuri Corrigan, Associate Professor of Russian & Comparative Literature was one of two BU professors to be awarded a highly competitive 2024-2025 fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities. As a recipient, Corrigan will spend this academic year working on his book project, Chekhov’s Ethics: From Anesthetics to Antidotes. The book will explore […]
BU Humanists at Work: Deeana Klepper, Associate Professor of Religion and History
Having “always loved history,” Associate Professor of Religion and History Deeana Klepper found her niche after her work in Europe led her to a PhD in Medieval European History. Undergraduate Center staff member Cheryl Lai sat down with Dr. Klepper to discuss her recent book, Pastoral Care and Community in Late Medieval Germany: Albert of […]
BU Humanists at Work: Zsuzsanna Várhelyi, Associate Professor of Classics
Associate Professor of Classics Zsuzsanna Várhelyi first became interested in history when she found herself in the middle of it. When the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, Várhelyi was living in communist Hungary, and she recognized the impact of the moment. “It really brought home how much people’s lives are shaped by history,” she […]
BU Humanists at Work: Daniel Star and the Public Humanities
When Associate Professor of Philosophy Daniel Star was a graduate student, he was not encouraged to write for a general readership. “Public facing writing by academics was frowned upon as not a serious thing,” he explains. Traditionally, academics in the humanities ascend the ranks within their institution and garner recognition in their field by producing […]