Humanities

When Should We Expect the Robot Army?

Arts and Sciences faculty on the fact, fiction, and future of artificial intelligence.

Last Look

"Moonlight Revelry at Dozo Sagami"

Quechua Penn (Video)

A thriving Native American language program makes Penn a Quechua hub.

Three Questions: The Haunting Hour

Justin McDaniel, professor and chair of religious studies and the coordinator of the Penn Ghost Project, weighs in on the cultural importance of ghosts.

The True Cost of Vote Buying and Selling

Mary Frances Berry, Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and professor of history and Africana studies, discusses her book, Five Dollars and a Pork Chop Sandwich: Vote Buying and the Corruption of Democracy.

Confronting Islamophobia

A conversation with Jamal J. Elias, Walter H. Annenberg Professor in the Humanities and scholar of Islamic thought, culture, and history.

Lost but Not Forgotten

Karen Detlefsen, associate professor of philosophy and education, works to rekindle interest in 17th- and 18th-century female philosophers.

Animal Entrails and Light-Bulb Moments

In his new book, Evan C Thompson Professor of Excellence in Teaching Peter Struck looks at divination by way of cognitive science.

You’ve Got a Friendly

In her new book, Associate Professor of English Josephine Park traces the Cold War’s influence on Asian American literature.

Q&A: A Closer View of the Coup Attempt and its Aftermath in Turkey

History of Art Professor Robert Ousterhout, currently overseas, answers our questions.