IPRH 1997-2007
The Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was established in 1997 to promote interdisciplinary study in the humanities, arts, and social sciences. The IPRH grants fellowships to U of I faculty and graduate students, who work in yearlong symposia on thematic topics such as “Cities,” “The South,” “Violence,” “Difference,” “Belief,” “Beauty,” and the theme for 2007-08, “Rupture.” The program coordinates and hosts an annual conference, typically during the spring, coordinated with the annual theme and featuring presentations by the IPRH Fellows and an invited keynote speaker. The IPRH also provides financial support to faculty and graduate student reading groups, coordinates numerous lectures and panel discussions, sponsors exhibitions by campus and visiting artists in it lecture hall, and hosts a yearlong film series coordinated with the annual theme. The IPRH offers a free yearlong humanities course, the Odyssey Project, for members of the Champaign-Urbana community who live at or near the poverty level; this course, which is supported by the U of I and a grant from the Illinois Humanities Council, is taught by U of I faculty. In addition to its own programming, the IPRH shares its resources with other university departments and programs, serving as a major co-sponsor of lectures, programs, and conferences on campus throughout the year and coordinating its activities with other units wherever possible.
The IPRH is a division of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and a member of the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes.
IPRH Tenth Annual Conference — "Rupture"
IPRH Announces 2008-09 Fellowship Awards
IPRH Staff The Odyssey Project John Marsh, Project Coordinator |
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For more information about the IPRH and its programs, contact us at:
Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
805 West Pennsylvania Avenue
Urbana, Illinois 61801
Telephone (217) 244-3344
Fax (217) 333-9617
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