Humanities
Omnia 101: Queer Theory
English professors David L. Eng and Melissa Sanchez explain how theory informs their research.
Looking at the Invisible Minority
In a new book, English Professor David L. Eng and psychotherapist Shinhee Han illuminate the lives and struggles of Asian American students over a 20-year period.
Origin Stories: Ralph Rosen (Video)
Ralph M. Rosen, Vartan Gregorian Professor in the Humanities, discusses his journey as a classics scholar.
Omnia Podcast: 60-Second Lectures Spring 2019 (Audio)
What can you learn in 60 seconds?
Omnia Podcast: You Can’t Hurt a Poem, and Other Lessons from Charles Bernstein (Audio)
The award-winning poet looks back on his career.
Charles Bernstein Retires
The award-winning poet has been a professor at Penn since 2003.
Lost World, Lost Lives
Hundreds of books looted by the Nazis during World War II provide a window into history and individuals we may otherwise have never known.
Pint-Sized Philosophers
Karen Detlefsen, Professor of Philosophy, is opening young minds in the Philadelphia community to a new kind of philosophical thinking.
It Only Hurts When I Read
Ian Fleishman, Assistant Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures, looks at wounding to study narrative.
Not-So-Self-Evident Truths
Sophia Rosenfeld, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History, digs up the roots of the relationship between democracy and truth.
Omnia Podcast: Philosophy of Race (Audio)
Quayshawn Spencer, Robert S. Blank Presidential Associate Professor of Philosophy, explores the question, "What kind of thing is race?" in his classes and research.