The Division of the Humanities is home to a number of centers that allow scholars to come together across disciplines to address common interests. Students and Faculty in the Department of English regularly participate in the intellectual life of these centers, which include:
- The Franke Institute for the Humanities
- Karla Scherer Center for the Study of American Culture
- Nicholson Center for British Studies
- Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture
- Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality
- Program in Poetry and Poetics
- Renaissance Studies at the University of Chicago
To learn about specific centers in the Division of the Humanities, please visit the Division’s Interdisciplinary Centers & Programs page.
Related Departments and Programs
Affiliated Departments and Programs
- Department of Comparative Literature
- Department of Philosophy
- Cinema and Media Studies
- Divinity School
- Department of Art History
- Program in Medieval Studies
Area and International Studies
- Karla Scherer Center for American Studies
- Nicholson Center for British Studies
- Center for East Asian Studies
- Center for East European and Russian/Eurasian Studies
- Center for International Studies
- Center for Latin American Studies
- Center for Middle Eastern Studies
- Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture
- France Chicago Center
- Katz Center for Mexican Studies
- South Asian Language and Area Center
- Martin Marty Center for the Advanced Study of Religion
Arts, Culture, and Interdisciplinary Studies
Other UChicago Affiliated Institutions
Prominent cultural institutions affiliated with the University of Chicago include Doc Films, founded in 1940, the longest continuously running student film society in the nation; the Court Theatre, a professional theater that has produced innovative revisions of classical works since 1955; the Oriental Institute, an internationally known research organization and museum devoted to the study of the ancient Near East since 1919; and the University of Chicago Press, one of the largest and most prestigious academic presses in the country.