Denbo Center for Humanities and the Arts

We were so pleased that Dr. Sharon Ryan, Director of the WVU Humanities Center, reached out to us to plan a visit! She spent a day touring the center, talking with staff and with fellows, and sharing ideas and aims with our director, Amy Elias. We were happy to hear that the DCHA was "at the top of her list" of humanities centers to visit.

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Elizabeth Tarulis (Anthropology), DCHA Graduate Student Fellow, used a Riggsby Travel Fellowship to attend the 91st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology in San Francisco, where she presented on her project, “’Much time thereby unprofitably expended’? An Analysis of North American To***co Pipes in 17th-Century New England” as part of a session on past uses of plants beyond food.

Created through the generous support of Stuart and Katherine Riggsby, the Riggsby Travel Fellowship provides financial support to Denbo Center Faculty Fellows and Graduate Student Fellows to help defray travel costs to conferences, museums, and archival institutions for the purpose of furthering their research.

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Arts and humanities faculty: join us for our June Writing Challenge! Registration is open until June 19.

Register here: tiny.utk.edu/JuneChallenge

During this (free) 2-day writing challenge on June 25 and 26, we will meet at the Denbo Center from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm to work on our writing together. The Denbo Center will provide coffee breaks and snacks, lunch each day from 12:00-1:00 for Challenge registrants, and free parking. Faculty can write together in our KitchenCafe with background music, or in our quiet reading room, conference room, or seminar room.

Denbo Center for Humanities & the Arts
2230 Sutherland Avenue (Cherokee Mills Building)
Suite 223

University of Tennessee College of Arts & SciencesUniversity of Tennessee Department of HistoryUniversity of Tennessee ClassicsUniversity of Tennessee Department of EnglishUniversity of Tennessee Department of Theatre of Tennessee Department of PhilosophyUniversity of Tennessee Department of AnthropologyUniversity of Tennessee Natalie L. Haslam College of MusicWLC World Languages and CulturesUniversity of Tennessee Department of Religious Studies

Monday, June 15 is the application deadline for DCHA Research Seminars.

Faculty may find more information and apply at: tiny.utk.edu/DCHAResearchSeminars

Research seminars are year-long interdisciplinary discussion groups organized around compelling areas of intellectual inquiry. Convened by at least two full-time faculty members (at least one of whom is tenure-stream from a humanities or arts department), research seminars should identify and explore a central question that may lead to a research outcome such as a new center, conference, journal publication, research cluster, or grant application. New this year: Seminars interested in developing programming around DCHA’s Authenticity theme can apply for an additional $500 grant to be included in the regular budget for individual seminars.

Contact the DCHA at [email protected] with questions.

University of Tennessee College of Arts & SciencesUniversity of Tennessee Department of HistoryUniversity of Tennessee Department of EnglishUniversity of Tennessee Department of PhilosophyUniversity of Tennessee ClassicsUniversity of Tennessee Department of Theatre of Tennessee Department of Religious StudiesWLC World Languages and CulturesUniversity of Tennessee Natalie L. Haslam College of MusicUniversity of Tennessee Department of Anthropology

Director Amy Elias and Associate Director Katie Burnett attended the Annual Meeting of the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Amy is a member of the CHCI Advisory Board and organized a day of director workshops. Katie connected with fellow programming directors from institutions across the country.

University of Tennessee College of Arts & SciencesUniversity of Tennessee Department of EnglishUniversity of Tennessee Department of HistoryUniversity of Tennessee Department of AnthropologyUniversity of Tennessee Department of Theatre of Tennessee Department of Religious StudiesUniversity of Tennessee Department of PhilosophyUniversity of Tennessee Natalie L. Haslam College of MusicWLC World Languages and CulturesUniversity of Tennessee Classics

We are continually impressed by Andrew and all of our amazing fellows! Congratulations to Andrew and to Kaeleigh!

Arts and humanities faculty: join us for our June Writing Challenge!

Register here: tiny.utk.edu/JuneChallenge

During this (free) 2-day writing challenge on June 25 and 26, we will meet at the Denbo Center from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm to work on our writing together. The Denbo Center will provide coffee breaks and snacks, lunch each day from 12:00-1:00 for Challenge registrants, and free parking. Faculty can write together in our KitchenCafe with background music, or in our quiet reading room, conference room, or seminar room.

Denbo Center for Humanities & the Arts
2230 Sutherland Avenue (Cherokee Mills Building)
Suite 223

University of Tennessee College of Arts & SciencesUniversity of Tennessee Department of PhilosophyUniversity of Tennessee Department of EnglishUniversity of Tennessee Department of AnthropologyUniversity of Tennessee Department of Theatre of Tennessee ClassicsUniversity of Tennessee Department of HistoryUniversity of Tennessee Natalie L. Haslam College of MusicUniversity of Tennessee Department of Religious StudiesWLC World Languages and Cultures

Spotted atop Banff's Sulphur Mountain, our Director Amy Elias and Associate Director Katie Burnett! (With thanks to Jerome from Sydney, who works at the Banff Gondola site. )

Amy and Katie are in Banff for the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes Annual Meeting. Much more to come!

University of Tennessee College of Arts & Sciences

June 15 is the application deadline for DCHA Research Seminars.

Faculty may find more information and apply at: tiny.utk.edu/DCHAResearchSeminars

Research seminars are year-long interdisciplinary discussion groups organized around compelling areas of intellectual inquiry. Convened by at least two full-time faculty members (at least one of whom is tenure-stream from a humanities or arts department), research seminars should identify and explore a central question that may lead to a research outcome such as a new center, conference, journal publication, research cluster, or grant application. New this year: Seminars interested in developing programming around DCHA’s Authenticity theme can apply for an additional $500 grant to be included in the regular budget for individual seminars.

Contact the DCHA at [email protected] with questions.

University of Tennessee College of Arts & SciencesUniversity of Tennessee Department of HistoryUniversity of Tennessee Department of EnglishUniversity of Tennessee Department of TheatreUniversity of Tennessee Department of Religious StudiesUniversity of Tennessee ClassicsUniversity of Tennessee Department of Philosophy of Tennessee Natalie L. Haslam College of MusicWLC World Languages and Cultures