Humanities
Award-winning Stanford author Adam Johnson discusses the renaissance of the short story
Stanford English Professor Adam Johnson, recently the recipient of the National Book Award in fiction, weighs in on the power of the short story, the need for humor and the next generation of writers.
Stanford professor connects American authors to the places that inspired them
From Minnesota to Texas, Frederick Douglass to Walt Whitman, Stanford English Professor Shelley Fisher Fishkin guides readers through the sites that shaped our greatest writers.
Stanford's Philosophy Department trains leaders, thinkers
Using tools of thinking, the program explores life's fundamental questions.
Stanford professor explores transformative relationships in new story collection
Stanford English Professor Elizabeth Tallent addresses how relationships shape our identity in her latest collection of short stories.
Adam Johnson wins National Book Award
Stanford English professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Adam Johnson earns a 2015 National Book Award for Fortune Smiles, a collection of short stories.
Stanford historian uncovers the historical origins of the gay suicide stereotype
Stanford doctoral student Samuel Clowes Huneke's research traces the history of the gay suicide trope from its roots in 20th-century Germany to its insidious prevalence in modern American pop culture.
Stanford's Cantor Arts Center digitizes collection for online database
The 6-year project provides free access for scholars and art lovers alike to both the works on view and the 95 percent of the collection held in storage.
Artistic works influence our minds and nervous systems, Stanford scholar reveals
Stanford theater historian Matthew Wilson Smith's new research shows how 19th century brain science has nerved its way into the drama of our lives, both onstage and off.
Stanford performances and symposium highlight architecture
Stanford continues to be the "it" place for architecture with upcoming dance performances on Nov. 7-8 and a symposium on Nov. 13 with international experts.
Stanford scholars spy history of capitalist culture in Bond film songs
A musicologist and a literary scholar find a unique window into the evolution of capitalism and changing attitudes toward work in 50 years of James Bond movie theme songs.
Stanford professor and eminent French theorist René Girard, member of the Académie Française, dies at 91
A member of the prestigious Académie Française, René Girard was called "the new Darwin of the human sciences." His many books offered a bold, sweeping vision of human nature, human history and human destiny. He died Nov. 4 at 91.
Novelist Marilynne Robinson warns Stanford audience against utilitarian trends in higher education
In the 2015 Presidential Lecture in the Arts and Humanities, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marilynne Robinson argued that if the American higher education system continues to shift priorities towards training instead of educating, students will be ill-equipped to participate as citizens of a democratic society.
California's early release of prisoners proving effective so far, Stanford experts say
Stanford legal scholars say that California's early release of prisoners has not resulted in a rise in crime. To reduce the imprisonment rates, policymakers need to focus on rehabilitation, crime prevention and root causes of crime such as wealth inequality and poor public education.
Stanford author explores the idiosyncratic process of writing
Stanford lecturer and author Hilton Obenzinger hosted a series of dialogues with writers at Stanford from 2002 to 2015, exploring the sometimes quirky ways in which writers approach their craft.
New Stanford exhibition highlights power of reinterpretation, consultation with Native American communities
The new Stanford exhibition, "From 'Curios' to Ambassadors: Changing Roles of the Daggett Collection from Tribes of the Lower Klamath River," highlights Native American tribal objects in a way that more precisely reflects their origins. It is on view through June 4, 2016.
