Category: News and Announcements

Short news items relevant to the Institute and current or past fellows including award announcements, calls for papers, new fellowship offerings, new publications, and changes at the IRH.

Congratulations to the former IRH fellows who received H.I. Romnes Fellowships and the Kellett Award

Four former IRH fellows have been awarded H. I. Romnes Faculty Fellowships and one former fellow has been selected for the Kellett Mid-Career Award by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education for the 2022-2023 academic year.

Congratulations to Julia Dominguez on the publication of her book, Quixotic Memories

Julia Domínguez's book Quixotic Memories: Cervantes and Memory in Early Modern Spain was published by Toronto University Press.

Full List of IRH SHRF Fellows 2022

IRH director Steven Nadler is pleased to announce that 7 UW–Madison faculty members have been selected as the Summer Humanities Research Fellows for 2022.

IRH Fellows Receive Library Collections Enhancement Initiative Awards

Congratulations to and current IRH Fellow Anne Vila and former IRH Fellows Elizabeth Bearden and Joseph Dennis.

Congratulations to Monica White on Earning the Andrew Carnegie Fellowship

Monica White, (2020-2021) IRH Race, Ethnicity, and Indignity Fellow, has been awarded a prestigious Andrew Carnegie Fellowship.

Thomas E. A. Dale awarded the Chazen Distinguished Chair in Art History

2022-23 UW-Madison Resident Fellow Thomas E. A. Dale, Professor of Art History, has been awarded the Chazen Distinguished Chair in Art History, 2022-2027.

Book Launch for The Aura of Confucius: Julia K. Murray in conversation with James Robson

Online launch for Julia K. Murray's new book, The Aura of Confucius: Relics and Representations of the Sage at the Kongzhai Shrine in Shanghai (Cambridge University Press, 2022).

Laila Amine Awarded Vilas Early Career Investigator Award

Congratulations to Laila Amine for being awarded the Vilas Early Career Investigator Award.

IRH Seeking UW-Madison Student Hourly Employee

We are seeking applicants with WordPress, editing, and social media experience for an hourly student assistant position, for approximately ten hours per week, beginning in June 2022.

Simon Balto Panelist for the in Humanities NOW Conversation about Policing, Violence, and Surveillance

Simon Balto, ACLS Postdoctoral Fellow 2020-2021, will be one of the panelists during the "Policing, Violence, and Surveillance: Local, Historical, and Legal Perspectives" conversation on March 28th.