Fall 2011
| Tableau, Fall 2011 Volume 13, Number 1 | Editor: Elizabeth Station Contributing Editors: Courtney C.W. Guerra, AB’05; Hannah Hayes; Nicholas Lopez, AB’03; Miranda Swanson, AM’01 Writers: Susie Allen, AB’09; A-J Aronstein, AM’10; Hannah Hayes; Katherine Muhlenkamp; Benjamin Recchie, AB’03; Elizabeth Station Photography: Linan Chen, Dan Dry, M. Spencer Green/ AP, Bruce Powell, Drew Reynolds, Sally Ryan, Jason Smith Proofreaders: Courtney C. W. Guerra, AB’05; Rhonda Smith |
Martha T. Roth
A Message from the dean
A Saturday to "See. Hear"
The 33rd annual Humanities Day promises lively discussion
Bartsch Ponders "The Wisdom of Fools"
Not Just Another Pretty Façade
The new Mansueto Library points the way to the future of research.
Geography of Knowledge
The Civic Knowledge Project has a new home south of the Midway.
Partners in the Arts
The Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry opens pathways to collaboration.
A Fresh Eye on Soviet Art
Chicago scholars analyze a vanished superpower through its visual images.
Mixed Media
Thinking artists energize visual art at Chicago.
Bringing Humanities into the World
The Master of Arts Program in the Humanities, more than 1,500 alumni strong, celebrates 15 years.
Crossover Music
Anne Walters Robertson talks about the medieval and contemporary tunes that keep her humming.
Onward and Upward
Graduate Student Placements | 2010–11
New Faculty
The Humanities Division welcomes 17 scholars, including two University Professors.