George Mason Center for Humanities Research
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We support Mason faculty and students who are pursuing innovative and consequential research in the humanities.
Upcoming Events ⬇️
chr.gmu.edu/events
Upcoming Events ⬇️
chr.gmu.edu/events
We're delighted to share the call for papers for our annual research symposium: chr.gmu.edu/articles/22881
December 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
We're delighted to share the call for papers for our annual research symposium: chr.gmu.edu/articles/22881
The fall portion of the CHR/CEC "AI & The Humanities" workshop series concluded today with a wonderful reflection session, led by Amarda Shehu, Catherine Olien, and Alok Yadav.
We've had an incredible time and we're only halfway done!
Learn more:
chr.gmu.edu/articles/22542
We've had an incredible time and we're only halfway done!
Learn more:
chr.gmu.edu/articles/22542
December 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The fall portion of the CHR/CEC "AI & The Humanities" workshop series concluded today with a wonderful reflection session, led by Amarda Shehu, Catherine Olien, and Alok Yadav.
We've had an incredible time and we're only halfway done!
Learn more:
chr.gmu.edu/articles/22542
We've had an incredible time and we're only halfway done!
Learn more:
chr.gmu.edu/articles/22542
Just before break, the CHR was delighted to host a book launch! Here's a picture rom the event, which celebrated "Civil Blood: Vendetta Violence and the Civic Elites in Early Modern Italy" by Amanda Madden and was moderated by Jessica Otis.
December 1, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Just before break, the CHR was delighted to host a book launch! Here's a picture rom the event, which celebrated "Civil Blood: Vendetta Violence and the Civic Elites in Early Modern Italy" by Amanda Madden and was moderated by Jessica Otis.
THe CHR/CEC "AI & The Humanities" Workshop Series continued yesterday with a presentation on "Data, Surveillance & Power" led by Alex Monea and Ziwei Zhu.
You'll find us back in Merten 1202 (and on Zoom) for a Reflection Session on December 2, from 10-11 am.
chr.gmu.edu/articles/22542
You'll find us back in Merten 1202 (and on Zoom) for a Reflection Session on December 2, from 10-11 am.
chr.gmu.edu/articles/22542
November 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
THe CHR/CEC "AI & The Humanities" Workshop Series continued yesterday with a presentation on "Data, Surveillance & Power" led by Alex Monea and Ziwei Zhu.
You'll find us back in Merten 1202 (and on Zoom) for a Reflection Session on December 2, from 10-11 am.
chr.gmu.edu/articles/22542
You'll find us back in Merten 1202 (and on Zoom) for a Reflection Session on December 2, from 10-11 am.
chr.gmu.edu/articles/22542
CHR Residential Fellow Gail Coleman (PhD Candidate, History and Art History) presented her project, "Fugitivity as a Freedom-Seeking Strategy for Enslaved Refugees from the Haitian Revolution" to the CHR community today.
November 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
CHR Residential Fellow Gail Coleman (PhD Candidate, History and Art History) presented her project, "Fugitivity as a Freedom-Seeking Strategy for Enslaved Refugees from the Haitian Revolution" to the CHR community today.
Yesterday we heard from CHR Residential Fellow Arvind Geetha Christo (PhD Candidate, Sociology and Anthropology), who gave a talk entitled "Development-Induced Dispossession: Dalit Experiences and Political Shifts in the Context of the Kerala Model of Development."
November 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Yesterday we heard from CHR Residential Fellow Arvind Geetha Christo (PhD Candidate, Sociology and Anthropology), who gave a talk entitled "Development-Induced Dispossession: Dalit Experiences and Political Shifts in the Context of the Kerala Model of Development."
We had a wonderful CHR Book Launch yesterday that celebrated "Crisiswork: Activist Lifeworlds and Bounded Futures in Lebanon" by Yasemin İpek. Thank you to moderators Hatim El-Hibri and Jessica Greenberg and to our attendees for a wonderful discussion!
November 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
We had a wonderful CHR Book Launch yesterday that celebrated "Crisiswork: Activist Lifeworlds and Bounded Futures in Lebanon" by Yasemin İpek. Thank you to moderators Hatim El-Hibri and Jessica Greenberg and to our attendees for a wonderful discussion!
This week, we heard from CHR Residential Fellow Debra Lattanzi Shutika (Associate Professor, English) who presented a new project entitled "Migration, Belonging, and Discontent in Contemporary Ireland."
November 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This week, we heard from CHR Residential Fellow Debra Lattanzi Shutika (Associate Professor, English) who presented a new project entitled "Migration, Belonging, and Discontent in Contemporary Ireland."
Please join us for a CHR Book launch to discuss "Crisiswork: Activist Lifeworlds and Bounded Futures in Lebanon" by Yasemin İpek, who will be in conversation with Hatim El-Hibri and Jessica Greenberg
11/10 at 12:30 pm
Horizon Hall 6325 and zoom
Learn more and register: chr.gmu.edu/events/17441
11/10 at 12:30 pm
Horizon Hall 6325 and zoom
Learn more and register: chr.gmu.edu/events/17441
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Please join us for a CHR Book launch to discuss "Crisiswork: Activist Lifeworlds and Bounded Futures in Lebanon" by Yasemin İpek, who will be in conversation with Hatim El-Hibri and Jessica Greenberg
11/10 at 12:30 pm
Horizon Hall 6325 and zoom
Learn more and register: chr.gmu.edu/events/17441
11/10 at 12:30 pm
Horizon Hall 6325 and zoom
Learn more and register: chr.gmu.edu/events/17441
We had a wonderful second session of the CHR/CEC "AI & The Humanities" workshop series yesterday- "Language, Meaning & Large Models" was led by Antonios Anastasopoulos, Géraldine Walther, and Ziyu Yao.
Here is CHR Director Alok Yadav welcoming our community to the event. Glad to see 50+ attend!
Here is CHR Director Alok Yadav welcoming our community to the event. Glad to see 50+ attend!
October 31, 2025 at 8:27 PM
We had a wonderful second session of the CHR/CEC "AI & The Humanities" workshop series yesterday- "Language, Meaning & Large Models" was led by Antonios Anastasopoulos, Géraldine Walther, and Ziyu Yao.
Here is CHR Director Alok Yadav welcoming our community to the event. Glad to see 50+ attend!
Here is CHR Director Alok Yadav welcoming our community to the event. Glad to see 50+ attend!
Splendid student turnout for talk by CHR Fall 2025 Residential Fellow Christy Pichichero (Associate Professor, History, French, and African and African American Studies)- "From Slavery to Stardom: Family, Freedom, and the First Black Celebrity, Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-George."
October 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Splendid student turnout for talk by CHR Fall 2025 Residential Fellow Christy Pichichero (Associate Professor, History, French, and African and African American Studies)- "From Slavery to Stardom: Family, Freedom, and the First Black Celebrity, Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-George."
We had a wonderful partner event with George Mason University Libraries today. Thanks to all who joined!
Stay tuned for part two of this series, “Open Access Publishing and the Humanities: Mapping the Terrain," date TBD (spring 2026).
Pictured L to R: Alok Yadav, Meg Meiman, Anne Osterman
Stay tuned for part two of this series, “Open Access Publishing and the Humanities: Mapping the Terrain," date TBD (spring 2026).
Pictured L to R: Alok Yadav, Meg Meiman, Anne Osterman
October 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
We had a wonderful partner event with George Mason University Libraries today. Thanks to all who joined!
Stay tuned for part two of this series, “Open Access Publishing and the Humanities: Mapping the Terrain," date TBD (spring 2026).
Pictured L to R: Alok Yadav, Meg Meiman, Anne Osterman
Stay tuned for part two of this series, “Open Access Publishing and the Humanities: Mapping the Terrain," date TBD (spring 2026).
Pictured L to R: Alok Yadav, Meg Meiman, Anne Osterman
Amarda Shehu (Inaugural VP and Chief AI Officer) and Alok Yadav (Director, CHR) co-led today's launch event for the CHR/CEC "AI & The Humanities" workshop series.
Learn more:
chr.gmu.edu/articles/22542
Learn more:
chr.gmu.edu/articles/22542
October 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Amarda Shehu (Inaugural VP and Chief AI Officer) and Alok Yadav (Director, CHR) co-led today's launch event for the CHR/CEC "AI & The Humanities" workshop series.
Learn more:
chr.gmu.edu/articles/22542
Learn more:
chr.gmu.edu/articles/22542
Our Summer 2025 CHR Doctoral Fellow Research Talks began today with PhD Candidate Dhruv Deepak delivering a talk entitled "Community-Owned Digital Resources: Experiments to Democratize ‘Data Relations’ for Community Wealth."
Thank you to the Graduate Division for funding these awards.
Thank you to the Graduate Division for funding these awards.
September 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Our Summer 2025 CHR Doctoral Fellow Research Talks began today with PhD Candidate Dhruv Deepak delivering a talk entitled "Community-Owned Digital Resources: Experiments to Democratize ‘Data Relations’ for Community Wealth."
Thank you to the Graduate Division for funding these awards.
Thank you to the Graduate Division for funding these awards.
Thank you to all who joined us today to celebrate the publication of "Sleeping in the Courtyard: Contemporary Kurdish Writers in Diaspora," with authors Holly Mason Badra and Meryem Uzumcu.
September 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Thank you to all who joined us today to celebrate the publication of "Sleeping in the Courtyard: Contemporary Kurdish Writers in Diaspora," with authors Holly Mason Badra and Meryem Uzumcu.
Join us next week for our first CHR Book Launch of the year!
September 2, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Join us next week for our first CHR Book Launch of the year!
While the CHR will be hosting our own book launch for Holly Mason Badra next month (Sept. 12), we wanted to draw your attention to her DC launch TOMORROW!
@ Politics and Prose Bookstore, 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
WEBSITE LINK: politics-prose.com/holly-mason-...
@ Politics and Prose Bookstore, 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
WEBSITE LINK: politics-prose.com/holly-mason-...
August 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
While the CHR will be hosting our own book launch for Holly Mason Badra next month (Sept. 12), we wanted to draw your attention to her DC launch TOMORROW!
@ Politics and Prose Bookstore, 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
WEBSITE LINK: politics-prose.com/holly-mason-...
@ Politics and Prose Bookstore, 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
WEBSITE LINK: politics-prose.com/holly-mason-...
Congratulations to these faculty members, who each received a competitive $3,500 CHR research grant to carry out humanities research this summer!
Anu Aneja
Jianfei Chen
Sayed Elsisi
Jessica Hurley
Learn more about their work:
chr.gmu.edu/articles/22289
Anu Aneja
Jianfei Chen
Sayed Elsisi
Jessica Hurley
Learn more about their work:
chr.gmu.edu/articles/22289
Announcing 2025 Summer Research Grants- Faculty Recipients
Congratulations to these faculty members, who each received a competitive $3,500 CHR research grant to carry out humanities research this...
chr.gmu.edu
June 2, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Congratulations to these faculty members, who each received a competitive $3,500 CHR research grant to carry out humanities research this summer!
Anu Aneja
Jianfei Chen
Sayed Elsisi
Jessica Hurley
Learn more about their work:
chr.gmu.edu/articles/22289
Anu Aneja
Jianfei Chen
Sayed Elsisi
Jessica Hurley
Learn more about their work:
chr.gmu.edu/articles/22289
The CHR's Annual theme for next year will be "Space, Territory, and Mobility."
Congratulations to our new faculty and graduate fellows!
Learn more about our fall 2025 and spring 2026 cohorts-
chr.gmu.edu/articles/22083
Congratulations to our new faculty and graduate fellows!
Learn more about our fall 2025 and spring 2026 cohorts-
chr.gmu.edu/articles/22083
May 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The CHR's Annual theme for next year will be "Space, Territory, and Mobility."
Congratulations to our new faculty and graduate fellows!
Learn more about our fall 2025 and spring 2026 cohorts-
chr.gmu.edu/articles/22083
Congratulations to our new faculty and graduate fellows!
Learn more about our fall 2025 and spring 2026 cohorts-
chr.gmu.edu/articles/22083
CHR is thrilled to have the support of George Mason's Graduate Division to offer competitive summer fellowships to doctoral fellows conducting research in the humanities.
Read on to learn about our summer 2025 fellows:
chr.gmu.edu/articles/22174
Read on to learn about our summer 2025 fellows:
chr.gmu.edu/articles/22174
May 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
CHR is thrilled to have the support of George Mason's Graduate Division to offer competitive summer fellowships to doctoral fellows conducting research in the humanities.
Read on to learn about our summer 2025 fellows:
chr.gmu.edu/articles/22174
Read on to learn about our summer 2025 fellows:
chr.gmu.edu/articles/22174
Today we hosted a talk by CHR Residential Fellow Huwy-min Liu entitled "Decolonizing Formosan Black Bears in Taiwan."
It was our final research talk of the term. A big thank you to our fellows for their fantastic presentations!
It was our final research talk of the term. A big thank you to our fellows for their fantastic presentations!
April 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Today we hosted a talk by CHR Residential Fellow Huwy-min Liu entitled "Decolonizing Formosan Black Bears in Taiwan."
It was our final research talk of the term. A big thank you to our fellows for their fantastic presentations!
It was our final research talk of the term. A big thank you to our fellows for their fantastic presentations!
We invite you to share how recent governmental actions have impacted your research, teaching, morale, or spirit. We also invite you to share perspectives on ways to move forward.
chr.gmu.edu/events/17026
chr.gmu.edu/events/17026
April 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
We invite you to share how recent governmental actions have impacted your research, teaching, morale, or spirit. We also invite you to share perspectives on ways to move forward.
chr.gmu.edu/events/17026
chr.gmu.edu/events/17026
A heartfelt thank you on behalf of the CHR to our community for coming together and interrogating, exploring, critiquing, and celebrating "humanity and its others" with us during our Annual Symposium (April 24-25, 2025).
April 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A heartfelt thank you on behalf of the CHR to our community for coming together and interrogating, exploring, critiquing, and celebrating "humanity and its others" with us during our Annual Symposium (April 24-25, 2025).