Stuff. It's all around us. We buy, sell, trade, design, collect, hoard, preserve, and trash it. From sacred relics to space debris, things define us and remind us, making tangible our beliefs, anxieties, and values. Join the Wolf Humanities Center in 2018-2019 as we explore the materiality and meaning of stuff.
In partnership with Penn's American Sign Language Program in the Department of Linguistics, the Wolf Humanities Center is delighted to provide ASL interpretation at many of the live events in our Forum on Stuff, and in their online counterparts.
• Public Events
• Fellows
2018–2019
2017–2018
2016–2017
2015–2016
2014–2015
2013–2014
2012–2013
2011–2012
2010–2011
2009–2010
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2007–2008
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2005–2006
2004–2005
2003–2004
2002–2003
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1999–1999
1999–2000
The collaborative Wolf Humanities at Large programs go beyond the Center's annual topic, showcasing events and people on and off campus that make important contributions to our understanding of culture. One such effort is the Wolf Humanities Center's partnership with the Chicago Humanities Festival, which began in 2012 with Penn Provost Ezekial Emanuel speaking on The Ethics of American Health Care. Other collaborations have featured the award-winning cartoonist Alison Bechdel, the premiere of the comic opera Biennale at Philadelphia's Barnes Foundation, and HAIKU, an international conference on the role of the humanities within the creative research university.
Each year, the Wolf Humanities Center provides fellowships for Penn students, Penn and regional faculty, and postdoctoral scholars conducting research related to our annual topic. Fellowship opportunities are available in the following five categories:
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