Center for Humanities at Tufts
The Center for the Humanities at Tufts (CHAT) fosters interdisciplinary humanities work in comparative literature, religion, world history, philosophy, classical studies, the humanistic social sciences and the arts, to innovate new research and reflection.
- Tomorrow (2/5), join University Ecologies and CHAT for a special workshop with PhD Candidate Sasha Tycko from Emory University. Sasha works on commoning, popular mobilization, and the Stop Cop City movement in Atlanta. Please email Alex Blanchette for a copy of the reading.
- This Friday (2/6), CHAT is excited to welcome Elaine Scarry, the Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and General Theory of Value at Harvard University. She will be our Coit-Phelps speaker at the Transformation Now! Symposium in Alumnae Lounge. Hope you can join us!
- The ILCS Symposium "Transformation Now!" is a week from today! Remember to RSVP! tinyurl.com/transformati...
- Join us today (1/28) at 4 pm for our first Open House of the spring! All are welcome.
- Join us next Wednesday (1/28) at 4 pm at the Fung House (48 Professors Row)for our first Open House of the Spring term.
- Join us tomorrow (1/14) at noon to hear Jessica Remedios discuss the historical and political foundations of contemporary research practices in the field of Psychology. Lunch provided. Hope to see you there!
- CHAT is excited to announce our 2026 Coit-Phelps speaker will be Elaine Scarry of Harvard University. She will be speaking at the ILCS symposium "Transformation Now" on Feb. 6. RSVP is open now: tinyurl.com/transformati...
- Next Wednesday (Jan 14), join us at noon for an original presentation by Jessica Remedios about the historical and political foundations of contemporary research practices in the field of Psychology. All are welcome!
- Happy New Year from the Center for the Humanities! We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events humanities.tufts.edu/events/upcom...
- Tomorrow (12/3) join us at 4 pm to honor all part-time faculty in the Humanities at Tufts, and thank them for all that they do for our community. All are welcome.
- Join us tomorrow (12/2) at 4 pm to hear Kate Hollander discuss her new monograph: Artistic Collaboration, Exile and Brecht. All are welcome. We hope you can make it!
- The Center for the Humanities at Tufts University, in partnership with the American Medical Directories Project, invites applications for a 12-month postdoctoral fellowship beginning September 1, 2026. Learn more: humanities.tufts.edu/postdoctoral...
- Tomorrow (11/20) Tufts students & professors at all levels are welcome to come to CHAT at 1 pm to hear Rachel Tang share her dissertation research!
- Tomorrow (11/14) CHAT is hosting the second meeting of the Ancient, Medieval, and Early Modern Studies Initiative. Join us at noon! All are welcome. For questions, please reach out to Alice Sullivan.
- Next Thursday (11/13), we are excited to welcome Professor JT Roane and artist jackie sumell to campus for a special conversation about land, art and abolitionist practice in Eaton Hall (room 260). Event is free! Hope you can join us
- Next Wednesday (11/12), we have two great events! At noon, come hear Malcom Turvey discuss his new book. At 4 pm, come hear Fern Thompsett give an original presentation on her forthcoming book. We would love to have you join us! Learn more: humanities.tufts.edu
- Join us at 4:30 pm to hear Dr. Fernando Salinas-Quiroz discuss non-binary children's understanding of gender. All are welcome!
- Do you like food? Do you like people? Come visit us today at 4 pm for our Open House at the Fung House (48 Professors Row)
- There are a bunch of great events happening this week at CHAT! We hope you can join us. Details are on our website: humanities.tufts.edu
- Join us today (10/22) at 4:30 to hear Professor Heather Nathans share her scholarship in a talk called "Staging Southern Identity: Race, Ethnicity, and Power in Performance."
- Tomorrow (10/21), University Ecologies is hosting an Observational Drawing event. Meet up at 48 Professors Row at 1 pm to participate. No experience required.
- Tomorrow (10/15), come visit CHAT to hear Professor Madhavi Menon discuss "Love in the Moonlight." Light refreshments provided.
- Join us today at 1 pm for a special chapter workshop with doctoral affiliate Oliver Lazarus. Lazarus will be presenting an excerpt of his second dissertation chapter, as part of a broader project that deals with the global pre-history of factory farming and American empire.
- Tufts Faculty are warmly invited to a special screening of two events next Thursday (10/16) at 6:30 pm, followed by a Q&A with the film directors. Learn more: www.fms-narratives.blog/event-detail...
- The "Just US Graduate Student Dinners" Initiative is hosting a dinner at 6 pm on October 7 at The Fung House (48 Professors Row). Grad Students are welcome!
- Next Wednesday, 10/8, join us at 4 pm for a presentation by Postdoctoral Fellow Daniel Sunshine entitled "Bidding Adieu to Dixie." All are welcome. Hope to see you there!
- There is a new initiative starting up next Friday, 10/10-- the Ancient, Medieval, and Early Modern Studies Initiative! Contact Professors Alice Sullivan and Gregory Crane for more details, or join us on October 10 at noon. Learn more: tinyurl.com/AMEMS-2025
- The National Humanities Alliance has a new website explaining why studying the humanities in college is key for future success in a rapidly changing world. Read more: nhalliance.org/career-succe...
- Due to inclement weather, this meeting will start immediately at the Fung House (48 Professors Row). The tour of the pollinator gardens will be rescheduled.
- Join us today at 4 pm to hear Lily Mengesha discuss her new book, Critical Dreaming! Open to all.
- The Aurality Hub is back this Friday at 2 pm in Barnard LL26. Come meet Louis Chude-Sokei of Boston University. All are welcome! To RSVP, email organizers Joseph Auner, Riccardo Giancconi, and Alessandra Campana.
- Next Thursday at 1 pm (Sept 25), join us for a discussion of the future of the Tufts Pollinator Initiative! Meet at the Pollinator Garden between Balloua and Barnum Halls. A discussion at the Fung House (48 Professors Row) to follow!
- Come join us on September 24, 4 pm for a conversation with Lilian Mengesha about her new book, Critical Dreaming. Save the date!
- Tomorrow (9/11) at 4 pm, all Tufts faculty, staff, and graduate students are welcome to join us tomorrow for an Open House event with the University Ecologies Initiative! Hope to see you there!
- The University Ecologies Initiative is hoping to hire a visiting artist for a residency in spring of 2026. If you are an artist interested in a residency program, we would love for you to apply: apply.interfolio.com/171212
- The University Ecologies team invites the Tufts community to join them on Thursday, 9/11 for an Open House event. Join to connect with colleagues & friends, and to learn more about this project. We hope to see you there!
- On Wednesday (9/3), CHAT held our first Open House event of the fall, which included a preview of various events happening in the fine arts! Our slideshow of upcoming events is on our website: humanities.tufts.edu/news/fine-ar...
- Join us tomorrow (9/3) for our first Open House event, here at the Fung House (48 Professors Row). We will be previewing various events in the fine arts. Hope to see you there!
- CHAT invites the Tufts Community to join us on Wednesday, September 3rd at 4 pm for our first Open House event of the new year, celebrating the fine arts. We hope you can join us!
- The Boston Digital Humanities group is looking for a host for their 2026 symposium. If your institution is interested in hosting, please let them know here: tinyurl.com/apply-Boston...
- The Tufts Graduate Humanities Conference has extended its deadline for papers to July 1! Tufts grad students are encouraged to apply. Learn more here: tinyurl.com/Tufts-Papers25
- Tufts 2025 MFA Thesis presentations are featured in TuftsNow. Congratulations MFA graduates! now.tufts.edu/2025/05/27/f...
- CHAT would like to thank our 2024-2025 fellows for a wonderful year. Thanks for sharing your scholarship with us and creating such a great community. humanities.tufts.edu/people/curre...
- The New England Humanities Consortium has recently announced funding opportunities, up to $5000. Details are on the CHAT website. The proposal link is here: tinyurl.com/NEH-2025
- Congratulations to the Tufts Class of 2025! Well done Jumbos!
- Tomorrow (5/17), The Umbrella Arts Center in Concord will present a program of three locally shot short films about impactful women in Concord history, created by Half the History. This event is free! humanities.tufts.edu/news/half-hi...
- Our presentation with Rebecca Zajac has changed to an online event. The direct zoom link is on our website (humanities.tufts.edu), but also at tinyurl.com/zajac-may8.
- On May 8, Join us to hear Rebecca Zajac discuss black resistance and prosperity in Antebellum America. Details on our website: humanities.tufts.edu.
- Congratulations @kharyjones.bsky.social!
- On May 7th, Tufts Faculty are invited to a special workshop with John Ghazvinian about writing for non-academic sources. Please register to attend: tinyurl.com/Tufts-worksh...
