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WOVEN Issue 7 is live! This issue presents exceptional work from students in courses across the Dietrich College General Education Program. Co-founded and co-edited by Alan Thomas Kohler and Courtney Novosat, the journal is released twice per year.
Read it here: www.cmu.edu/dietrich/gen...
Read it here: www.cmu.edu/dietrich/gen...
WOVEN: Issue 7 - Dietrich College General Education Program - Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences - Carnegie Mellon University
Read the 7th installment of the WOVEN journal - a publication of student work curated by the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences Gen Ed Program.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
WOVEN Issue 7 is live! This issue presents exceptional work from students in courses across the Dietrich College General Education Program. Co-founded and co-edited by Alan Thomas Kohler and Courtney Novosat, the journal is released twice per year.
Read it here: www.cmu.edu/dietrich/gen...
Read it here: www.cmu.edu/dietrich/gen...
Professor Kathy M. Newman recently talked with Daniel H. Wilson about his work, including new book HOLE IN THE SKY, at the Pittsburgh Review of Books. @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social
Daniel H. Wilson talks about the future, robotics, and Native First Contact in his latest novel HOLE IN THE SKY, in a new interview with Kathleen Newman. @danielhwilsonpdx.bsky.social pghrev.com/native-first...
November 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Professor Kathy M. Newman recently talked with Daniel H. Wilson about his work, including new book HOLE IN THE SKY, at the Pittsburgh Review of Books. @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social
For the Pittsburgh Review of Books, Senior Lecturer Courtney Novosat recently interviewed George Packer, in advance of his 11/17 appearance at @cityofasylum.bsky.social. Read their conversation below:
“I asked Packer, no stranger to critique from both sides of the political aisle, about anticipating criticism for the novel’s suggestive polarities.”
Courtney Novosat interviews journalist and author George Packer, appearing on 11/17 at @cityofasylum.bsky.social. pghrev.com/parsing-the-...
Courtney Novosat interviews journalist and author George Packer, appearing on 11/17 at @cityofasylum.bsky.social. pghrev.com/parsing-the-...
Parsing the Emergency with George Packer - Pittsburgh Review of Books
In a familiar-yet-distinct world cleaved into factions of city-dwelling Burghers, rural-living-Yeoman, and im/migrant Strangers who are each distrusting of
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November 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
For the Pittsburgh Review of Books, Senior Lecturer Courtney Novosat recently interviewed George Packer, in advance of his 11/17 appearance at @cityofasylum.bsky.social. Read their conversation below:
Exploring the human dimensions of space exploration: CMU English will host the (In)hospitable Space Conference from 5/25-27, 2026 in partnership w/the Society for Social and Conceptual Issues in Astrobiology + the European Astrobiology Institute. We're accepting submissions until 2/1. bit.ly/4oZQTy7
November 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Exploring the human dimensions of space exploration: CMU English will host the (In)hospitable Space Conference from 5/25-27, 2026 in partnership w/the Society for Social and Conceptual Issues in Astrobiology + the European Astrobiology Institute. We're accepting submissions until 2/1. bit.ly/4oZQTy7
Our department, along with the @CenterPNP, is proud to celebrate Jane Austen's 250th birthday by hosting a month-long read-along of Pride and Prejudice. Participants from all over the university attended the tea party kickoff.
November 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Our department, along with the @CenterPNP, is proud to celebrate Jane Austen's 250th birthday by hosting a month-long read-along of Pride and Prejudice. Participants from all over the university attended the tea party kickoff.
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Know a rising junior or senior in high school who is into writing, film, visual design, and culture? They might be interested in our Pre-College Program!
The program runs from 6/20 - 7/18/26, with applications being accepted through 3/1.
www.cmu.edu/pre-college/...
The program runs from 6/20 - 7/18/26, with applications being accepted through 3/1.
www.cmu.edu/pre-college/...
Writing & Culture - Pre-College Programs - Carnegie Mellon University
This page details Carnegie Mellon University's Pre-College Writing & Culture program and its associated eligibility requirements, application requirements, and frequently asked questions.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Know a rising junior or senior in high school who is into writing, film, visual design, and culture? They might be interested in our Pre-College Program!
The program runs from 6/20 - 7/18/26, with applications being accepted through 3/1.
www.cmu.edu/pre-college/...
The program runs from 6/20 - 7/18/26, with applications being accepted through 3/1.
www.cmu.edu/pre-college/...
Rachael Mulvihill, LCS PhD Candidate, was awarded the Kenneth M. Roemer Innovative Course Design award at the 2025 Society for Utopian Studies conference for her course, "Utopia in the Age of Neoliberal Affect: Fiction, Film, and Video Games." 👏 @utopianstudpsu.bsky.social (1/2)
November 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Rachael Mulvihill, LCS PhD Candidate, was awarded the Kenneth M. Roemer Innovative Course Design award at the 2025 Society for Utopian Studies conference for her course, "Utopia in the Age of Neoliberal Affect: Fiction, Film, and Video Games." 👏 @utopianstudpsu.bsky.social (1/2)
Presented in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, the department is pleased to welcome Cathy Linh Che and Paisley Rekdal for appearances open to the public on November 5 and 6.
November 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Presented in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, the department is pleased to welcome Cathy Linh Che and Paisley Rekdal for appearances open to the public on November 5 and 6.
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There's still time to apply for one of several full-time positions in computational humanities at Carnegie Mellon University
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October 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
There's still time to apply for one of several full-time positions in computational humanities at Carnegie Mellon University
* Assistant Teaching Track Prof in Computational Humanitiesapply.interfolio.com/173622
* Assistant Tenure Track Prof in Computational Humanities apply.interfolio.com/173626
* Assistant Teaching Track Prof in Computational Humanitiesapply.interfolio.com/173622
* Assistant Tenure Track Prof in Computational Humanities apply.interfolio.com/173626
Know a rising junior or senior in high school who is into writing, film, visual design, and culture? They might be interested in our Pre-College Program!
The program runs from 6/20 - 7/18/26, with applications being accepted through 3/1.
www.cmu.edu/pre-college/...
The program runs from 6/20 - 7/18/26, with applications being accepted through 3/1.
www.cmu.edu/pre-college/...
Writing & Culture - Pre-College Programs - Carnegie Mellon University
This page details Carnegie Mellon University's Pre-College Writing & Culture program and its associated eligibility requirements, application requirements, and frequently asked questions.
www.cmu.edu
October 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Know a rising junior or senior in high school who is into writing, film, visual design, and culture? They might be interested in our Pre-College Program!
The program runs from 6/20 - 7/18/26, with applications being accepted through 3/1.
www.cmu.edu/pre-college/...
The program runs from 6/20 - 7/18/26, with applications being accepted through 3/1.
www.cmu.edu/pre-college/...
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Join us for the Center for Print, Networks, & Performance speaker series!
Dr. Sarah Marsh will give a presentation on how the mathematician and astronomer Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806) mapped a "science of emancipation" in his Almanack. Please join us on October 23 at 4:30 p.m. in Posner 234.
Dr. Sarah Marsh will give a presentation on how the mathematician and astronomer Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806) mapped a "science of emancipation" in his Almanack. Please join us on October 23 at 4:30 p.m. in Posner 234.
October 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Join us for the Center for Print, Networks, & Performance speaker series!
Dr. Sarah Marsh will give a presentation on how the mathematician and astronomer Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806) mapped a "science of emancipation" in his Almanack. Please join us on October 23 at 4:30 p.m. in Posner 234.
Dr. Sarah Marsh will give a presentation on how the mathematician and astronomer Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806) mapped a "science of emancipation" in his Almanack. Please join us on October 23 at 4:30 p.m. in Posner 234.
Join us for the Center for Print, Networks, & Performance speaker series!
Dr. Sarah Marsh will give a presentation on how the mathematician and astronomer Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806) mapped a "science of emancipation" in his Almanack. Please join us on October 23 at 4:30 p.m. in Posner 234.
Dr. Sarah Marsh will give a presentation on how the mathematician and astronomer Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806) mapped a "science of emancipation" in his Almanack. Please join us on October 23 at 4:30 p.m. in Posner 234.
October 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Join us for the Center for Print, Networks, & Performance speaker series!
Dr. Sarah Marsh will give a presentation on how the mathematician and astronomer Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806) mapped a "science of emancipation" in his Almanack. Please join us on October 23 at 4:30 p.m. in Posner 234.
Dr. Sarah Marsh will give a presentation on how the mathematician and astronomer Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806) mapped a "science of emancipation" in his Almanack. Please join us on October 23 at 4:30 p.m. in Posner 234.
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In 1947, some Hollywood stars including Henry Fonda stood up to anti-communist witch hunts.
Now, Jane Fonda and artists like Viola Davis, Pedro Pascal and Billie Eilish are reviving their organization — the Committee for the First Amendment — to defend free speech again.
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Now, Jane Fonda and artists like Viola Davis, Pedro Pascal and Billie Eilish are reviving their organization — the Committee for the First Amendment — to defend free speech again.
buff.ly/B79gBQX #polisky
Jane Fonda, other stars, revive the Committee for the First Amendment – a group that emerged when the anti-communist panic came for Hollywood
Even after the original group fizzled, many of its members were able to keep making films with progressive messages.
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October 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
In 1947, some Hollywood stars including Henry Fonda stood up to anti-communist witch hunts.
Now, Jane Fonda and artists like Viola Davis, Pedro Pascal and Billie Eilish are reviving their organization — the Committee for the First Amendment — to defend free speech again.
buff.ly/B79gBQX #polisky
Now, Jane Fonda and artists like Viola Davis, Pedro Pascal and Billie Eilish are reviving their organization — the Committee for the First Amendment — to defend free speech again.
buff.ly/B79gBQX #polisky
Associate Professor of English Kathy M. Newman, whose work focuses on "the relationship between mass culture and the masses," recently wrote about free speech and the efforts to protect it for @us.theconversation.com.
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Jane Fonda, other stars, revive the Committee for the First Amendment – a group that emerged when the anti-communist panic came for Hollywood
Even after the original group fizzled, many of its members were able to keep making films with progressive messages.
theconversation.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Associate Professor of English Kathy M. Newman, whose work focuses on "the relationship between mass culture and the masses," recently wrote about free speech and the efforts to protect it for @us.theconversation.com.
theconversation.com/jane-fonda-o...
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Ed Simon explores Americanism in Edgar Allan Poe’s work (and the abject horrors of being buried alive).
To Haunt and Be Haunted: On the Exhumation of Edgar Allen Poe
Imagine that you’ve been buried alive. Don’t question the specifics, whether you’ve been kidnapped or unfortunate enough to fall victim to poorly trained pathologists and morticians, for either way…
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October 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Ed Simon explores Americanism in Edgar Allan Poe’s work (and the abject horrors of being buried alive).
"In averaging out the predictions of various scholars, he arrives at a one-in-three chance of global collapse by the conclusion of the 21st century."
Ed Simon reviews Luke Kemp's “Goliath’s Curse" in a new piece up today at the New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/b...
Ed Simon reviews Luke Kemp's “Goliath’s Curse" in a new piece up today at the New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/b...
Are We Headed for Apocalypse? This Book Says It’s a 1-in-3 Chance.
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October 2, 2025 at 7:05 PM
"In averaging out the predictions of various scholars, he arrives at a one-in-three chance of global collapse by the conclusion of the 21st century."
Ed Simon reviews Luke Kemp's “Goliath’s Curse" in a new piece up today at the New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/b...
Ed Simon reviews Luke Kemp's “Goliath’s Curse" in a new piece up today at the New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/b...
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Those w/ skills in cultural and computational analysis will play a vital role in tech, says @paulakrebs.bsky.social, commenting on CMU's new PhD: "These graduates will be the translators, who enable companies to make ethical decisions and keep people in mind.” www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...
How One University Is Reimagining a Humanities Ph.D. Program
Carnegie Mellon is turning its literary and cultural studies Ph.D. program into one focused on computational cultural studies. The reframe comes as many humanities graduate programs face an uncertain ...
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September 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Those w/ skills in cultural and computational analysis will play a vital role in tech, says @paulakrebs.bsky.social, commenting on CMU's new PhD: "These graduates will be the translators, who enable companies to make ethical decisions and keep people in mind.” www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...
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"No student will be able to leave the program without a strong grounding in using computers to ask and answer humanities questions."
CMU's Dietrich College is equipping humanists with the tools needed to answer big societal questions through a new Ph.D. program in computational cultural studies.
CMU's Dietrich College is equipping humanists with the tools needed to answer big societal questions through a new Ph.D. program in computational cultural studies.
How One University Is Reimagining a Humanities Ph.D. Program
@cmu.edu is turning its literary and cultural studies Ph.D. program into one focused on computational cultural studies. The reframe comes as many humanities graduate programs face an uncertain future. https://bit.ly/4ngm7R7
@cmu.edu is turning its literary and cultural studies Ph.D. program into one focused on computational cultural studies. The reframe comes as many humanities graduate programs face an uncertain future. https://bit.ly/4ngm7R7
September 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"No student will be able to leave the program without a strong grounding in using computers to ask and answer humanities questions."
CMU's Dietrich College is equipping humanists with the tools needed to answer big societal questions through a new Ph.D. program in computational cultural studies.
CMU's Dietrich College is equipping humanists with the tools needed to answer big societal questions through a new Ph.D. program in computational cultural studies.
"And so, rather than with the breaking of seals and the blowing of trumpets, apocalypse was announced as a footnote in a buried corporate report."
Read a new piece from Public Humanities Special Faculty Ed Simon, just published on Literary Hub.
Read a new piece from Public Humanities Special Faculty Ed Simon, just published on Literary Hub.
Ed Simon considers climate apocalypse and the limits of language at the end of the world.
On the Limits of Language at the End of the World
Four centuries ago, somebody starving in the drought-afflicted Elbe region in what is today the Czech Republic anonymously chiseled onto the stone of the receding river bank a warning. Here, along …
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September 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
"And so, rather than with the breaking of seals and the blowing of trumpets, apocalypse was announced as a footnote in a buried corporate report."
Read a new piece from Public Humanities Special Faculty Ed Simon, just published on Literary Hub.
Read a new piece from Public Humanities Special Faculty Ed Simon, just published on Literary Hub.
“Carnegie Mellon University is tapping its strengths in computer and data science to reframe one of its humanities doctoral programs in hopes of preparing graduates to navigate an increasingly tough job market.”
We recently sat down with @insidehighered.com: www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...
We recently sat down with @insidehighered.com: www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...
How One University Is Reimagining a Humanities Ph.D. Program
Carnegie Mellon is turning its literary and cultural studies Ph.D. program into one focused on computational cultural studies. The reframe comes as many humanities graduate programs face an uncertain ...
www.insidehighered.com
September 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
“Carnegie Mellon University is tapping its strengths in computer and data science to reframe one of its humanities doctoral programs in hopes of preparing graduates to navigate an increasingly tough job market.”
We recently sat down with @insidehighered.com: www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...
We recently sat down with @insidehighered.com: www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...
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“Secrecy is the greenhouse in which addiction blooms, flourishes, and metastasizes.”
Sharon Dilworth talked with Elizabeth Gilbert, author of the new book ALL THE WAY TO THE RIVER, in advance of her 9/29 appearance with @pghartslectures.bsky.social.
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Sharon Dilworth talked with Elizabeth Gilbert, author of the new book ALL THE WAY TO THE RIVER, in advance of her 9/29 appearance with @pghartslectures.bsky.social.
pghrev.com/talking-abou...
Talking about Memoir with Elizabeth Gilbert - Pittsburgh Review of Books
Many of the millions – and there are millions – who've read Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoir Eat, Pray, Love did so with a great deal of envy. They envied the way
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September 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
“Secrecy is the greenhouse in which addiction blooms, flourishes, and metastasizes.”
Sharon Dilworth talked with Elizabeth Gilbert, author of the new book ALL THE WAY TO THE RIVER, in advance of her 9/29 appearance with @pghartslectures.bsky.social.
pghrev.com/talking-abou...
Sharon Dilworth talked with Elizabeth Gilbert, author of the new book ALL THE WAY TO THE RIVER, in advance of her 9/29 appearance with @pghartslectures.bsky.social.
pghrev.com/talking-abou...
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WE'RE HIRING: 2 professors working at the intersection of computation + humanistic inquiry. We especially welcome candidates with expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning, data modeling, computational linguistics, & cultural analytics. Apply by 11/1. Postings below:
September 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
WE'RE HIRING: 2 professors working at the intersection of computation + humanistic inquiry. We especially welcome candidates with expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning, data modeling, computational linguistics, & cultural analytics. Apply by 11/1. Postings below:
WE'RE HIRING: 2 professors working at the intersection of computation + humanistic inquiry. We especially welcome candidates with expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning, data modeling, computational linguistics, & cultural analytics. Apply by 11/1. Postings below:
September 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
WE'RE HIRING: 2 professors working at the intersection of computation + humanistic inquiry. We especially welcome candidates with expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning, data modeling, computational linguistics, & cultural analytics. Apply by 11/1. Postings below:
Congratulations to Dr. James Wynn, recently promoted to full Professor. Wynn has been with the department since 2006 and serves as the director of the Rhetoric Program.
His work explores science, mathematics, & public policy from a rhetorical perspective. Learn more here: bit.ly/3IqWvBQ
His work explores science, mathematics, & public policy from a rhetorical perspective. Learn more here: bit.ly/3IqWvBQ
September 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Congratulations to Dr. James Wynn, recently promoted to full Professor. Wynn has been with the department since 2006 and serves as the director of the Rhetoric Program.
His work explores science, mathematics, & public policy from a rhetorical perspective. Learn more here: bit.ly/3IqWvBQ
His work explores science, mathematics, & public policy from a rhetorical perspective. Learn more here: bit.ly/3IqWvBQ
A creatively stimulating summer: Creative Writing minor Helena Starzec and Gender Studies minor Mo Nash had summer art residencies at the Vermont Studio Center and Ox-Bow, respectively. Read about their experiences here: art.cmu.edu/news/student...
Postcards from Summer Art Programs: How Three Rising Seniors Spent Their Break - School of Art | Carnegie Mellon University
Summer residencies took Helena Starzec to Vermont Studio Center and Mo Nash to Ox-Bow in Michigan, while Jocelyn Harte spent her summer in Italy studying art restoration.
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September 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
A creatively stimulating summer: Creative Writing minor Helena Starzec and Gender Studies minor Mo Nash had summer art residencies at the Vermont Studio Center and Ox-Bow, respectively. Read about their experiences here: art.cmu.edu/news/student...