This research group focuses on the cross-departmental nature of language research. The group aims to bring together Miami faculty who conduct research on language. Faculty present works-in-progress in a lively and engaging forum, adding vitality to the community of language scholars and enriching the academic life of both faculty and students. They hope to bolster the language research being conducted by Miami faculty, expose such research to new perspectives and critiques, and present opportunities for new collaborations across different departments and academic units.
The Film and Media Studies Research Cluster is a collaborative forum for faculty who are actively engaged in film and media studies teaching and scholarship. Group meetings take a variety of formats: seminar discussions of pre-selected monographs or papers; work-in-progress talks; working lunches with invited speakers; professional development workshops, etc. The group meets once or twice per semester.
The American Cultures Seminar is an interdisciplinary group for faculty and graduate students working on any aspect of American history or culture, broadly defined. Each seminar meeting is led by a different member and can take a variety of forms. The leader can present work-in-progress, whether by pre-circulating a paper or giving a presentation with discussion; suggest a book or articles for seminar participants to read and discuss; or invite a visiting scholar to the seminar with support from the Humanities Center and seminar coordinators.
The Digital Humanities Working Group assesses institutional capacities for new digital resources and projects, writes grant applications for external funding, and organizes public events related to digital humanities.
This research group focuses on the development of research at the intersection of medicine and the humanities, involving not only the history of medicine and narrative medicine but also bioethics. It is also engaged in the development of new curricular experiences for pre-medical students.
Exploring the intersections of economics, politics, and society, the Political Economy Workshop invites faculty to present and study scholarly work in political economy, broadly defined.
The environmental humanities research cluster is an interdisciplinary group of faculty and graduate students interested in the intersections of ecology, environment and culture(s): energy humanities, ecocriticism, posthumanism, environmental philosophy and history, urban and political ecology, etc. This group is committed to maintaining a regular seminar as well as coordinating speakers and workshops.
This group works together to enhance graduate education and experience across humanities departments.
This working group explores the significance, preservation, and destruction of world heritage sites in the Middle East and ancient world.
The Museum Studies Working Group explores the changing role of museums in contemporary society. The group invites interested faculty, staff and community members to join an on-going conversation about museums, archives and collections as stewards of culturally and socially significant resources held in the public trust, as sites of memory, and as agents of community-building within the university and beyond. The Museum Studies Working Group is also developing an undergraduate minor in Museum Studies.
The oldest and largest of Miami’s humanities research clusters, the Early Modern Collective offers faculty from all areas of the humanities the opportunity to receive critical feedback on their scholarship. It has been instrumental in advancing the research programs of scholars in English, French and Italian, Spanish and Portuguese, Art History and History, among other disciplines. It remains a crucial vehicle for the exchange of ideas and for the cultivation of partnerships across disciplinary boundaries.
This group explores the connections between the humanities and science, specifically through the intersection of gender and technology. The group coordinates frequent speakers and workshops and is developing new curriculum that integrates scientific and humanistic methodologies.