The Humanities Institute at The University of Texas at Austin

The Humanities Institute is co-sponsoring: New Generations Conference March 25, 2026, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM WCP Student Activity Center, 3.116 Balcony Room C 8am-4pm and RLP 1.302B 5pm-9pm New Generations aims to provide an accessible forum for young scholars, spread across a variety of disciplines and fields to come together, share ideas and research, and give new, and experienced, graduate students an opportunity to present at a conference. Against the background of current events impacting the body, the use of power, and memory in the Middle East, this conference encourages researchers to rethink established assumptions and methods of analysis within our discipline. Keynote Speaker: Sara Omar (Georgetown University) Funding provided by the Barron Ulmer Kidd Centennial Lectureship.

The Humanities Institute is co-sponsoring: New Generations Conference. Learn more here: liberalarts.utexas.edu/mes/graduate...

Graphic with text “HI Research Funding, Applications now OPEN, 5x5 Incubator Grants [one semester, $2,500], Research Working Groups [one year, $5,000+], Humanities Research Awards [one year, $5,000], Laboratory Catalyst Program [three years, up to $15,000+]. Learn more: We will be hosting two Zoom info sessions discussing the funding opportunities: March 5th, 2026, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, March 11th, 2026, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM.” and the Humanities Institute Logo

Applications are now open for HI’s research funding opportunities: 5x5 Incubator Grants, Research Working Groups, and Laboratory Catalyst Program. RSVP to a Zoom info session and learn more about the programs here: linktr.ee/uthumanities...

Graphic with text: “Two-Part Workshop: What can literary exhibition do? With Dr. Sophie Oliver, Part 1: March 9, 2026 - Online, Part 2: August 17, 2026, Harry Ransom Center, Dr. Sophie Oliver is currently visiting The University of Texas from The University of Liverpool. Oliver is a multi-disciplinary scholar, curator and writer, specializing in modernist women writers and artists, fashion, the feminist avant-garde, and feminist approaches to cultural history. To Register: Please email a short statement of interest (150 words) to tclement@utexas.edu today.” with the Humanities Institute Professional Development Program logo.

Join Visiting Scholar Dr. Sophie Oliver as she leads a two-part workshop exploring the role of objects in literary exhibitions, inspired by the upcoming Harry Ransom Center show ‘“The Worlds of Gertrude Stein.”
For more information visit: liberalarts.utexas.edu/humanitiesin...

Graphic with text “Crip Tenderness: A Poetry Reading with Travis Chi Wing Lau, Dr. Travis Chi Wing Lau holds a B.A. in English/Classics from UCLA and an M.A. and Ph.D. in English from the University of Pennsylvania. He teaches eighteenth- and nineteenth-century British literature and culture, health humanities, and disability studies at Kenyon College. He is the author of the full-length poetry collection What’s Left Is Tender (Harbor Editions, 2025) and three chapbooks: The Bone Setter (Damaged Goods Press, 2019), Paring (Finishing Line Press, 2020), and Vagaries (Fork Tine Press, 2022). He is the co-editor of an anthology of disability poetry, Every Place on the Map Is Disabled (Northwestern University Press, 2026). 5:00 PM March 12, 2026. Carothers Residence Hall, Joynes Reading Room. Support provided by a grant from The Mellon Foundation, Crip Narratives Collective, and The Humanities Institute.” with an image of Travis and his books Paring and What's Left is Tender.

Join us for a reading and conversation with Dr. Travis Chi Wing Lau, poet and scholar of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century British literature, health humanities, and disability studies at Kenyon College.
RSVP: forms.gle/9SHCezBMXm94...

Poster with text “Collaborative Humanities Research Seed Grants, Funding, and Support, 5x5 Incubator Grants [one semester, $2,500] Research Working Groups [one year, $5,000+] Laboratory Catalyst Program [three years, up to $15,000+], Two Zoom info sessions: March 5th, 2026, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, March 11th, 2026, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM. RSVP link in bio” with the Humanities Institute logo

FACULTY: Learn more about collaborative Humanities research seed grants, funding, and support through The Humanities Institute.

HI will be holding two Zoom info sessions:
March 5th, 2026, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
March 11th, 2026, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

RSVP here: forms.gle/YAMV7347eHj3...

Graphic with text: “Two-Part Workshop: What can literary exhibition do? With Dr. Sophie Oliver, Part 1: March 9, 2026 - Online, Part 2: August 17, 2026, Harry Ransom Center, Dr. Sophie Oliver is currently visiting The University of Texas from The University of Liverpool. Oliver is a multi-disciplinary scholar, curator and writer, specializing in modernist women writers and artists, fashion, the feminist avant-garde, and feminist approaches to cultural history. To Register: Please email a short statement of interest (150 words) to tclement@utexas.edu by March 3, 2026.” with the Humanities Institute Professional Development Program logo.

Join Visiting Scholar Dr. Sophie Oliver as she leads a two-part workshop exploring the role of objects in literary exhibitions, inspired by the upcoming Harry Ransom Center show ‘“The Worlds of Gertrude Stein.” For more information visit: liberalarts.utexas.edu/humanitiesin...

Poster with text “The Humanities Institute is co-sponsoring: Fear of a Queer Planet. March 3rd, 2026 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM in RLP 1.106. The global anti-gender activist network is a reactionary movement against women’s reproductive freedom and LGBTQI+ people, but it’s also a proactive movement to reframe who gets rights and what type of rights in the twenty-first century. This talk examines this project and its leaders, drawing connections across organizations and national borders to make sense of where the movement came from and where it is going. Funding provided by the Barron Ulmer Kidd Centennial Lectureship,” with image of Dr. Ian Lekus

The Humanities Institute is co-sponsoring: Fear of a Queer Planet on March 3rd, 2026 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM in RLP 1.106. liberalarts.utexas.edu/ams/events/f...

The Humanities Institute Supports: “Something Grander Still Convening: Alternative Histories and New Forms” At the Art Galleries at Black Studies, on March 5th and 6th. RSVP here: www.galleriesatut.org/public-progr...

Graphic with text “February 18 at 4:00 pm in Benedict 2.104, Grad Student Grants & Fellowships Workshop, Co-hosted by Dr. Kelly McDonough, Assoc. Dir. Jeff Meserve, and Dr. Enrique Rodríguez-Alegría, RSVP at https://bit.ly/3LCRh7X or at the link in bio,” with the Humanities Institute Logo.

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Tomorrow, February 18 at 4:00 pm in Benedict 2.104, join the Humanities Institute for a Grad Student Grants & Fellowships Workshop, Co-hosted by Dr. Kelly McDonough, Associate Director Jeff Meserve, and Dr. Enrique Rodríguez-Alegría. RSVP at bit.ly/3LCRh7X.

Graphic with text “The Faculty Research Fellows Program (FRF) applications are still open. Program Details: Faculty Research Fellows will participate in the intellectual life of the HI for the 2026-2027 academic year. Faculty Research Fellows with an appointment in COLA or with their home college’s approval will receive a single course release. Access to support from the HI research development team. Timeline: Applications Due: February 15, 2026. Notify Award Decision: March 2026. Additional information can be found at https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/humanitiesinstitute/faculty-research-fellows/ or at the link in bio,” with Humanities Institute logo

The Faculty Research Fellow (FRF) application is open until February 15th. Learn more at the link below! liberalarts.utexas.edu/humanitiesin...

Poster with text “Anglos and Mexicans: Still Making Texas February 20-21, 2026 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM in the Gordon White Building. David Montejano’s seminal ‘Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas, 1836-1986’ is celebrating 40 years in print as a model for revisionist historical sociology. This symposium will gather inter-generational voices to reflect on the book’s lasting legacy and influence on the study of Texas history. Funding provided by The Sterling Clark Holloway Lectureship in Liberal Arts. Co-sponsored by The Humanities Institute and Latino Studies,” with an image of David Montejano and an illustration of a longhorn bull and wildflowers in front of an outline of the state of Texas.

The Humanities Institute is co-sponsoring:

Anglos and Mexicans: Still Making Texas, February 20-21. This symposium will gather inter-generational voices to reflect on David Montejano’s “Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas, 1836-1986” and its lasting influence on the study of Texas history.

Graphic with text “February 18 at 4:00 pm in Benedict 2.104, Grad Student Grants & Fellowships Workshop, Co-hosted by Dr. Kelly McDonough, Assoc. Dir. Jeff Meserve, and Dr. Enrique Rodríguez-Alegría, RSVP at https://bit.ly/3LCRh7X or at the link in bio,” with the Humanities Institute Logo.

Event Reminder📌 On February 18 at 4:00 pm in Benedict 2.104, join the Humanities Institute for a Grad Student Grants & Fellowships Workshop, Co-hosted by Dr. Kelly McDonough, Associate Director Jeff Meserve, and Dr. Enrique Rodríguez-Alegría.

RSVP at bit.ly/3LCRh7X or at the link in bio.

Poster with text “Eurasia Policy Forum: Contemporary Political Myth and Reality in Eurasia, February 13, 2026, 8:15 AM - 4:00 PM, Bass Lecture Hall, LBJ School of Public Affairs, The conference explores the complicated social and political myths and realities shaping the contemporary Eurasian region, as they are poised to either discourage democratic progress or inspire civil society to action. Academic disciplines have each made progress in understanding the complex dynamics in their area of social, political, legal, or cultural study, yet these lessons are often stove-piped. Meanwhile, states—and students training to work in those states—must grapple with the intersection of challenges across all of these areas. This conference tackles this by bridging disciplines, bridging academic and policy spheres, and bridging policy and cultural studies to critically examine these pressing issues in Eurasia. Panels will be designed to foster discussion among experts from cultural studies, history, law, linguistics, policymaking, political science, sociology, and other fields, RSVP link in bio, Funding provided by the Barron Ulmer Kidd Centennial Lectureship, co-sponsored by the Humanities Institute.”

The Humanities Institute is co-sponsoring: Eurasia Policy Forum: Contemporary Political Myth and Reality in Eurasia on February 13, 2026, 8:15 AM - 4:00 PM, Bass Lecture Hall, LBJ School of Public Affairs. RSVP link in bio.

Graphic with text “AVAnnotate Teaching and Research Fellowships. AVAnnotate is a free and open source application for making digital exhibits and editions with audiovisual materials. Fellows will be awarded funding to design and complete an AVAnnotate project over the course of the 2026 Spring semester. Application Due: February 9, 2026. Open to UT Austin faculty and graduate students,” with the AVAnnotate logo and an illustration of the UT tower.

Faculty and graduate students: The AVAnnotate Teaching and Research Fellowship applications are currently open. Apply by February 9, 2026 at 11:59 pm. Learn more about AVAnnotate and fellowship eligibility and requirements via the link in bio!

Poster with text, “Double Crossover: Gender, Media, and Politics in Global Basketball, February 5th, 2026, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM in DMC 2.106, Dr. Courtney Cox, Dr. Amira Rose Davis and professional basketball player, Imani McGee-Stafford will discuss Cox’s book, “Double Crossover,” and explore the increasing popularity of women’s basketball alongside continued labor concerns, global politics, and a shifting media landscape. Audience Q & A to follow.” with headshots of Dr. Cox, Dr. Rose Davis, and Mc-Gee Stafford, with text “Funding provided by the Sterling Clark Holloway Centennial Lectureship in Liberal Arts, Co-sponsored by the Humanities Institute.”

🏀🏀🏀EVENT TOMORROW🏀🏀🏀

The Humanities Institute proudly co-sponsors: Double Crossover: Gender, Media, and Politics in Global Basketball, February 5th, 2026, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM in DMC 2.106. This event is open to all. @amirarose.bsky.social @courtmcox.bsky.social

Graphic with text “The Faculty Research Fellows Program (FRF) applications are still open. Program Details: Faculty Research Fellows will participate in the intellectual life of the HI for the 2026-2027 academic year. Faculty Research Fellows with an appointment in COLA or with their home college’s approval will receive a single course release. Access to support from the HI research development team. Timeline: Applications Due: February 15, 2026. Notify Award Decision: March 2026. Additional information can be found at https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/humanitiesinstitute/faculty-research-fellows/ or at the link in bio,” with Humanities Institute logo

The Faculty Research Fellow (FRF) application is open until February 15th. Learn more at the link below! liberalarts.utexas.edu/humanitiesin...

Poster with text “Anglos and Mexicans: Still Making Texas February 20-21, 2026 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM in the Gordon White Building. David Montejano’s seminal ‘Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas, 1836-1986’ is celebrating 40 years in print as a model for revisionist historical sociology. This symposium will gather inter-generational voices to reflect on the book’s lasting legacy and influence on the study of Texas history. Funding provided by The Sterling Clark Holloway Lectureship in Liberal Arts. Co-sponsored by The Humanities Institute and Latino Studies,” with an image of David Montejano and an illustration of a longhorn bull and wildflowers in front of an outline of the state of Texas.

The Humanities Institute Proudly Co-Sponsors:

Anglos and Mexicans: Still Making Texas, Feb. 20-21. This symposium will gather inter-generational voices to reflect on David Montejano’s “Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas, 1836-1986” and its lasting influence on the study of Texas history.

Poster with text, “Double Crossover: Gender, Media, and Politics in Global Basketball, February 5th, 2026, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM in DMC 2.106, Dr. Courtney Cox, Dr. Amira Rose Davis and professional basketball player, Imani McGee-Stafford will discuss Cox’s book, “Double Crossover,” and explore the increasing popularity of women’s basketball alongside continued labor concerns, global politics, and a shifting media landscape. Audience Q & A to follow.” with headshots of Dr. Cox, Dr. Rose Davis, and Mc-Gee Stafford, with text “Funding provided by the Sterling Clark Holloway Centennial Lectureship in Liberal Arts, Co-sponsored by the Humanities Institute.”

The Humanities Institute proudly co-sponsors: Double Crossover: Gender, Media, and Politics in Global Basketball, February 5th, 2026, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM in DMC 2.106. This event is open to all. @amirarose.bsky.social @courtmcox.bsky.social

Graphic with text “February 18 at 4:00 pm in Benedict 2.104, Grad Student Grants & Fellowships Workshop, Co-hosted by Dr. Kelly McDonough, Assoc. Dir. Jeff Meserve, and Dr. Enrique Rodríguez-Alegría, RSVP at https://bit.ly/3LCRh7X or at the link in bio,” with the Humanities Institute Logo.

On February 18 at 4:00 pm in Benedict 2.104, join the Humanities Institute for a Grad Student Grants & Fellowships Workshop, Co-hosted by Dr. Kelly McDonough, Associate Director Jeff Meserve, and Dr. Enrique Rodríguez-Alegría. RSVP at bit.ly/3LCRh7X or at the link in bio.

Poster with text, “Double Crossover: Gender, Media, and Politics in Global Basketball, February 5th, 2026, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM in DMC 2.106, Dr. Courtney Cox, Dr. Amira Rose Davis and professional basketball player, Imani McGee-Stafford will discuss Cox’s book, “Double Crossover,” and explore the increasing popularity of women’s basketball alongside continued labor concerns, global politics, and a shifting media landscape. Audience Q & A to follow.” with headshots of Dr. Cox, Dr. Rose Davis, and Mc-Gee Stafford, with text “Funding provided by the Sterling Clark Holloway Centennial Lectureship in Liberal Arts, Co-sponsored by the Humanities Institute.”

The Humanities Institute proudly co-sponsors: Double Crossover: Gender, Media, and Politics in Global Basketball, February 5th, 2026, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM in DMC 2.106. This event is open to all. @amirarose.bsky.social @courtmcox.bsky.social

Poster with text “Mḥmd before Mohammed: The epigraphic background of the prophetic name, Following the rise of Islam, the name Muḥammad became one of the most common among Arabs. However, studies of traditional genealogical records have long shown that the name was quite rare in the pre-Islamic era. This talk will thoroughly discuss the use of the root ḥmd in South Arabian languages. Join us for this event on: January 20th, 2026 5:00 PM-6:00 PM in RLP 1.302D. Co-sponsored by The Humanities Institute.”

✨✨EVENT TONIGHT✨✨ The Humanities Institute proudly co-sponsors: Mḥmd before Mohammed: The epigraphic background of the prophetic name on January 20th, 2026 from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in RLP 1.302D.

Graphic with text “The Faculty Research Fellows Program (FRF) applications are now open. Program Details: Faculty Research Fellows will participate in the intellectual life of the HI for the 2026-2027 academic year. Faculty Research Fellows with an appointment in COLA or with their home college’s approval will receive a single course release. Access to support from the HI research development team. Timeline: Applications Due: February 15, 2026. Notify Award Decision: March 2026. Additional information can be found at https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/humanitiesinstitute/faculty-research-fellows/ or at the link in bio,” with Humanities Institute logo

The Faculty Research Fellow (FRF) application is now open until February 15th. Learn more at the link below! liberalarts.utexas.edu/humanitiesin...

Poster with text “Mḥmd before Mohammed: The epigraphic background of the prophetic name, Following the rise of Islam, the name Muḥammad became one of the most common among Arabs. However, studies of traditional genealogical records have long shown that the name was quite rare in the pre-Islamic era. This talk will thoroughly discuss the use of the root ḥmd in South Arabian languages. Join us for this event on: January 20th, 2026 5:00 PM-6:00 PM in RLP 1.302D. Co-sponsored by The Humanities Institute.”

The Humanities Institute proudly co-sponsors: Mḥmd before Mohammed: The epigraphic background of the prophetic name on January 20th, 2026 from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in RLP 1.302D.

Graphic with text “The Humanities Institute announces the 2026 HRA Awardees, Faculty Awardees: Dr. Alex Beasley, American Studies Department “Trading Land Like Stocks: Transnational Investor Real Estate in the U.S. Since the 1960s.” Dr. Jonathan Cortez , History Department “The Vicente and Connie Carranza Online Archive.” Dr. Julija Šukys, English Department “The Garden as Archive, or How to Cultivate a Planet in Crisis.” Dr. Manasicha Akepiyapornchai, Asian Studies Department “Faith Across Languages: Multilingual Magazines, Religious Publics, and the Making of Śrīvaiṣṇava Modernity.” Dr. Rikki Byrd, African and African Diaspora Studies Department “In Loving Memory: Art, Textiles, and the Sartorial Politics of Mourning.” Dr. Xisai Song, Anthropology Department “Transnational Flow of Elderly Care: Caregiver Training in Japan.” Student Awardees: Danielle Sanchez , History Department “Law and Order in Texas: The Texas Rangers and the Ku Klux Klan, 1900-1930.” Lara-Sophie Boleslawsky, Religious Studies Department “Dilemmas of Discipleship: A Critical Re-evaluation of Anti-Jewish Rhetoric in Bornkamm and Käsemann's Scholarship on the Apostle Paul.” Yohad Zacarías S., History Department “Rural Electrification: Cooperatives, the State, and Transnational Links Between Chile and the U.S., 1945-1980.” Chenyu Bu, Philosophy Department “Object, Structure, and Abstraction.” Knowledge Grey Moyo, History Department “From Gift to Commodity: The Social Policy of Blood Transfusion in Zimbabwe, 1980–Present.” Lillian Nagengast, American Studies Department “The Best Way I Know How': (Re)Making Feminist Possibilities in the Rural Midwest.””

The Humanities Institute announces the 2026 Humanities Research Awards (HRA) for UT faculty and graduate students working on humanities-focused projects. Please join us in congratulating the upcoming HRA cohort. liberalarts.utexas.edu/humanitiesin...

Poster with text “Texas Triangle International Relations Conference. January 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM Glickman Conference Center, 1.302B. January 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM Glickman Conference Center, 1.302B. An annual conference for political scientists from Texas Universities who study international relations, with a priority on supporting graduate students and junior faculty. Conference page link in bio. Event Contact: Terry Chapman (t.chapman@austin.utexas.edu) Conference URL: https://texastriangleir.weebly.com/ Co-sponsored by The Humanities Institute.”

The Texas Triangle International Relations Conference is an annual conference for political scientists from Texas Universities who study international relations. This year’s conference will take place on January 23, 2026 at UT. Learn more here: texastriangleir.weebly.com

Poster with text “Mḥmd before Mohammed: The epigraphic background of the prophetic name, Following the rise of Islam, the name Muḥammad became one of the most common among Arabs. However, studies of traditional genealogical records have long shown that the name was quite rare in the pre-Islamic era. This talk will thoroughly discuss the use of the root ḥmd in South Arabian languages. Join us for this event on: January 20th, 2026 5:00 PM-6:00 PM in RLP 1.302D. Co-sponsored by The Humanities Institute.”

The Humanities Institute proudly co-sponsors: Mḥmd before Mohammed: The epigraphic background of the prophetic name on January 20th, 2026 from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in RLP 1.302D.

Graphic with text “The Faculty Research Fellows Program (FRF) provides faculty members with support to advance their scholarly projects. Applications Open January 15. Program Details: Faculty Research Fellows will participate in the intellectual life of the HI for the 2026-2027 academic year. Faculty Research Fellows with an appointment in COLA or with their home college’s approval will receive a single course release. Access to support from the HI research development team. Timeline: Applications Due: February 15, 2026. Notify Award Decision: March 2026. Additional information can be found at https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/humanitiesinstitute/faculty-research-fellows/ or at the link in bio,” with Humanities Institute logo

The Humanities Institute proudly announces:

The Faculty Research Fellow (FRF) application is opening January 15. Learn more at the link below! liberalarts.utexas.edu/humanitiesin...

Poster with text “The Humanities Institute proudly announces: Dr. Bryan Norwood awarded a 2025 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipend for ‘Constructing the New South: Southern Architect and Building News, 1889–1932.’ Full article linked in bio,” and an image of Dr. Norwood.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Bryan Norwood on receiving a 2025 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipend for his project, “Constructing the New South: Southern Architect and Building News, 1889–1932.”

Learn more here: liberalarts.utexas.edu/humanitiesin...

A graphic with the text “Dr. Megan Poole is awarded the Council on Library and Information Resources Grant for “Imagining ANN: Digitizing the Lost History of Slavery in Southwest Louisiana.” Congratulations, Megan! Link in bio” with an image of Dr. Poole and the CLIR logo

The Humanities Institute proudly announces:

Megan Poole, Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Writing at UT, is awarded a Council on Library and Information Resources grant for her project “Imagining ANN: Digitizing the Lost History of Slavery in Southwest Louisiana.” Congratulations, Megan!

Graphic with text saying “UT Austin’s Office of the Vice President for Research invites submissions for: The 2026 Mellon Foundation Higher Learning Program Call for Concepts: Unruly Intelligences and Normalization and Its Discontents. Award amounts of up to $500,000 are available for projects considering the social implications of artificial intelligence.”

🖊️UT’s OVPR Invites Submissions for a Call for Concepts🖊️ 2026 Mellon Foundation Higher Learning Program: Unruly Intelligences and Normalization and Its Discontents. More information here: utexas.infoready4.com#competitionD...