Stanford Humanities Center
Founded in 1980, the Stanford Humanities Center is a multidisciplinary research institute at Stanford dedicated to advancing knowledge about culture, philosophy, history, and the arts. The Center sponsors advanced research in the humanities and the interpretive social sciences by investing in experiences—fellowships, workshops, lectures, and other events—that enrich knowledge in and across the disciplines. The Center's fellowships, research workshops, and public events strengthen the intellectual and creative life of the university, foster innovative scholarship and teaching, and enrich our understanding of the vast record of human achievement. Through a partnership with the renowned Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis (CESTA), the Humanities Center embraces emerging digital methods to complement traditional kinds of analysis and interpretation. Together, the Stanford Humanities Center and CESTA serve as the hub of an international network of fellows, visiting scholars, students, and alumni.
| University: | Stanford University |
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| Contact: |
424 Santa Teresa StreetStanford, California 94305-4015 USA United States Tel: 650.723.3052 Fax: 650.723.1895 stanfordhumanities@stanford.edu http://shc.stanford.edu/ |
| Director: | Prof. Roland Greene |
| Founded in: | 1980 |
| Focus of research: | The humanities—philosophy, history, literature, art history, classics, music, and religion, among other disciplines—investigate ideas and culture, as the sciences and the social sciences demonstrate their own ways of thinking about the world. These core disciplines enjoy long histories as foundations of knowledge, while newer, interdisciplinary fields such as the study of race, gender, or performance afford their distinctive insights. As a Center we promote provocative discussions, the exchange of ideas across languages and cultures, and continual, rigorous reflection on how knowledge is made. |
