Humanities
Community Builders
Daniel Morales-Armstrong, William Fontaine Fellow of Africana Studies and History, helms a course designed to lead students in a collaborative engagement with a local Philadelphian community.
Write the Qasbah
Megan Robb of the Department of Religious Studies published a book on an early 20th-century newspaper that was influential in creating a shared Muslim identity in South Asia.
CSI: Shakespeare
Zachary Lesser, Edward W. Kane Professor of English, used ghosts, holes, and scrapes to learn more about how Shakespeare’s work was seen in his own time.
Space Into Place
In his new book, Cheikh Anta Babou, Associate Professor of History, captures the vitality of the Senegalese Murid diaspora.
OMNIA Q&A: The Long Courtship and Bad Breakup of the U.S. and Iran
John Ghazvinian, Executive Director of the Middle East Center, on his new book, which covers 300 years of U.S.-Iran relations.
The Sounds of Silence
Eugene Lew, Lecturer and Director of Sound and Music Technology in the Department of Music, reflects on a year without live performances.
The Virtual 60-Second Lectures: Spring 2021 Roundup (Video)
Lecture topics range from "What Makes a Photograph Memorable?" to "Comics' Lessons for Pandemic Living."
Season Two of the Omnia Podcast: In These Times
Black Lives and the Call for Justice
The World at Our Feet
It’s our tiny oasis in a vast universe, and it’s feeling fragile. Five faculty give us the latest on Earth and its prospects.
Shifting the Conversation
Josephine Nock-Hee Park, Professor of English and Director of the Asian American Studies Program, on anti-Asian racism and community response.
The Power of Poetry
After Amanda Gorman’s inaugural poem captured attention, the director of Kelly Writers House reflects on what poetry can do.
Virtual Events Recap
Penn Arts & Sciences events continued to showcase student and faculty work in virtual settings during the spring semester.
Bringing History to the Surface
Mantha Zarmakoupi, Morris Russell and Josephine Chidsey Williams Assistant Professor in Roman Architecture, conducts underwater surveys to map ancient travel and political intrigue.
Research Partnership with Ashoka University
The Critical Writing Program, led by Valerie Ross, Director of the Marks Family Center for Excellence in Writing, has begun a new research collaboration with Ashoka University in India.