Humanities

Rick Hilles, an acclaimed poet and assistant professor of English at Vanderbilt University, was named one of 10 recipients of the 2008 Whiting Writer's Awards given for "writers of exceptional talent and promise in early career." Read More

Sheryll Cashin, author of The Agitator\'s Daughter: A Memoir of Four Generations of One Extraordinary African-American Family, will give the annual Walter Murray Jr. Commons Lecture Thursday, Nov. 6, at 4 p.m. at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Watch video of a talk by Maureen Tobin Stanley, associate professor of Spanish language, literature, and culture at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, speaking Oct. 23 as part of the Holocaust Lecture Series. Read More

Uncovering ancient treasures, helping police catch dangerous looters and working with the Maya citizens to protect their resources…these are typical activities in the life of Vanderbilt archaeologist Arthur Demarest, who will give a free public lecture Tuesday, Oct. 28, on the Vanderbilt campus. Read More

Writer Teresa Dovalpage, author of the novel A Girl Like Che Guevara, will read from her work as part of the Gertrude and Harold S. Vanderbilt Visiting Writers Program at Vanderbilt. Read More

Roy Blount Jr., acclaimed author, humorist and Vanderbilt alumnus (B.A. 1963) will present this year's Harry C. Howard Jr. lecture at 4:10 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 30, in Flynn Auditorium at Vanderbilt University Law School. Read More

Peter Applebome, writer and editor at the New York Times, will present a lecture on Monday, Oct. 13, at 4:10 p.m. in Room 126 of Wilson at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Elizabeth McCracken, a celebrated novelist who has just released a powerful memoir, will read from her work at Vanderbilt University as part of the Gertrude & Harold S. Vanderbilt Visiting Writers Program at Vanderbilt. Read More

Gary Gerstle, the first James G. Stahlman Professor of American History at Vanderbilt University, will deliver his inaugural lecture Sept. 25 on "Minorities, Multiculturalism and the Presidency of George W. Bush." Read More

A panel discussion by Vanderbilt alumni who survived the Holocaust will highlight the 31st Annual Vanderbilt University Holocaust Lecture Series. Read More

E. Ann Kaplan, Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies and director of the Humanities Institute at Stony Brook University, will present a lecture on Monday, Sept. 15, at 4:10 p.m. in the auditorium of the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Bruce Cole, chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, spoke about "The State of the Humanities" at Vanderbilt University, on Friday, Sept. 5. Read More

Alex Espinoza, whose first novel was described as an interesting mix of whimsy and uneasiness by the Los Angeles Times, will perform a reading at Vanderbilt University. Read More

The mixed-media Mexican folk art exhibit Retablos: Miracles on the Border will be on display at Vanderbilt's Sarratt Art Gallery Sept. 4-30, with an opening reception and lecture by Latin American anthropologist Jorge Durand on Sept. 11. Read More

Author Paul Conkin of Vanderbilt University will sign copies of his new book about the American farm at Davis-Kidd Booksellers. Read More

Bruce Cole, chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, will speak about "The State of the Humanities" at Vanderbilt University, on Friday, Sept. 5, at Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music. Read More

All of life is a struggle. Achieving high ideals demands teeth-gritting pain, sadness and loss. It may take generations to embody the values on which a nation is founded. And once embodied, they perpetually threaten to slip away. Read More

Vanderbilt University Professor of History William Caferro has received the 2008 Otto Grundler Prize for his book John Hawkwood: An English Mercenary in 14th Century Italy. Western Michigan University offers this prestigious award annually for the best book or monograph on medieval studies. Read More

Anthropologist Tom D. Dillehay\'s book Monuments, Empires and Resistance has received the Society of American Archaeology\'s highest book award for 2008. Read More

The effect of the crime rate on overall life satisfaction is relatively small, a Vanderbilt researcher has reported. While public opinion polls show that people think crime should be a high priority for local governments, crime appears to be only a small factor in a person\'s feeling of well-being, according to the study\'s author, Mark Cohen. Read More