Division of Humanities
Knowledge from antiquity to the present
The faculty of the FAS Humanities division cover an expansive intellectual terrain. They are experts in history, literature, language, philosophy, and the arts. Their work asks who we are and what we might become as they make new discoveries about the past and present that will shape the future of human culture. Through collaboration, research, and teaching, they initiate conversations around the most pressing questions that humankind has addressed from antiquity to the present.
The divisional dean of the Humanities is Marc Robinson.
Humanities departments and programs
The FAS's 20+ humanities units cover the range of human knowledge: from English to Classics; from History of Art to Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies; from the world's languages and literatures to History. In addition, several programs are cross-divisional, bridging Humanities and Social Science.
News
Building on Yale’s strength: adding new depth and breadth to the humanities
During Peter Salovey’s presidency, the university’s commitment to the humanities has brought faculty expansion and new spaces and resources. Second in a series.
Transcending National and Literary Boundaries: Persianate Poetry in World Literature
FAS Assistant Professor Samuel Hodgkin’s new book shows how the classical Persianate canon shaped the poetry of revolution across modern Eurasia.
FAS Poet’s New Works Wrestle with – and Transcend – Despair
In a new memoir and poetry collection, FAS lecturer Danielle Chapman uses fierce empathy and a moral imagination to come to terms with personal and historical tragedy.
Daniel HoSang Named 2024 Freedom Scholar
HoSang received a $250,000 grant in recognition of his scholarship drawing upon and supporting social justice movements.
Becoming better thinkers through art and culture
How does architecture affect the way we live? Does it influence our health and our healing? Fatima Naqvi, the Elias W. Leavenworth Professor of German and Film Studies in the FAS, explores these questions in her new book. She looks at how writers and directors portray the architecture of hospitals and describe their experience from the 1880s to the present. Naqvi’s scholarship lies at the intersection of architecture, literature, and film. She argues that by experiencing culture and the arts, we become better thinkers in ways that are difficult to quantify but nevertheless profound.
FAS Humanities contacts
- FAS Dean of Humanities; Malcolm G. Chace '56 Professor of Theater, Dance, & Performance Studies and English; Professor of American Studies; Professor in the Practice of Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism
- FAS Dean's Office
- Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies (Program)
- English
- American Studies (Program)
- Senior Associate Dean; Dean of Faculty Affairs
- FAS Dean's Office