2016 Humanities Center Fellows

The Humanities Center announced its 2016 Fellows. Alumni College Fellows received a $2,000 fellowship and participated in Alumni College which took place on Saturday, October 15, 2016, inside the McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center, during the university's Homecoming Activities. 

Faculty Fellows received a course buyout during the 2016 spring semester. Each fellow gave a 40-minute talk in Holden Hall as part of the Faculty Fellows Talk Series.

Listed below are those faculty members selected to receive various Humanities Center fellowships. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Alumni College Fellows

Kanika Batra, Ph.D.
Associate Professor – English
"Imprinting Gender and Sexuality under Apartheid"

Curtis Bauer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor – English
"Scrittore Traditore: Examining Style and Influence in the Translations of the Mexican author Fabio Morábito"

Caroline Bishop, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor – CMLL: Greek & Roman History
"How to Make a Roman Demosthenes: Cicero's Construction of a Tradition"

Idoia Elola, Ph.D.
Associate Professor – CMLL: Spanish
"Defining Linguistic Landscapes Through Written Signage in Four Hispanic Flea Markets in Texas"

Hannah Friedman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor – CMLL: Classics
"Piecing Together The Ancient City: The Libarna Archaeological Project"

Andrea Jonsson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor – CMLL: French
"Acting Vulnerable: Performed Sincerity and Authenticity in the Voices of Jacques Brel and Stromae"

Amy Koerber, Ph.D.
Professor – English
"The Hormonal Woman: A Critical Exploration of Expert and Public Discourses"

Victoria Surliuga, Ph.D.
Associate Professor – CMLL: Italian
"Peggy Guggenheim in Venice: A Self-Professed Art Addict"

Joel Velasco, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor – Philosophy
"The Principles of Rationality: Deciding What to Believe and How to Reason"

Heather Warren-Crow, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor – Visual & Performing Arts
"Magic Moments: Girlhood and Viral Theory in the Internet Age"

Faculty Fellows

Sarah Keyes, Assistant Professor – History
"The Transcontinental Railroad's Surprising History of the Overland Trail"
Presentation: September 20, 2016 8:00 AM, Holden Hall 129

Jacob M. Baum, Assistant Professor – History
"Paradigms for a Reformation of the Senses: Religious Belief and Practice in Germany, 1400-1600"
Presentation: November 16, 2016 8:00 AM, Holden Hall 129

Emily Skidmore, Assistant Professor – History
"Beyond Community: Rural Lives of Trans Men"
Presentation: December 2, 2016 8:00 AM, Holden Hall 129

Matthew J. Johnson, Assistant Professor – History
"The Origins of Diversity in Higher Education"
Presentation: February 2, 2017, Time & Location to be determined.

Sean Zdenek, Associate Professor - English
"Reading Sounds: Closed-Captioned Media and Popular Culture"
Presentation: February 20, 2017, Time & Location to be determined.