Denbo Center for Humanities & the Arts
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The Denbo Center for Humanities & the Arts (DCHA) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, supports advanced study of the arts & humanities, fosters interdisciplinary research, and advocates for the value of the arts & humanities in our world today.
The Denbo Center proudly supported five UT faculty and grad students at the Digital Humanities Summer Institute, held at Université de Montréal and organized by CRIHN. Attendees explored topics ranging from R programming to the cultural implications of AI.
June 23, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The Denbo Center proudly supported five UT faculty and grad students at the Digital Humanities Summer Institute, held at Université de Montréal and organized by CRIHN. Attendees explored topics ranging from R programming to the cultural implications of AI.
Attention faculty! For the month of June, the Denbo Center has expanded our hours for the Write On Site program! Faculty are now welcome to join us every weekday from 9am-4pm for our Write On Site program! We can't wait to see you here!
June 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Attention faculty! For the month of June, the Denbo Center has expanded our hours for the Write On Site program! Faculty are now welcome to join us every weekday from 9am-4pm for our Write On Site program! We can't wait to see you here!
We are thrilled to announce that Katharine Burnett will be joining the Denbo Center in July as Associate Director of Transdisciplinary Programs! In this role, she'll support the center’s research projects, coordinate events, and identify and develop new programming opportunities.
May 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
We are thrilled to announce that Katharine Burnett will be joining the Denbo Center in July as Associate Director of Transdisciplinary Programs! In this role, she'll support the center’s research projects, coordinate events, and identify and develop new programming opportunities.
Over the past year, we've had the pleasure of hosting UT’s game studies seminar series, which welcomed faculty, students, and guest speakers to explore launching a GameLab that bridges research, public engagement, and the gaming industry.
April 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Over the past year, we've had the pleasure of hosting UT’s game studies seminar series, which welcomed faculty, students, and guest speakers to explore launching a GameLab that bridges research, public engagement, and the gaming industry.
As part of Black Maternal Health Week, a public Narrative Medicine workshop explores a Black woman’s birth story, inviting reflection on loss, joy, safety, community & more through reading and writing. No experience needed. Hosted by Africana Studies + Knox Birth Equity Alliance.
April 16, 2025 at 6:48 PM
As part of Black Maternal Health Week, a public Narrative Medicine workshop explores a Black woman’s birth story, inviting reflection on loss, joy, safety, community & more through reading and writing. No experience needed. Hosted by Africana Studies + Knox Birth Equity Alliance.
Reminder: The Denbo Center will be closed April 17th-18th for the University of Tennessee's Spring Recess. We will reopen on Monday, April 21st.
April 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Reminder: The Denbo Center will be closed April 17th-18th for the University of Tennessee's Spring Recess. We will reopen on Monday, April 21st.
Join us April 7th at 3:30pm for our Spring 2025 Distinguished Lecture Series talk by Menno Schilthuizen on "Darwin Comes to Town: How the Urban Jungle Drives Evolution." Join us in person at Student Union 169 or online via Zoom! Register for the link at tiny.utk.edu/Schilthuizen
April 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Join us April 7th at 3:30pm for our Spring 2025 Distinguished Lecture Series talk by Menno Schilthuizen on "Darwin Comes to Town: How the Urban Jungle Drives Evolution." Join us in person at Student Union 169 or online via Zoom! Register for the link at tiny.utk.edu/Schilthuizen
Discover how digital games are shaping education and Esports careers. Join the UT Esports Club at Volan 2025 on April 12 from 12 to 1:30 PM at UT Student Union 262A for insights on the future of gaming and industry opportunities.
April 3, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Discover how digital games are shaping education and Esports careers. Join the UT Esports Club at Volan 2025 on April 12 from 12 to 1:30 PM at UT Student Union 262A for insights on the future of gaming and industry opportunities.
Join the Denbo Center on April 6th at Knoxville's Central Cinema for a free screening of the 2025 Oscar-nominated Soundtrack to a Coup d'État. The film explores Congo-Belgian-US Cold War history, with an introduction by historian Nicole Eggers followed by a Q&A with UT experts!
March 31, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Join the Denbo Center on April 6th at Knoxville's Central Cinema for a free screening of the 2025 Oscar-nominated Soundtrack to a Coup d'État. The film explores Congo-Belgian-US Cold War history, with an introduction by historian Nicole Eggers followed by a Q&A with UT experts!
Thanks to all who came for Fred Moten and Brandon Lopez' Distinguished Lecture Series talk "'On the run from ownership': Nathaniel Mackey, Music, Centrifugitivity."
Be sure to check out their spoken word and jazz performance at 6:30pm on March 29th at the Knoxville Museum of Art!
Be sure to check out their spoken word and jazz performance at 6:30pm on March 29th at the Knoxville Museum of Art!
March 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Thanks to all who came for Fred Moten and Brandon Lopez' Distinguished Lecture Series talk "'On the run from ownership': Nathaniel Mackey, Music, Centrifugitivity."
Be sure to check out their spoken word and jazz performance at 6:30pm on March 29th at the Knoxville Museum of Art!
Be sure to check out their spoken word and jazz performance at 6:30pm on March 29th at the Knoxville Museum of Art!
Want to learn about our upcoming speaker Brandon Lopez? Check out his interview with Sound American!
soundamerican.org/issues/thirt...
Don't forget to join us at the Knoxville Museum of Art on March 27th at 6pm for his and Fred Moten's talk, as well as on the 29th at 6:30 for their performance!
soundamerican.org/issues/thirt...
Don't forget to join us at the Knoxville Museum of Art on March 27th at 6pm for his and Fred Moten's talk, as well as on the 29th at 6:30 for their performance!
March 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Want to learn about our upcoming speaker Brandon Lopez? Check out his interview with Sound American!
soundamerican.org/issues/thirt...
Don't forget to join us at the Knoxville Museum of Art on March 27th at 6pm for his and Fred Moten's talk, as well as on the 29th at 6:30 for their performance!
soundamerican.org/issues/thirt...
Don't forget to join us at the Knoxville Museum of Art on March 27th at 6pm for his and Fred Moten's talk, as well as on the 29th at 6:30 for their performance!
Join us at the Knoxville Museum of Art on March 27th at 6pm for the latest talk in our Distinguished Lecture Series by Fred Moten and Brandon Lopez, as well as at 6:30pm on March 29th for their spoken word and jazz performance! We hope to see you all there!
March 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Join us at the Knoxville Museum of Art on March 27th at 6pm for the latest talk in our Distinguished Lecture Series by Fred Moten and Brandon Lopez, as well as at 6:30pm on March 29th for their spoken word and jazz performance! We hope to see you all there!
Join us on March 10th at 3:30pm for our Spring 2025 Distinguished Lecture Series talk by Olivia C. Harrison on "Going Native: Jean Raspail and the Fictions of Indigeneity." Join us in person at the Denbo Center or online via Zoom!
Register for the link at tiny.utk.edu/Harrison
Register for the link at tiny.utk.edu/Harrison
March 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Join us on March 10th at 3:30pm for our Spring 2025 Distinguished Lecture Series talk by Olivia C. Harrison on "Going Native: Jean Raspail and the Fictions of Indigeneity." Join us in person at the Denbo Center or online via Zoom!
Register for the link at tiny.utk.edu/Harrison
Register for the link at tiny.utk.edu/Harrison
Join the Department of History for the 10th Annual Fleming-Morrow Distinguished Lecture & Symposium on March 6, 2025, from 9am–4:30pm. Events include research panels, a luncheon conversation with Drs. Fleming & Morrow, and a 3pm keynote by Dr. Crystal Sanders.
Register: tiny.utk.edu/flemingmorro...
Register: tiny.utk.edu/flemingmorro...
February 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Join the Department of History for the 10th Annual Fleming-Morrow Distinguished Lecture & Symposium on March 6, 2025, from 9am–4:30pm. Events include research panels, a luncheon conversation with Drs. Fleming & Morrow, and a 3pm keynote by Dr. Crystal Sanders.
Register: tiny.utk.edu/flemingmorro...
Register: tiny.utk.edu/flemingmorro...
Join us on March 3rd at 3:30pm for our Spring 2025 Distinguished Lecture Series talk by Shatema Threadcraft on "Black Femicide and Morrisonian Democracy." We hope you can join us in person at the Denbo Center or online via Zoom!
Register for the link at tiny.utk.edu/Threadcraft
Register for the link at tiny.utk.edu/Threadcraft
February 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Join us on March 3rd at 3:30pm for our Spring 2025 Distinguished Lecture Series talk by Shatema Threadcraft on "Black Femicide and Morrisonian Democracy." We hope you can join us in person at the Denbo Center or online via Zoom!
Register for the link at tiny.utk.edu/Threadcraft
Register for the link at tiny.utk.edu/Threadcraft
On Friday, the Denbo Center had the pleasure of hosting a luncheon for Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Ed Larson during his visit to the University of Tennessee to discuss "The Scopes Trial in History and Folklore." Thank you to Ed Larson for sharing his time and expertise.
February 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
On Friday, the Denbo Center had the pleasure of hosting a luncheon for Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Ed Larson during his visit to the University of Tennessee to discuss "The Scopes Trial in History and Folklore." Thank you to Ed Larson for sharing his time and expertise.
The Denbo Center is excited to announce the 2025-2026 Denbo Fellows cohort! These outstanding faculty and graduate scholars will pursue groundbreaking humanities research. See the full list of fellows and their fields in the replies below. Congratulations to all!
February 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The Denbo Center is excited to announce the 2025-2026 Denbo Fellows cohort! These outstanding faculty and graduate scholars will pursue groundbreaking humanities research. See the full list of fellows and their fields in the replies below. Congratulations to all!
Join the 2025 Graduate Student Summer Residency at the National Humanities Center from July 14-18, 2025. Connect with peers, refine research & teaching skills, and explore funding strategies. Early registration discounts available—sign up by Feb. 15!
nationalhumanitiescenter.org/education-pr...
nationalhumanitiescenter.org/education-pr...
February 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Join the 2025 Graduate Student Summer Residency at the National Humanities Center from July 14-18, 2025. Connect with peers, refine research & teaching skills, and explore funding strategies. Early registration discounts available—sign up by Feb. 15!
nationalhumanitiescenter.org/education-pr...
nationalhumanitiescenter.org/education-pr...
Write on Site is officially back at the Denbo Center for the Spring 2025 semester!
Thursdays: Grad Students 9am-4pm
Fridays: Faculty 9am-4pm
Come study, read, or write while meeting other arts & humanities grad students/faculty! Snacks, coffee, & tea provided.
Thursdays: Grad Students 9am-4pm
Fridays: Faculty 9am-4pm
Come study, read, or write while meeting other arts & humanities grad students/faculty! Snacks, coffee, & tea provided.
February 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Write on Site is officially back at the Denbo Center for the Spring 2025 semester!
Thursdays: Grad Students 9am-4pm
Fridays: Faculty 9am-4pm
Come study, read, or write while meeting other arts & humanities grad students/faculty! Snacks, coffee, & tea provided.
Thursdays: Grad Students 9am-4pm
Fridays: Faculty 9am-4pm
Come study, read, or write while meeting other arts & humanities grad students/faculty! Snacks, coffee, & tea provided.
Celebrate Frederick Douglass Day with fellow Vols during Black History Month with events, including keynote addresses, UT scholars talks, a multimedia day in collaboration with the library, and the transcribe-a-thon and celebration. Don't miss it!
February 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Celebrate Frederick Douglass Day with fellow Vols during Black History Month with events, including keynote addresses, UT scholars talks, a multimedia day in collaboration with the library, and the transcribe-a-thon and celebration. Don't miss it!
UT Parking & Transportation Services has updated the shuttle route between Cherokee Mills and campus, so that there is now a direct bus from the Denbo Center to Hodges Library and back.
parking.utk.edu/transit/t-bu...
parking.utk.edu/transit/t-bu...
January 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
UT Parking & Transportation Services has updated the shuttle route between Cherokee Mills and campus, so that there is now a direct bus from the Denbo Center to Hodges Library and back.
parking.utk.edu/transit/t-bu...
parking.utk.edu/transit/t-bu...
Today we're bidding farewell to DCHA communications & marketing coordinator @klhkhistorian.bsky.social (PhD '15). She will be starting a new job as assistant director of communications at Rare Book School in Charlottesville, VA, in late January.
We wish her all the best in her new role!
We wish her all the best in her new role!
January 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Today we're bidding farewell to DCHA communications & marketing coordinator @klhkhistorian.bsky.social (PhD '15). She will be starting a new job as assistant director of communications at Rare Book School in Charlottesville, VA, in late January.
We wish her all the best in her new role!
We wish her all the best in her new role!
We're excited to announce the spring 2025 lineup of events in our Distinguished Lecture Series!
Details of all talks are available on the Denbo Center's website: humanitiescenter.utk.edu/programs/distinguished-lecture-series/
Details of all talks are available on the Denbo Center's website: humanitiescenter.utk.edu/programs/distinguished-lecture-series/
January 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
We're excited to announce the spring 2025 lineup of events in our Distinguished Lecture Series!
Details of all talks are available on the Denbo Center's website: humanitiescenter.utk.edu/programs/distinguished-lecture-series/
Details of all talks are available on the Denbo Center's website: humanitiescenter.utk.edu/programs/distinguished-lecture-series/
Happy New Year!
The first event in our spring 2025 Distinguished Lecture Series will be a talk by Dan Sinykin (Emory Univ.) on "How We Got Our Books: The Conglomerate Era in Publishing." We hope you can join us in person at the Denbo Center or online via Zoom @ 3:30pm EST on Feb. 3!
The first event in our spring 2025 Distinguished Lecture Series will be a talk by Dan Sinykin (Emory Univ.) on "How We Got Our Books: The Conglomerate Era in Publishing." We hope you can join us in person at the Denbo Center or online via Zoom @ 3:30pm EST on Feb. 3!
January 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Happy New Year!
The first event in our spring 2025 Distinguished Lecture Series will be a talk by Dan Sinykin (Emory Univ.) on "How We Got Our Books: The Conglomerate Era in Publishing." We hope you can join us in person at the Denbo Center or online via Zoom @ 3:30pm EST on Feb. 3!
The first event in our spring 2025 Distinguished Lecture Series will be a talk by Dan Sinykin (Emory Univ.) on "How We Got Our Books: The Conglomerate Era in Publishing." We hope you can join us in person at the Denbo Center or online via Zoom @ 3:30pm EST on Feb. 3!
DCHA Faculty Fellow Salvador Bartera (Classics) has a visiting scholar residency at the American Academy in Rome, where the play he is editing was produced and staged, this December.
December 19, 2024 at 3:34 PM
DCHA Faculty Fellow Salvador Bartera (Classics) has a visiting scholar residency at the American Academy in Rome, where the play he is editing was produced and staged, this December.