UChicago scholar wins National Book Critics Circle Award
As praise mounts,‘Deadpan’ author Asst. Prof. Tina Post hopes to push interpretations of Black expression
Donald Whitcomb, renowned scholar of Islamic archaeology, 1944‒2024
UChicago scholar, alum ‘redefined the discipline’ through his fieldwork across the Middle East
Author and ‘Odyssey’ translator Daniel Mendelsohn to deliver Berlin Family Lectures beginning April 23
Award-winning author to discuss translating the epic poem for a modern audience
William Walker Tait, renowned UChicago philosopher of mathematics, 1929‒2024
Scholar of mathematical logic known for his ‘fierce moral determination’ and ‘twinkle in his eye’
Howard Stein, acclaimed UChicago philosopher and historian of physics, 1929‒2024
Scholar remembered for his curiosity, elegant writing, and dedication to the history and philosophy of physics
Pope.L, renowned interdisciplinary artist and UChicago scholar, 1955‒2023
Known for creating ‘humane, generous, combative’ art that is ‘among the most important bodies of work in 21st century’
Two UChicago scholars to receive Scaglione Prizes from the Modern Language Association
Noémie Ndiaye’s and Maria Anna Mariani’s original scholarship focuses respectively on the performance of Blackness and Italy in the nuclear age
UChicago scholar receives ASAP Best Book Prize for 'Deadpan'
Asst. Prof. Tina Post explores expressionlessness, aesthetics and emotional withholding in Black culture
Modern Language Association to honor W. J. T. Mitchell with Lifetime Scholarly Achievement award
Professor ‘investigates how words and images interact,’ finds multiple connections in literature, art, advertising, philosophy, paleontology
Prof. Sianne Ngai to address relationship between aesthetic judgments, capitalism in Humanities Day keynote
Distinguished cultural theorist uses philosophy, literature, art, economics, humor to define American culture