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BYU Humanities Center Sponsored NHC Summer Residency CFP The BYU Humanities Center is pleased to announce a Call for Proposals to participate in the Summer Residency Program sponsored by the National Humanities Center (NHC), located in the Research Triangle Park of North Carolina (near Chapel Hill, Durham, and Raleigh). Every year, the NHC sponsors a four-week summer …
This post was written by Brooke Farnsworth, a BYU Humanities Center student fellow. Rummaging through my attic, I recently happened upon a binder, water-damaged and falling apart. As I sifted through the well-worn papers, a familiar note fluttered into my hand. I recognized the handwriting and language as my own. The letter was titled, …
The Humanities Center invites proposals for next year’s annual symposium theme. This theme sets the intellectual tone for the college and provides a framework for convening meaningful conversations across disciplines. Faculty members interested in shaping this conversation are encouraged to submit a proposal by October 26. For questions or to discuss a potential idea, please …
This post was written by Sara Phenix, a BYU Humanities Center faculty fellow. The unlikely first sign that something was wrong with my vision was a broken ankle. On the second day of a two-week research trip to Paris in December 2023, I missed the last step of a staircase on the Ile de …
November 1 is the proposal deadline for research groups supported by the Humanities Center. Research groups are one of the best things the Humanities Center sponsors, and this is the time of year when we take single- or multi- (i.e., three-) year proposals. These proposals must include: a rationale a list of prospective group members a …
What: BYU Humanities Center book manuscript mentoring workshop Brief description: The BYU Humanities Center will support a faculty member (or collaborative team of faculty members) working toward the completion of a book manuscript by paying two reviewers of the scholar’s choosing to read the manuscript and offer substantive feedback. One of these reviewers will be internal to …
This post was written by Sawyer Wood, BYU Humanities Center Intern and student fellow. While studying in Northern Spain this summer, I visited the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, which stands in a city literally built around its religiosity. The cathedral was constructed on a sacred site believed to be the resting place of …
This post was written by Rex P. Nielson, BYU Humanities Center Director. On July 25, 1139, in a placed called Ourique, roughly an hour north of modern-day Lisbon, Afonso Henriques and his armed forces faced a much larger army loyal to the Almoravid dynasty and the governor of Córdoba, Muhammad Az-Zubayr Ibn Umar. Though …
This post was written by Jane Henderson, winner of the 2025 Humanities Center Essay Contest. Ross Gay said joy is “a room at the top of a flight of stairs.” I was standing in a room in a community center in the middle of Herriman, Utah. It was warm with bodies. Colorful posters breathed …
The Humanities Center is pleased to display an exhibit featuring the work of four Latter-day Saint artists: James Rees, Jessica Day Smith, Sarah Schwieger, and Justin Wheatley. The exhibit was curated by Elizabeth Finlayson, a current BYU Comparative Studies MA student and a graduate of BYU’s Art History & Curatorial Studies program. Elizabeth was inspired …
