Humanities Program

Fall 2010 Humanities Commencement

admin — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:11:15 +0000

Save the date!

The Fall 2010 Commencement Ceremony for Humanities will be on Friday December 17.

Time: 11:30 a.m. for refreshments; 12 p.m. ceremony

Place: 5th Floor UMC Lounge

We will be sending formal invitations to graduating students and their families in a few weeks.

Applying to Graduate School Workshop

admin — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:41:03 +0000

Are you thinking about going to Graduate School but aren’t sure how to research available programs? How do you choose the program that’s right for you? Do need tips on preparing your application, what you should include in the personal statement and how to choose your writing sample? Who should you get to write your letters of recommendation?

Get answers to these questions and more at our Applying to Graduate School workshop lead by Dr. David Ferris and Dr. Paul Gordon.

Date: Tuesday, October 12
Time: 1:00-2:00 pm
Room: Ketchum 231

See you there!

Honors program informational meeting

admin — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:37:14 +0000

The Humanities department offers students the opportunity to intensify and expand their undergraduate study by writing an Honors Thesis and graduating with Honors. Dr. Paul Gordon will hold an information session about the program on

Wednesday April 14
Ketchum 235
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Details of the Honors Program are posted to our website.

2010 Jacob Van Ek Scholar Award

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:29:08 +0000

Humanities major Emily Lozow is a recipient of the 2010 Jacob Van Ek Scholar Award. This award is given by the College of Arts and Sciences in recognition of superior academic achievement and distinguished service to the university or community at large.

Emily has received a number of academic honors in the past, including the Katherine Jacob Lamont Scholarship from the Department of Humanities and being named to the Dean’s List for all 5 semesters she has spent at CU.

Emily’s political involvement in the community is extensive. She is currently an intern to State Senator Joyce Foster and put in countless hours for the Hillary Clinton for President campaign. Emily is also a volunteer in the Boulder community, involved in BoldeReach and K’vod Catering which serves food to the homeless through Temple Emanuel.

Upon completion of her undergraduate degree in Humanities, Emily hopes to use her political background to pursue law school or graduate school to effectively advocate for the issues she is passionate about.

Congratulations, Emily!

GSLL Colloquium: The (Wo)man Who Vanished

admin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:16:19 +0000

GSLL Colloquium: The (Wo)Man Who Vanished: Orson Welles’s Amerika.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010

3pm – 5pm

MKNA 112

Davide Stimilli, Associate Professor

Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures

As part of my ongoing project on Franz Kafka and Orson Welles, I will discuss the relationship between Welles’s classic noir The Lady from Shanghai and Kafka’s unfinished American novel, The Man Who Vanished. At least one critic has commented on the more eye-catching similarities between the protagonists of these two masterpieces, but nobody has thus far relied on Welles’s original script to shed some stronger light on his and Kafka’s dark vision of America.

We hope you can join us!

Spring 2010 Commencement Ceremony

jewellce — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:40:55 +0000

The Humanities Spring Commencement Ceremony will be on Friday May 7, 2010 in the UMC, room 235.

Refreshments 11:00 am

Ceremony 11:30 am

Assistant Professor of Humanities Search Update

jewellce — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:40:33 +0000

Please note this update for candidates to the Assistant Professor of Humanities position:

All candidates for interview have been notified.

Assistant Professor of Humanities Search Update

paigep — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:20:24 +0000

Please note this update for candidates to the Assistant Professor of Humanities position:

We intend to notify candidates selected for interview at the MLA Conference on or shortly before December 21.

A Night of Freudian Psychoanalysis and Film – UPDATE

admin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:12:33 +0000

UPDATE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED

Award-winning Humanities professor, Paul Gordon will give a free presentation on The Woman With the Sword:Oedipal Echo-Effects in Kill Bill II on Wednesday November 4 at 6 p.m. in Muenzinger E0046. All are welcome – be prepared to be enthralled with Professor Gordon’s thought-provoking perspective of Freudian psychoanalysis and Hollywood entertainment.

Get to know your major

admin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:00:06 +0000

Do you have questions about the Humanities Major? Are you curious about the Humanities honors program or how an internship would work? Humanities faculty members are hosting a “Get to know your major” information session this Friday, November 6, in UMC 425 between 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. You’ll have the chance to chat with David Ferris, Paul Gordon and Shirley Carnahan. If you have friends or colleagues who are considering Humanities as their major, feel free to bring them along.