SHUM @Cornell brings Fellows together each year to pursue research on a broadly interdisciplinary focal theme. now: SCALE, 2026-27: Survival
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As another beautiful July in Ithaca winds down, we're getting the A.D. White House cleaned and ready for students to return ☀️
Feeling bright about the new school year!
#SHUM
We’re celebrating 60 years of the Society at Cornell University on September 18-19, 2026, and we hope you’ll be part of our Reunion Weekend this fall!
Full schedule, lodging information, and weekend details are available on our anniversary website. societyhumanities.as.cornell…
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2027-28: The Year of PLAY
Easily dismissed as frivolous, juvenile, or unserious, play represents a core human activity (homo ludens) with a rich tradition of scholarship in the humanities.
Read the full theme description & call for applications here: societyhumanities.as.cornell…
ALT Takino Rainbow Nest, Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam, netplayworks.com
SCHOOL OF CRITICISM & THEORY
50TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE:
METHOD IN THE HUMANITIES NOW
June 16th at 3pm
June 17 9:15am-4:30pm
All sessions held in G64 Goldwin Smith Hall with light refreshments provided.
To add these events to your calendar click: bit.ly/SCTgcal26
2027-28: The Year of PLAY
Easily dismissed as frivolous, juvenile, or unserious, play represents a core human activity (homo ludens) with a rich tradition of scholarship in the humanities.
Read the full theme description & call for applications here: societyhumanities.as.cornell…
ALT Takino Rainbow Nest, Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam, netplayworks.com
Image: Takino Rainbow Nest, Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam, netplayworks.com
In the 1960s and 70s, the Society was building an intellectual community that would shape generations of scholars. As we mark 60 years, we’re welcoming all previous Society Fellows to our anniversary celebration
in Ithaca 9/18-9/19/26. #shum60
societyhumanities.as.cornell…
Come see Seniors in the Humanities Scholars Program (HSP) in the College of Arts & Sciences as they showcase their research at an all-day conference May 1 at the A.D. White House.
as.cornell.edu/news/humaniti…
Happening now! Join us!
From anarchist movements to the "impossible floor plans" of classic TV sets, how does SCALE define our world? 🗺️
Join Cornell SHUM for our Spring Fellows’ Conference! 🗓 Fri, April 24 🕤 9:30am - 4:30pm 📍 A.D. White House ✨ Free & open to all.
#Humanities #Cornell #Scale2026
Join us for Cornell’s Society for the Humanities Fellow’s Conference on Scale, and welcome our keynote speaker, Nick Salvato in his lecture, “Scale’s Remainders; or, Television’s Impossible Floor Plans”.
events.cornell.edu/event/spr…
From anarchist movements to the "impossible floor plans" of classic TV sets, how does SCALE define our world? 🗺️
Join Cornell SHUM for our Spring Fellows’ Conference! 🗓 Fri, April 24 🕤 9:30am - 4:30pm 📍 A.D. White House ✨ Free & open to all.
#Humanities #Cornell #Scale2026
Tonight!
Join us for a talk on Humanities & AI - April 16 at 5:15pm in A.D. White House!
events.cornell.edu/event/dig…
Call for applications: 2025-26 Joseph E. Connolly ’72 Memorial Prizes for undergraduate essays on religion and politics/society!
@CornellRELST
Due April 24
societyhumanities.as.cornell…
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The humanities are essential! Students from @sochum and @CornellGrad took this message to Capitol Hill. Telling their stories, they thanked lawmakers for prioritizing @NEHgov and other programs that support libraries, languages, history, and culture. @HumanitiesAll
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Join us tomorrow, 4/10 and Saturday, 4/11, for a SAP Conference: The Politics of Culture in Peninsular India and Sri Lanka, 900-1500 AD. @CornellRELST @sochum @CornellHistory @seapcornell More details here: events.cornell.edu/event/pol…
Semiotic Machines: A Symposium on AI and the Humanities
Friday, April 10, 10:00am-4:30pm, 311 Uris Library
events.cornell.edu/event/sem…
Join us for a talk on Humanities & AI - April 16 at 5:15pm in A.D. White House!
events.cornell.edu/event/dig…
~60 Years of the Society for the Humanities at Cornell~ Calling all previous Society fellows- join our 60th celebration at our Fellows Alumni Reunion 9/18-19/26. societyhumanities.as.cornell…
Tag fellows who were in your cohort! Help us find others who may be eligible to attend.
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For his efforts launching a Knowledge for Freedom program at Cornell, @cornellgov professor Alexander Livingston is among Cornell faculty and staff honored with Community-Engaged Practice and Innovation Awards from @CornellEinhorn
news.cornell.edu/stories/202…
ALT Long seminar table filled with students listening to a teacher
Film screening collab alert! See the Instagram post by @cornellcinema instagram.com/p/DVKdT1rjph7/…