Division of the Arts and Humanities

Paolo Cherchi, distinguished Romance philologist and devoted teacher, 1937-2026

A scholar of extraordinary range, Cherchi guided generations of UChicago students with rigor, curiosity and care

New UChicago digital research tool opens paths connecting cultures and continents

Maps of Chicago, Guerrilla Television, Middle East photographs, and more are connected with metadata to power research

Edith Rickert: Novelist, Chaucer scholar and WWI code breaker

New biography of UChicago professor and alumna shines light on her contributions to cryptography and medieval scholarship

Court Theatre’s ‘Out Here’ rebuilds the queer musical from the ground up

Incubated at UChicago, the original work reimagines divorce, coming out at 50 and the conventions of musical theater

Writer Yiyun Li to deliver Berlin Family Lectures beginning March 31

Acclaimed novelist and essayist to discuss literature as a mediative space in uncertain times

Exhibition traces ‘inseparable’ links between gaming and fantasy genre

In ‘Charting Imaginary Worlds,’ UChicago Library presented a collection that spanned history, literature and fun

Trailblazing ‘Halo’ video game producer advises students to ‘make stuff’

Alum Alex Seropian of Bungie, Look North World and more returns to UChicago as keynote for Year of Games

From Swifties to cultural stewardship, Arts & Humanities Day 2025 sparks citywide conversation

Event brought UChicago scholars together with visiting artists to explore the art and ideas that are central to our lives

Lost pages reveal an alternate ending to a classic Caribbean novel

Discovery from UChicago’s Kaneesha Parsard sheds new light on “Minty Alley” by political theorist C.L.R. James