Mainstream conservative rhetoric, dating even far back in the 20th century, has put the United States on track to our contemporary firestorm of racist, misogynist, and gendered aggrievement. Paul E. Johnson (University of Pittsburgh) complicates philosophical narratives about conservatism as a heterodox ideology, focusing on its reliance upon cunning, longstanding identity politics and the possessive liberal tradition.

Allison M. Prasch (University of Wisconsin, Madison) considers how presidential appearances overseas broadcast American superiority during the Cold War. Drawing on extensive archival research, she theorizes the “global rhetorical presidency,” and reveals how the president’s physical presence defined the boundaries of the “Free World” and elevated the United States in Cold War geopolitics.

University structures are often designed to offer degree specialization, however siloing knowledge and ways of knowing can hinder the cross-pollination of ideas and innovations.

Returning to the Twin Cities for a second year, Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour presents rare, restored, and recovered archival cinema. Il Cinema Ritrovato On Tour–Minneapolis will screen films at The Main Cinema from February 15–17, 2024. Closin

The people of Minnesota have played an outsized role in international human rights activism and scholarship since the 1970s. The story is also a complicated one. As Minnesota-based actors have made their international impact, the state remains the site of persistent human rights violations. 

“Artivista: Music, Community, and Social Movement in East LA”

The 2023 Ramona Arreguin de Rosales Lecture presented by the Department of Chicano and Latino Studies

Through its Higher Learning grantmaking area, the Mellon Foundation has announced this year's “Call for Concepts” and invites humanities-grounded ideas for research and curricular projects focused on any of three themes: Cultures of U.S. Democracy, Environmental Justice Studies, or Social Justice and Disciplinary Knowledge. Grants may be for $250,000–$500,000 over a duration of up to three years. 

Please join the Institute for Advanced Study for an information session about the call, application requirements, and timeline. 

What is public scholarship? Why is it important, and what does it do? How do I write about my work for nonspecialists? 

Explore how girls who found self-understanding in nature became women who changed America.

Are you a graduate student interested in applying for an Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship? Join us for an information session with several of the University’s IDF-sponsoring Centers and Institutes: