Cornell Society for the Humanities

SHUM @Cornell brings Fellows together each year to pursue research on a broadly interdisciplinary focal theme. now: SCALE, 2026-27: Survival

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Image: Takino Rainbow Nest, Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam, https://t.co/lIfMITPZx4

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2027-28: The Year of PLAY
Easily dismissed as frivolous, juvenile, or unserious, play represents a core human activity (homo ludens) with a rich tradition of scholarship in the humanities.
Read the full theme description & call for applications here: https://t.co/5zD0dwIxJ9

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In the 1960s and 70s, the Society was building an intellectual community that would shape generations of scholars. As we mark 60 years, we’re welcoming all previous Society Fellows to our anniversary celebration
in Ithaca 9/18-9/19/26. #shum60
https://t.co/B6MGPXneqw

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Come see Seniors in the Humanities Scholars Program (HSP) in the College of Arts & Sciences as they showcase their research at an all-day conference May 1 at the A.D. White House.
https://t.co/9yp82dRbZx

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Happening now! Join us!

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From anarchist movements to the "impossible floor plans" of classic TV sets, how does SCALE define our world? 🗺️
Join Cornell SHUM for our Spring Fellows’ Conference! 🗓 Fri, April 24 🕤 9:30am - 4:30pm 📍 A.D. White House ✨ Free & open to all.
#Humanities #Cornell #Scale2026

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Join us for Cornell’s Society for the Humanities Fellow’s Conference on Scale, and welcome our keynote speaker, Nick Salvato in his lecture, “Scale’s Remainders; or, Television’s Impossible Floor Plans”.
https://t.co/j3jQaeuBZo

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From anarchist movements to the "impossible floor plans" of classic TV sets, how does SCALE define our world? 🗺️
Join Cornell SHUM for our Spring Fellows’ Conference! 🗓 Fri, April 24 🕤 9:30am - 4:30pm 📍 A.D. White House ✨ Free & open to all.
#Humanities #Cornell #Scale2026

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Tonight!

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Join us for a talk on Humanities & AI - April 16 at 5:15pm in A.D. White House!
https://t.co/ERBtmQ0YS0

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Call for applications: 2025-26 Joseph E. Connolly ’72 Memorial Prizes for undergraduate essays on religion and politics/society!
@CornellRELST
Due April 24
https://t.co/I6IAuGHc90

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The humanities are essential! Students from @sochum and @CornellGrad took this message to Capitol Hill. Telling their stories, they thanked lawmakers for prioritizing @NEHgov and other programs that support libraries, languages, history, and culture. @HumanitiesAll

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Join us tomorrow, 4/10 and Saturday, 4/11, for a SAP Conference: The Politics of Culture in Peninsular India and Sri Lanka, 900-1500 AD. @CornellRELST @sochum @CornellHistory @seapcornell More details here: https://t.co/5v7uYX9bVO

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Semiotic Machines: A Symposium on AI and the Humanities
Friday, April 10, 10:00am-4:30pm, 311 Uris Library
https://t.co/VLjyy6DCu8

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Join us for a talk on Humanities & AI - April 16 at 5:15pm in A.D. White House!
https://t.co/ERBtmQ0YS0

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~60 Years of the Society for the Humanities at Cornell~ Calling all previous Society fellows- join our 60th celebration at our Fellows Alumni Reunion 9/18-19/26. https://t.co/B6MGPXneqw
Tag fellows who were in your cohort! Help us find others who may be eligible to attend.

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For his efforts launching a Knowledge for Freedom program at Cornell, @cornellgov professor Alexander Livingston is among Cornell faculty and staff honored with Community-Engaged Practice and Innovation Awards from @CornellEinhorn
https://t.co/phKCn1LQMd

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Film screening collab alert! See the Instagram post by @cornellcinema https://t.co/hniOguuGgY

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Reminder to join us📅 Wed. 3/4 ⏰ 5pm 📍A.D. White House for Prof. Zahid R. Chaudhary's lecture, "Technofascism," exploring the contemporary conjecture of technology and fascism. Reception to follow. #humanities

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Tonight 2/25 at 6pm! Free film screen of The World with intro by Shaoling Ma at Cornell Cinema!

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Announcing the Annual Culler Lecture in Critical Theory - Zahid R. Chaudhary, Princeton University (English, So. Asian Studies) https://t.co/qzBoPgTMaI
📆 3.4.26 ⏰5:00pm 📍Cornell's A.D. White House

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Small figures, large landscapes: A new student-led installation at the @johnsonmuseum explores how figures, known as “staffage,” indicate scale in paintings and also tell larger stories about the art. @CornellCAS @sochum https://t.co/aVG4A1cqne