Cogut Institute for the Humanities
Research
Interdisciplinary centers and initiatives catalyzing new research around themes of interest to the Brown University community
Research
Interdisciplinary centers and initiatives catalyzing new research around themes of interest to the Brown University community
Centers
Advancing research and pedagogy on the more-than-human world and unfolding environmental crises
Bringing together a range of expertise to examine on the intertwined historical traditions of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe
Initiatives and Major Programs
Promoting collaborative practices that transform modes of research, teaching, and learning in the humanities and beyond
Fostering collaboration and community in the interdisciplinary field of disability studies
Reflecting on the ways in which the arts and beyond are entangled in economic logics and agendas
Investigating the global dimension of humanities scholarship and the role of the humanities in society
Exploring the modes of thinking, being, and doing that have shaped AI and could shape its possible futures
Enhancing critical questioning of the political through revising and expanding upon the terms for understanding a rapidly changing global reality
Brown University Humanities Initiative
The initiative, through high-profile faculty appointments and programming awards, advances both disciplinary and cross-disciplinary research. Launched in 2010 as a collaboration between the Cogut Institute and the Office of the President, the initiative is a major, long-term investment in the humanities at Brown.
Brown Journal of Medical Humanities
Sponsored by the Cogut Institute for the Humanities, The Brown Journal of Medical Humanities is an undergraduate-run publication that spotlights the emerging field of medical humanities, broadly defined as the interdisciplinary, humanistic, and cultural study of illness, healthcare, and the body.
Past Initiatives
Interrogating the gendered and racialized politics of looking, seeing, erasure, and visibility
Podcast
Meeting Street: Conversations in the Humanities
Hosted by Cogut Institute Director Amanda Anderson, the podcast explores topics of vital societal interest through conversations with scholars and writers whose voices have helped define issues and shape debates.