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Haiyan Lee, an associate professor in Stanford's Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, has been studying Chinese literature and culture from the pivotal period between 1900 and 1950 with the aim of documenting what she calls the "sentimental revolution" of China.
Professor Lee states, globalization has entailed the embracing of "basic western-derived, sentiment-based assumptions about personhood and sociality," which she said, "has paved the path for melodramatic love stores like Titanic to conquer China and much of the rest of the world."
Inside a mathematical proof lies literature, says Stanford's Reveil Netz
Like novelists, mathematicians are creative authors. With diagrams, symbolism, metaphor, double entendre and elements of surprise, a good proof reads like a good story.
Reviel Netz, a professor of classics and, by courtesy, of philosophy, is especially interested in exploring the literary dimensions of the textual artifacts left by the likes of Archimedes and Euclid. Netz, one of the world's preeminent experts on the works of Archimedes, sees proofs as narratives that lead the reader turn by turn through an unfolding story that ends with a mathematical solution.
Stanford scholar tracks meditation's migration from ancient Buddhist monastaries to your local yoga class
Stanford Religious Studies Professor Carl Bielefeldt says that the meditation practice that's gained traction in the US strays far from ancient Buddhist techniques.
In fact, what many yoga enthusiasts may not realize is that this athletic practice represents only one of the various ways in which aspects of Buddhism have infiltrated the secular American culture.
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Select PublicationsMichele Elam, English The Souls of Mixed Folk: Race, Politics, and Aesthetics in the New MillenniumStanford University Press
Edith Sheffer, History Burned Bridge: How East and West Germans Made the Iron CurtainOxford University Press
Paul DeMarinis, Art and Art History Buried in NoiseKehrer Verlag
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February 22, 2012 Former Senator Russ Feingold will be a guest at a live taping of “Philosophy Talk" at Stanford University on March 15, 2012.
September 26, 2011 Stanford to Host launch Event for PBS Series "Women, War & Peace"
April 22, 2011 Stanford President John L. Hennessy To Open Pioneering Technology And Humanities Conference
April 18, 2011 Stanford Lively Arts announces 2011-12 season
April 5, 2011 Cantor Arts Center’s Cool Café Launches New Exhibition Space for StudentsJanuary 19, 2011 Kimball Hall, Stanford’s now official Arts Theme House, launches new programs in 2010-2011 and announces RF leadership transition for 2011-2012September 9, 2010 Stanford Scholars Question How We Talk About Race and Ethnicity in America
May 4, 2010 SiCa announces grant recipients in arts, science, and technology & arts and humanities categories for the 2010-2011 year of “Memory.”
April 2, 2010 Four Literary Scholars, Including Two Stanford Professors, Have Released an Album of Songs Inspired by Great Works of Literature.
January 21, 2010 The Department of Art & Art History Presents "Beyond Boundaries"
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July 18, 2011
Humanities scholars discuss their 'shared mental map' for a new age of digital communicationA select group of scholars, publishers, librarians, funders and representatives of scholarly societies gather to talk about 'new-model scholarly communication' and better ways to promote it.
June 15, 2011 The Humanities: Fundamental but utilitarianAfter moderating a briefing on Capitol Hill on the relationship between humanities research and national security, Cornell President David Skorton shares his thoughts in the Huffington Post.
March, 2011 New edition of Journal of Transatlantic American StudiesThe Editors of the Journal of Transnational American Studies, a peer-reviewed online, open-access journal published by the American Cultures and Global Contexts Center at the University of California-Santa Barbara and the Program in American Studies at Stanford University, are pleased to announce the publication of the journal's latest issue.
December 14, 2010 NEH Announces Latest Awards and OffersIn December, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced $23 million in grants for 371 humanities projects. This funding will support a variety of projects, including research, fellowships and awards for independent scholars and college and university teachers. Read the article - National Humanities Alliance
December 2, 2010 Groundbreaking journal launches in the UKThe launch of the first British journal to span all disciplines in the arts and the social sciences could herald a new era in open-access and cross-disciplinary publishing in the humanities. Read the article - Times Higher Education
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May 8 2012 Stanford Humanities PhD students pitch their talents to high-tech executivesAt Stanford's second annuel BiblioTech conference, business-style elevator pitches will showcase the versitile assets of 21st century humanities graduate students.Read the story - The Stanford Report
May 6 2012 Don't Pick Up: Why kids need to separate from their parentsA case for college students to 'break up with their parents', written by Stanford English professor, Terry Castle.Read the story - The Chronicle of Higher Education
May 5 2012 The healing arts: A world-class collection is on display at the Stanford Hospitals and ClinicsStanford Hospital has a large, professionally curated art collection that is overseen by an art commission.Read the story - The Mercury News
May 4 2012 'Creativity' and 'Innovation' Versus ContemplationA response to the New Yorker's "Get Rich U" piece that quotes Stanford professor David Kennedy.Read the story - The Wall Street Journal
May 4 2012 Actress and author Anna Deavere Smith brings 'grace' to StanfordThrough a series of moving monologues, Anna Deavere Smith demonstrates the many manifestations of 'grace' at the Heyns Lecture on Religion and SocietyRead the story - The Stanford Report
May 3 2012 Symbolic Systems Program celebrates 25th anniversarySymbolic Systems, the program that combines courses in computer science, lingusitics, philosophy, and psychology is celebrating its 25th anniversary.Read the story - The Stanford Dish
May 2 2012 Controversial author Martin Amis coming to Stanford on May 7th.Martin Amis, controversial British author, to give a reading at Stanford on May 7th.Read the story - The Stanford Report
May 1 2012 Walter F.W. Lohnes, Stanford professor emeritus of German Studies, dies at 87Lohnes, author of the book that became the standard for beginning German language textbooks, changed the way German is taught in the United States and abroad.Read the story - The Stanford Report
April 30 2012 Where does that creative spark come from? Stanford's Tina Seeling has some ideas.In her new book, Tina Seeling provides tools and techniques to enhance creativity in individuals, teams and organizations. Read the story - The Stanford Report
April 28 2012 19th Century vision, 20th century reality.A new book written by Stanford History lecturer, Carol Lynn Mckibben, discusses the development of the Peninsula community Seaside. Read the story - Monterey Herald April 27 2012 A Stanford event: How the arts contribute to the Occupy movement.The #OccupyArt course at Stanford explores how the arts reflect the complex, contested, and shifting ideas with the word 'occupation'. Read the story - The Stanford Report
April 26 2012 History San Jose plans archaeology day for kidsHistory San Jose plans an archaeology day for kids featuring a mock excavation conducted by students from the Stanford Archaeology Center.Read the story - San Jose Mercury News Multi-Media Spotlight Go to Multimedia Archive for more articles "From Freedom to Freedom Now: African American Hisory 1865-1695" featuring a video lecture by Allyson Hobbs, assistant professor in History, has been airing on C-SPAN (Lectures in History, C-SPAN, July 30, 2011 "Susan Krieger, Traveling Blind: Adventures in Vision With a Guide Dog By My Side. Interview with Susan Krieger, lecturer in feminist studies about her book (Bay Area Focus, 9 January, 2011)
"Google Book Tool Tracks Cultural Change with Words" Caroline Winterer on Google Books and the Humanities on NPR. (NPR, On All Things Considered, December 16, 2010)
"The West & China: Nobel v. Confucius" Listen to Stanford history professor, Ian Morris Carson on NPR. (NPR, On Point with Tom Ashbrook, December 13, 2010) "Rallies and Counter-Rallies Compete for King's Legacy" Listen to Stanford history professor and director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute, Clay Carson on NPR. (NPR, Talk of the Nation, August 26, 2010)
"Mark Twain's autobiography set for unveiling, a century after his death" features an interview with Shelley Fisher Fishkin, professor of English. (The News Hour, PBS, July 7, 2010)
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