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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

We are so proud to call one of the SAS Commons Society of Fellows in Public Knowledge our own! Congratulations, Allan! sas.upenn.edu/news/ten-pos...

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Congratulations to Wolf Humanities Center’s Director, Ayako Kano, who has been named R. Jean Brownlee Endowed Term Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations. Professor Kano has been at Penn since 1995, and has been a core faculty member in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies.

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Now accepting applications for 2027–2028 Penn Faculty Research Fellowships on the theme of Empire. wolfhumanities.upenn.edu/fellowships/...

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Now accepting applications for 2027–2028 Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships on the theme of Empire. wolfhumanities.upenn.edu/postdoc

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

We are pleased to announce the 33 scholars joining us as Research Fellows for our 2026–2027 Forum on Practice! More on next year's Fellows and their projects coming soon. wolfhumanities.upenn.edu/research-fel...

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Congratulations to the Class of 2026! 🎉

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

The Wolf Humanities Center’s Forum on Truth Mellon Research Seminar hosted its last session on April 28th.

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

*Fellow Spotlight* 2025-26 Wolf Humanities Center Research Associate Caitlin Adkins is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

*Fellow Spotlight* 2025-26 Wolf Humanities Center Faculty Fellow Oscar Aguirre-Mandujano is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

On Apr 15, Wolf Humanities Center Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow Ana Lolua and her “Museums, Socialism, and Power” class (@penn-rees.bsky.social) welcomed artist and Weitzman School of Design lecturer Patricia Renee’ Thomas for “Race and Class Portrayed in Vanitas: A Drawing Workshop on the Still Life."

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

*Fellow Spotlight* 2025-26 Wolf Humanities Center Penn Faculty Fellow Ada Kuskowski is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

*Fellow Spotlight* 2025-26 Wolf Humanities Center Regional Faculty Christine Woody is Associate Professor of English and Director of the Textual Scholarship Certificate Program at Widener University.

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

April 22: Powered by Smart: A Prehistory of Everyday AI, a book talk with Profs. Sarah Murray (U of Michigan) and Rahul Mukherjee (Penn). Murray's book reveals a pathway that seeded hospitable ideas about AI. Williams Hall 623. Registration required. wolfhumanities.upenn.edu/events/murray

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

*Fellow Spotlight* 2025-26 Wolf Humanities Center Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow Delbar Khakzad is a social historian of science and religion in the Indo-Persianate world and the Middle East.

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Sat 4/18: Graduate students from anthropology and beyond will convene for "Shaken Grounds" to share and discuss their work with a focus on the politics of psychic life. 10 am - 5 pm. McNeil Building 403 (3718 Locust Walk) Guests welcome with registration More info and registration: bit.ly/480AMdO

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

*Fellow Spotlight* 2025-26 Wolf Humanities Center Penn Faculty Fellow Hardeep Dhillon is Assistant Professor of Asian American History at the University of Pennsylvania. Webpage: live-sas-www-history.pantheon.sas.upenn.edu/people/harde...

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

*Fellow Spotlight* 2025-26 Wolf Humanities Center Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow Chris Halsted is a historian of early medieval Europe. His research explores connectivity and trade in eastern Europe and Eurasia, witchcraft, and the intersecting construction of gender and ethnicity.

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

April 15: Kelly Writers House presents Speculative Fiction as Truth-Telling, feat. authors Elwin Cotman, Margaret Killjoy, Alex Smith, and hosted by Abbey Mei Otis, Artist-in-Residence at Penn. A Lucid Fiction Program of Kelly Writers House. wolfhumanities.upenn.edu/events/specu...

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Friday, April 10: Join the Korean Language Program for a book talk with author Serang Chung as they explore her vibrantly multifaceted stories from See You on the Rooftop and the limitless imagination behind them. wolfhumanities.upenn.edu/events/see-y...

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See You on the Rooftop

Presented by the Korean Language ProgramJoin the Korean Language Program for a book talk with bestselling South Korean author Serang Chung as they explore her vibrantly multifaceted stories from See Y...

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Fri 4/10 - Sat 4/11: Penn EnviroLab’s Graduate Conference is a biennial event that gathers a community of graduate students and faculty working on environmental research projects. This year, the conference theme is (Un)Doing Catastrophe. For more info and to register, visit bit.ly/41kYdec

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

My Dreadful Body, a reading and discussion with author Egana Djabbarova, presented by Penn's Department of Russian and East European Studies. April 14, 6:15pm Fisher Bennett Hall Faculty Lounge, Room 135 Free and open to the public wolfhumanities.upenn.edu/events/djabb...

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My Dreadful Body

Presented by Penn's Department of Russian and East European Studies

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

*Fellow Spotlight* 2025-26 Wolf Humanities Center Doctoral Fellow Tiffany Nguyen is a Ph.D. candidate in Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. She specializes in Latin literature, particularly in the early Roman Empire.

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

*Fellow Spotlight* 2025-26 Wolf Humanities Center Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow Ana Lolua is a historian of the late Tsarist and Soviet Caucasus.

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Wed, 4/29: A book talk by Jamal J. Elias, presented by the Middle East Center. Prof Ahmet T. Karamustafa (University of Maryland), one of the world’s experts on medieval Sufism, will join in the discussion of After Rumi: The Mevlevis and Their World. wolfhumanities.upenn.edu/events/after...

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After Rumi

Presented in collaboration with Penn's Middle East CenterAfter Rumi: The Mevlevis and Their World by Jamal J. Elias is the first major book since the mid-20th century to focus on Rumi’s religious, soc...

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Congratulations to our Undergraduate Research Fellows who presented at this year’s Undergraduate Humanities Forum Conference, “Unlocking the Truth”!

From L-R: Arwen Zhang; Thalia Graeff; Izzy Welsh; Ryan Wolff; Dr. Emily Steiner, Undergraduate Humanities Forum Director; Sergio Emilio Carballido; Cristina Diaz; Eric Ryu; Ella Sohn; Kara Butler; Noa Rubinstein; Max Brody; Dr. Ayako Kano, Wolf Humanities Center Director

Wolf Undergraduate Research Fellows Eric Ryu, Arwen Zhang and Cristina Diaz, “Tracing Truth” panelists

Wolf Undergraduate Research Fellows Max Brody, Ella Sohn, and Sergio Emilio Carballido, “Lived Truth” panelists

Wolf Undergraduate Research Fellows Saanvi Agarwal, Thalia Graeff, and Izzy Welsh, “Narrating Truth” panelists

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Coming up this weekend!! 🇵🇪🇪🇨🇦🇷🇧🇴

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

*Fellow Spotlight* 2025-26 Wolf Humanities Center Doctoral Fellow Eleanor Webb is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of History at the University of Pennsylvania where she specializes in early modern European history.

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Presented by Quechua at Penn & Andean Representation, the 4th Annual Carnaval comes on Saturday, April 4! The event includes the Andean band Inkarayku and the Peruvian folkloric dance group Ballet Folklórico Acuarelas Del Perú. Find out more on our website: wolfhumanities.upenn.edu/events/carna...

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Carnaval

Presented by Quechua at Penn and Andean RepresentationWe are thrilled to invite you to the 4th Annual Carnaval, a celebration of Indigenous and Andean traditions. This event honors our youth, families...

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MindCORE at the University of Pennsylvania @pennmindcore.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

The Experimental Humanities Lab led by Fritz Breithaupt seeks a postdoc to help launch a research hub at the intersection of narrative, empathy, cognition, & AI. PhDs in lit studies, cog sci, psych,+ who combine narrative insight w/empirical skills encouraged to apply: apply.interfolio.com/183656

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The Experimental Humanities Lab at Indiana University. Fritz Breithaupt, director

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

On March 27, Wolf Humanities Center's Undergraduate Research Fellows present their projects on this year's theme, Truth. Unlocking the Truth is the 25th annual UHF Research Conference. 3/27, Van Pelt Library & online: tinyurl.com/dc9uavu8 wolfhumanities.upenn.edu/events/unloc...

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Salt Lakes: An Unnatural History – a reading & conversation with author Caroline Tracey and PhD Candidate in English Natalia Reyes A program of the Landscape Architecture lecture series, in partnership with AmLit (English), Penn April 2, 6:30pm, Fisher Fine Arts Library tinyurl.com/4ep8rbnr

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Ky Nam Inn Film Screening & Discussion with director Leon Le Penn’s Vietnamese Language Program hosts an exclusive screening of Ky Nam Inn (Quán Kỳ Nam, Vietnam, 2025, 140 min.) followed by a lively discussion with director Leon Le. April 3, 5:15pm, Fisher Bennett Hall 401 tinyurl.com/33dyt79m

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

*Fellow Spotlight* Arwen Zhang (CAS, Wharton, 2028) is a 2025-26 Undergraduate Humanities Forum Fellow majoring in Finance and International Studies. Arwen has a strong interest in international business law and community economic development.

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

March 27&28: Hosted by CAMRA & the Center for Experimental Ethnography, the Screening Scholarship Media Festival (SSMF), a hybrid academic conference/media & art festival, takes place at Penn. The theme this year is Portals. Free and open to the public. Registration required. tinyurl.com/bd9fu6zh

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SSMF 2026

CAMRA is pleased to host the 2026 Screening Scholarship Media Festival (SSMF): Portals. This year, SSMF will explore and experiment with the idea of Portals : spiritual, virtual, historical,...

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

*Fellow Spotlight* Ryan Wolff (CAS, 2026) is a 2025-26 Wolf Undergraduate Research Fellow majoring in History and minoring in Hispanic Studies. His research interests consist of American foreign policy, especially mid-to-late 20th-century U.S.-Latin American relations in the Cold War context.

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

*Fellow Spotlight* Izzy Welsh (CAS, 2026) is a 2025-26 Wolf Undergraduate Research Fellow and Undergraduate Humanities Forum Executive Board member majoring in English and Cinema & Media Studies. Her academic interests center on memoir, narrative structure, and the ethics of storytelling.

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

*Fellow Spotlight* Ella Sohn (CAS, 2026) is a 2025-26 Wolf Undergraduate Research Fellow majoring in English with minors in Legal Studies & History and French & Francophone Studies. Her research interests include urbanism, literature, and the concept of personhood across the 20th & 21st centuries.

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

*Fellow Spotlight* Eric Ryu (CAS, 2026) is a 2025-26 Wolf Undergraduate Research Fellow majoring in History, Health and Societies, and Classics. His primary research interests lie in exploring the intellectual tradition of the American Founding Era and the early republic.

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

*Fellow Spotlight* Noa Rubinstein (CAS, 2026) is a 2025-26 Wolf Undergraduate Research Fellow majoring in History and International Relations. On campus, her involvements include Penn Hillel, Community Student School Partnerships, and Penn Development Research Initiative

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

*Fellow Spotlight* Thalia Graeff (CAS, 2026) is a 2025-26 Wolf Undergraduate Research Fellow majoring in History of Art and minoring in Cognitive Science, Fine Arts, and French. Thalia has curated a project bringing together contemporary female artists' books located in the Penn Libraries.

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

*Fellow Spotlight* Sergio Emilio Carballido (CAS, 2026) is a 2025-26 Wolf Undergraduate Research Fellow and Undergraduate Humanities Forum Executive Board member majoring in Religious Studies and Mathematical Economics.

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

*Fellow Spotlight* Cristina Diaz (CAS, 2026) is a 2025-26 Wolf Undergraduate Research Fellow majoring in History and Linguistics, with minors in Art History and Global Medieval Studies. She is interested in historical linguistics and written culture, particularly historiography & religion.

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Coming up this Friday, March 20! Check out the QR codes on the poster for more details.

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

*Fellow Spotlight* Kara Butler (CAS, 2026) is a 2025-26 Wolf Undergraduate Research Fellow majoring in Communication and Anthropology. She is interested in the intersection of wartime propaganda and childhood, which is the focus of her Senior Thesis and Wolf Humanities Center research project.

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

*Fellow Spotlight* Max Brody (CAS, 2026) is a 2025-26 Wolf Undergraduate Research Fellow majoring in English and Native & Indigenous Studies. Identifying as a first-generation college student, he is interested in rural and Indigenous healthcare advocacy, critical theory, and narrative medicine.

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

*Fellow Spotlight* Saanvi Agarwal (CAS, Wharton, 2026) is a 2025-26 Wolf Undergraduate Research Fellow majoring in English, Legal Studies & Business Ethics, and Statistics. Her research examines how South Asian women writers use literary form to reconstruct truth in the aftermath of colonialism.

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

The Philomathean Society's Bicentennial Annual Oration WHY PLATO MATTERS NOW Angie Hobbs What does a 2,400-year-old philosopher have to say about fake news, political polarization, and artificial intelligence? Mar 24, 6pm, Bodek Lounge Free and open to Penn community Register: tinyurl.com/bdffvm9k

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Wolf Humanities Center @wolfhumanities.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

ETERNAL SENTINEL Film screening and Q&A with photographer Maryam Ashafri Mar 23 / 11:45a—1:30p / Annenberg 500 Ashrafi's film spotlights journalists who have been wounded or have witnessed deadly incidents involving landmines and IEDs in Iraq and Syria. wolfhumanities.upenn.edu/events/etern...

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