Kaplan is delighted to co-sponsor a talk by visual artist Chitra Ganesh at the Block Museum of Art on Wed., November 5th. Ganesh will be in conversation with Lakshmi Padmanabhan, Assistant Professor, Radio/Television/Film, with moderator Laura Brueck, Professor of South Asian and Comparative Literature and Director of the Kaplan Institute. This talk will spotlight the 2024–25 Block Student Association's acquisition of two prints by Ganesh.
The Buffett Institute for Global Affairs, the Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities, and Northwestern University Press are proud to announce that Annie Tucker is the winner of the 2025-26 Humanities in Translation (HiT) Prize for The Book of Mating, her translation of Indonesian writer Laksmi Pamuntjak’s short story collection Kitab Kawin. Tucker will receive a total cash prize of $5,000 as well as publication by Northwestern University Press.
The Kaplan Humanities Institute is delighted to announce our 2025-2026 cohorts of Faculty Fellows, Franke Graduate Fellows, and Library Fellow and Affiliate!
Ease into the weekend feeling productive! Join us in the Kaplan Seminar Room (Kresge 2351) on Friday mornings (9am-12pm) to work quietly, but in community, on your own writing project. You make it a habit, and we’ll make the coffee! First fall quarter session is September 26.
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Evanston
Sips, snacks, and conversation—the Kaplan Humanities Institute invites faculty to join us for informal get-togethers on the third Thurs...
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM, Evanston
The Kaplan Humanities Institute is delighted to co-sponsor a talk by visual artist Chitra Ganesh at the Block Museum of Art on the even...
