Steering Committee
Steering Committee Charge
- Advising the Dean of Humanities on the overall direction of the grant;
- Discussing the intellectual objectives concerning the future of the humanities at Duke and elsewhere;
- Recommending curricular and programmatic strategies;
- Assisting with all program selections and visiting fellow selections;
- Integrating new initiatives with ongoing collaborative, interdisciplinary, and international research as well as the educational agenda at Duke;
- Anticipating emerging intellectual trends while ensuring adequate support for existing projects;
- Recommending modifications to the strategies of implementation as we learn about our effectiveness over time; and
- Serving as ambassadors for Humanities Writ Large within and beyond Duke.
Membership
- 6 – 8 faculty members from the Humanities or Interpretive Social Sciences
- 1 graduate student from the Humanities or Interpretive Social Sciences
- 1 under graduate student from the Humanities or Interpretive Social Sciences
Members can be nominated by department chairs, divisional deans, or deans, or can self-nominate, and are appointed by the Dean of Humanities with the approval of the Provost.
Terms will be one year, with possibility of reappointment
Ex Officio Membership
- Dean of the Humanities, Chair
- Dean of Academic Affairs, Trinity College
- Director, Franklin Humanities Institute
- Other administrators as appointed by the Chair
Agenda setting
The agenda is to be set by the Committee Chair in consultation with the membership
Meetings
The Committee will meet every 2 – 3 weeks during Fall and Spring semesters. Additional meetings may be called by the Chair as needed.
Subcommittees
The Chair can establish subcommittees that will make recommendations to the Committee of the Whole.
Faculty and Students
Nancy and Jeffrey Marcus Humanities Professor of Slavic and Eurasian Studies, Director, Duke Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies
Anne Murnick Cogan Professor of Art, Art History & Visual Studies
Associate Professor in Theology and Black Church Studies, Divinity School
Marcello Lotti Professor of Romance Studies and History, Co-Director of the Haiti Lab at the Franklin Humanities Institute
Ph.D. Candidate in History, Canada-U.S. Fulbright Scholar
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies of Literature
Professor of Classical Studies
Professor of History, Director, Duke Center for South Asian Studies
Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies of Music
Undergraduate English Major with minors in Music and Classics, Benjamin N. Duke Scholar
Administrators
Chair, Dean of the Humanities, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Professor of English, Romance Studies and the Program in Literature
Dean of Academic Affairs, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Sociology, and African and African American Studies
Director, Franklin Humanities Institute, Professor of English
Vice Provost for the Arts, Professor of Music
Mary D.B.T. and James H. Semans Director of the Nasher Museum of Art
Rita DiGiallonardo Holloway University Librarian, Vice Provost for Library Affairs
Digital Humanities Technology Consultant, Perkins Library
Senior Associate Dean, Trinity Technology Services
Faculty and Students
Associate Professor in Theology and Black Church Studies, Divinity School
Marcello Lotti Professor of Romance Studies and History, Co-Director of the Haiti Lab at the Franklin Humanities Institute
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies of Literature
Professor of Classical Studies
PhD candidate in musicology
Professor of African & African American Studies
Professor of History, Director, Duke Center for South Asian Studies
Undergraduate Women's Studies Major, AMI certificate in filmmaking, Mellon-Mays Undergraduate Fellow
Professor of English and Women's Studies
Administrators
Chair, Dean of the Humanities, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences (on leave 2012-13), Professor of English and the Program in Literature
Dean of Academic Affairs, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
Director, Franklin Humanities Institute , Professor of English
Dean of the Humanities, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences (2012-13), Professor of Classical & Comparative Literatures, and Theater Studies
Associate Dean of Communications, Arts & Sciences
Vice Provost for the Arts
Digital Humanities Technology Consultant, Perkins Library
Faculty and Students
Ph.D. Candidate, Art, Art History & Visual Studies
Marcello Lotti Professor of Romance Studies and History
Professor of Classical Studies
Mike & Ruth Mackowski Professor of Ethics
John Spencer Bassett Professor of Art and Art History
Professor of German
Associate Professor of Chinese Cultural Studies, Women's Studies, and Arts of the Moving Image, and DGS
Associate Professor of the Practice of Dance
Nicholas J. and Theresa M. Leonardy Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Director of Graduate Studies
Senior, Philosophy & Global Cultural Studies Major
Administrators
Chair, Dean of the Humanities, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Professor of English, Romance Studies and the Program in Literature
Dean of Academic Affairs, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Professor of Cultural Anthropology
Director, Franklin Humanities Institute, Professor of English
Digital Humanities Academic Technology Consultant, Perkins Library
Vice Provost for the Arts
Faculty and Students
Marcello Lotti Professor of Romance Studies and History, Faculty Director, Forum for Scholars and Publics
Professor of History, Co-Director, Global Brazil Lab
Professor of Literature and Romance Studies
Professor of German
Associate Professor of Chinese Cultural Studies, Women's Studies, and Arts of the Moving Image
Nicholas J. and Theresa M. Leonardy Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology
Hunt Family Assistant Professor of Music, Core Faculty, Audiovisualities Lab
Ph.D. Candidate, English
Senior, Classical Civilizations & Biology Major, Chemistry Minor
Administrators
Chair, Professor of English, Romance Studies, and the Program in Literature, President, Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes
Dean of Academic Affairs, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Professor of Cultural Anthropology
Director, Franklin Humanities Institute, Professor of Romance Studies and Global Health
Vice Provost for the Arts, Professor of Music
Dean of Humanities, John Spencer Bassett Professor of Art & Art History
Digital Humanities Academic Technology Consultant
Director of Academic Engagement, Humanities
Faculty and Students
Assistant Professor of Classical Studies
Ph.D. Candidate, Philosophy
Chair (Spring 2016), Professor of Romance Studies and History, Faculty Director, Forum for Scholars and Publics
Professor of History, Co-Director of Global Brazil Lab
Associate Professor of Literature
Associate Professor of Religious Studies
Associate Professor of Chinese Cultural Studies, Women's Studies, and Arts of the Moving Image, Co-Director, Story Lab
Assistant Professor of Women's Studies
Hunt Family Assistant Professor of Music
Senior, Biology / Music Double Major
Administrators
Chair, Professor of English, Romance Studies, and the Program in Literature
Dean of Academic Affairs, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
Director, Franklin Humanities Institute, Professor of Romance Studies and Global Health
Vice Provost for the Arts, Professor of Music
Digital Humanities Technology Analyst
Director of Academic Engagement, Humanities, Academic Advising Center
Dean of Humanities, John Spencer Bassett Professor of Art, Art History & Visual Studies
Associate Curator of Collections, Rubenstein Library
Faculty and Students
Chair, Professor of Romance Studies and History, Faculty Director, Forum for Scholars and Publics
Graduate Student, Engish
Associate Professor of Literature
Associate Professor of Chinese Cultural Studies, Women's Studies, and Arts of the Moving Image, Co-Director, Story Lab
Administrators
Associate Curator of Collections, Rubenstein Library
Director, Franklin Humanities Institute, Professor of Romance Studies
Vice Provost for the Arts, Professor of Music
Director of Academic Engagement, Humanities, Academic Advising Center
Dean of Humanities, Professor of Art, Art History and Visual Studies