Author: jdlovejoy

Debunking the Divide between Art and Scholarship: An Interview with Andrea Harris

Andrea tells us about her journey through UW–Madison, from graduate student to tenured faculty, and highlights the Dance Department's Centennial Celebration.

Full List of Incoming and Returning IRH Fellows 2026-2027

IRH Director Steven Nadler is pleased to announce the full cohort of incoming and returning IRH Fellows for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Introducing IRH’s 2026–2027 Interim Director: Susan B. Ridgely

Sue tells us about her plans for the IRH and speaks to the importance of community-building among humanists.

Place and Space, from Monuments to Bodies: An Interview with Louise Zamparutti

Louise Zamparutti on place, space—from monuments and memorials, to bodies and movement.

New article by Lisa H. Cooper

"Of Catalogs, Cupboards, and Chemists: Revising the Handlist of the Ordinal of Alchemy"

Anatomophilia: The Liberation of the Body

Devaleena Das

New book by Devaleena Das

Anatomophilia: The Liberation of the Body

Stephen Kantrowitz awarded Andrew Carnegie Fellowship

Kantrowitz was one of 24 scholars the Carnegie Corporation of New York selected from among 381 nominations across the country.

Upcoming Event: Freedom Seekers Symposium

Stories of Black Liberation in the American Revolutionary Era and Beyond

Event Recap: Simon Newman Keynote

Simon gave a lecture titled "Fighting for Freedom, 1776–2026" at the BAAS conference in Glasgow.