Institute For the Humanities, Visiting Fellows

Visiting Fellow Seminar Series

This program brings to the University of Illinois at Chicago community a scholar whose innovative work has played a crucial role in reconceptualizing the disciplines of the humanities. Seminars are open to faculty and advanced graduate students.

The 2009-2010 Institute for the Humanities Visiting Fellow is Adolph L. Reed, Jr., Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania. A scholar of African-American politics and intellectual history, he is the author of numerous books, including The Jesse Jackson Phenomenon: the Crisis of Purpose in Afro-American Politics (1986), Stirrings in the Jug: Black Politics in the Post-Segregation Era (1999), and Class Notes: Posing as Politics and Other Thoughts on the American Scene (2000). He is currently at work on several projects, including "Making Sense of Race," that will explore the status of race as a biological category; and "When Compromises Come Home to Roost: The American Left's Retreat from Class Struggle and the Rise of Neoliberalism."

Adolph L. Reed, Jr.will be in residence at UIC from March 1-5, 2010, offering a seminar and a public lecture. The seminar is open to faculty and advanced graduate students. Preregistration is not required but it is highly recommended. The lecture is open to the public.

The lecture and seminar will take place in the Institute of Humanities. lower level, Stevenson Hall.Click here to view the readings for the seminar

Lecture: Monday, March 1, 2010 at 3:00 p.m.
"Obama, Antiracism, and Rebuilding the American Left"
This lecture is free and open to the public.

Seminar: Thursday, March 4, 2010 from 2:00-4:30 p.m.
"Antiracism as a Critique and a Politics"

The seminar is open to faculty and advanced graduate students. Preregistration is highly recommended. To preregister, please contact Linda Vavra, 996-6354, lvavra@uic.edu .

Click here to view the readings for the seminar

Visiting Fellow Seminar Series This program brings to the University of Illinois at Chicago community a scholar whose innovative work has played a crucial role in reconceptualizing the disciplines of the humanities. Seminars are open to faculty and advanced graduate students. The 2009-2010 Institute for the Humanities Visiting Fellow is Adolph L. Reed, Jr., Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania. A scholar of African-American politics and intellectual history, he is the author of numerous books, including The Jesse Jackson Phenomenon: the Crisis of Purpose in Afro-American Politics (1986), Stirrings in the Jug: Black Politics in the Post-Segregation Era (1999), and Class Notes: Posing as Politics and Other Thoughts on the American Scene (2000). He is currently at work on several projects, including "Making Sense of Race," that will explore the status of race as a biological category; and "When Compromises Come Home to Roost: The American Left's Retreat from Class Struggle and the Rise of Neoliberalism." Adolph L. Reed, Jr.will be in residence at UIC from March 1-5, 2010, offering a seminar and a public lecture. The seminar is open to faculty and advanced graduate students. Preregistration is not required but it is highly recommended. The lecture is open to the public. The lecture and seminar will take place in the Institute of Humanities. lower level, Stevenson Hall.Click here to view the readings for the seminar Lecture: Monday, March 1, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. "Obama, Antiracism, and Rebuilding the American Left" This lecture is free and open to the public. Seminar: Thursday, March 4, 2010 from 2:00-4:30 p.m. "Antiracism as a Critique and a Politics" The seminar is open to faculty and advanced graduate students. Preregistration is highly recommended. To preregister, please contact Linda Vavra, 996-6354, lvavra@uic.edu . Click here to view the readings for the seminar Click here to see a complete list of Visiting Fellows: 2000-2001: Barbara Herrnstein Smith, Braxton Craven Professor of Comparative Literature and English, Duke University. 2001-2002: Natalie Zemon Davis, Henry Charles Lea Professor Emerita, Princeton University; Adjunct Professor of History and Senior Fellow in Comparative Literature, University of Toronto. 2002-2003: Lawrence Levine, Margaret Byrne Professor of History, Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley; Professor of History and Cultural Studies, George Mason University. 2003-2004: Carlo Ginzburg, Franklin D. Murphy Professor of Italian Renaissance Studies, UCLA. 2004-2005: Michael Fried, J. R. Herbert Boone Chair in the Humanities (History of Art); Director, The Humanities Center, Johns Hopkins University. 2005-2006: Mary Louise Pratt, Silver Professor, Departments of Spanish and Portuguese, and of Social and Cultural Analysis, New York University. 2006-2007: Manthia Diawara, University Professor, Comparative Literature and Film, Director of the Institute of African American Affairs, New York University. 2007-2008: Cathy N. Davidson, Ruth F. DeVarney Professor of English and John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Duke University; and co-founder of HASTAC (Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Advanced Collaboratory. 2008-2009: Houston A Baker, Jr.,, Distinguished University Professor, Vanderbilt University.
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