New Faculty, Fall 2015

New hires study contemporary art, social practices of the ancient Near East, medieval Chinese architecture, and more.

Fifteen Ways to Say “Moon”

The challenges and rewards of learning Sanskrit

Crossing Borders

Romance Languages and Literatures assistant professors span centuries and…

Two Perspectives on Freud

Professors Jonathan Lear and Françoise Meltzer on the influence of Freud in their work

Native Knowledge

Junior scholars bring modern touches to linguistics’ traditional focus.

Words for Numbers

Four Humanities alumni explain how they forged careers in finance.

Course Work

Humanities graduate students prepare to become teachers.

A Lot of Antiquity, A Little Modernity

The work of new NELC faculty members “represents very different intellectual traditions.”

Two Perspectives on Modernism

An art historian and a literature scholar discuss modernism in their…

Unearthed

Linguistic detectives solve textual mysteries.

Sound and Fury Signifying Much

In Shakespeare’s tragedies, Laura Bates’s inmate-students see a reflection of their own lives.

Mixed Media

Scholars in art, literature trade fields.

Firecrackers in Seats

A Cinema and Media Studies alum ignites the public’s passion for film.

What’s In a Game?

Graduate students explore games for scholarly interest and social impact

The Human Experience

Who supports the humanities — and why

Diasporic Dialogue

The Division adds new faculty members in Latino literary and media studies.

Ancient Books & Modern Technology

Alumni work in the stacks and beyond.

Theresa Scandiffio’s Film List

Scandiffio talks about the films that remind her of her UChicago days.

Overture

Friendship leads to new venture in composition.

Recommended Reading

Tableau asked Jonathan Lear and Françoise Meltzer, If you had to recommend just one of Freud’s works as an introduction…

The Librarious Arts

Alumni working in libraries offer thoughts on the profession

Where to Start

Recommended modernist artists and writers.

Spring 2016

Tableau, Spring 2016
Volume 17, Number 2

Spring 2015

Tableau, Spring 2015
Volume 16, Number 2

Fall 2015

Tableau, Fall 2015
Volume 17, Number 1