Denbo Center for Humanities & the Arts

Join us March 19 for the DCHA Conversations & Cocktails virtual talk "How Cormac Works" with Bill Hardwig.

Join here: tiny.utk.edu/ConversationsCocktailsHardwig

The Denbo Center for Humanities & the Arts will be highlighting our new 2026-2027 fellows in weeks to come. Meet new Graduate Fellow Annamaria Haden! Annamaria's project analyzes media depictions of atomic animals: animals affected by nuclear radiation.

The DCHA will be highlighting our new 2026-2027 fellows in weeks to come. Meet new Faculty Fellow Amanda Evans! Amanda’s work is an interdisciplinary public art installation in rural East Washington. Her time at the DCHA will be devoted to writing a book based on the completion of the project.

Today! The DCHA is excited to have you join us via Zoom for Susan Brown's virtual talk at 3:30pm.

Join here: tennessee.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Join us via Zoom Monday, March 2nd, for Susan Brown's virtual talk "Cyborg Identities in the Cultural Data Ecosystem" as part of the DCHA's Distinguished Lecture Series.

Register and join here: tennessee.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The Denbo Center for Humanities & the Arts had the pleasure of hosting our 2026 Spring Celebration. In her opening remarks, DCHA Director Amy Elias expressed gratitude for the Center's supporters and joy in being in community with such inspiring scholars.

The Denbo Center for Humanities & the Arts is excited to announce our new faculty and graduate fellows for the 2026-2027 academic year! We will be featuring each fellow in weeks to come. Congratulations, all!

Photo: Katie Burnett, Denbo Center for Humanities & the Arts Associate Director and Amy Gilliand, Associate Director, Office of Community Engagement and Outreach

DCHA Associate Director, Katie Burnett, had the opportunity to attend the 2026 UT Grand Challenges Summit in Franklin, TN, where UT System President Randy Boyd delivered the State of the University address.

Stratmann Wins JHP Article Prize - Daily Nous The Journal of the History of Philosophy has announced that the winner of its 2025 article prize is Joe Stratmann, assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Professo...

Congratulations to our Denbo Center Faculty Fellow Joe Stratmann for being awarded the Journal of the History of Philosophy prize for his article!

Read more here: tiny.utk.edu/fy3hO

Join us in the Denbo Center for Humanities & the Arts as Dr. Benjamin Brose presents "From History to Myth and Back Again: Xuanzang and the Journey to the West."

Monday, February 16 at 3:30PM in the Denbo Center Seminar Room C114A/B. Streaming available here: tennessee.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow for the Denbo Center's Distinguished Lecture Series talk from Dr. Benjamin Brose.

Join us on February 16 at the Denbo Center for Humanities & the Arts as Dr. Benjamin Brose presents his talk "From History to Myth and Back Again: Xuanzang and the Journey to the West," as part of the DCHA Distinguished Lecture Series.

Join us today! As part of Denbo Center's Distinguished Lecture Series, celebrated author and educator Edward Ayers will give his talk “Digital History and Democratic History” on Monday, February 2, 2026 at 3:30pm. This event is virtual. Register at: tennessee.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Photo of Distinguished Lecture Series speaker Edward Ayers and text details about his talk "Digital History and Democratic History."

As part of Denbo Center's Distinguished Lecture Series, celebrated author and educator Edward Ayers will give his talk “Digital History and Democratic History” on Monday, February 2, 2026 at 3:30pm. This event is virtual. Register at: tennessee.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The Denbo Center proudly supported five UT faculty and grad students at the Digital Humanities Summer Institute, held at Université de Montréal and organized by CRIHN. Attendees explored topics ranging from R programming to the cultural implications of AI.

Attention faculty! For the month of June, the Denbo Center has expanded our hours for the Write On Site program! Faculty are now welcome to join us every weekday from 9am-4pm for our Write On Site program! We can't wait to see you here!

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We are thrilled to announce that Katharine Burnett will be joining the Denbo Center in July as Associate Director of Transdisciplinary Programs! In this role, she'll support the center’s research projects, coordinate events, and identify and develop new programming opportunities.

Over the past year, we've had the pleasure of hosting UT’s game studies seminar series, which welcomed faculty, students, and guest speakers to explore launching a GameLab that bridges research, public engagement, and the gaming industry.

As part of Black Maternal Health Week, a public Narrative Medicine workshop explores a Black woman’s birth story, inviting reflection on loss, joy, safety, community & more through reading and writing. No experience needed. Hosted by Africana Studies + Knox Birth Equity Alliance.

Reminder: The Denbo Center will be closed April 17th-18th for the University of Tennessee's Spring Recess. We will reopen on Monday, April 21st.

Join us April 7th at 3:30pm for our Spring 2025 Distinguished Lecture Series talk by Menno Schilthuizen on "Darwin Comes to Town: How the Urban Jungle Drives Evolution." Join us in person at Student Union 169 or online via Zoom! Register for the link at tiny.utk.edu/Schilthuizen

Discover how digital games are shaping education and Esports careers. Join the UT Esports Club at Volan 2025 on April 12 from 12 to 1:30 PM at UT Student Union 262A for insights on the future of gaming and industry opportunities.

Join the Denbo Center on April 6th at Knoxville's Central Cinema for a free screening of the 2025 Oscar-nominated Soundtrack to a Coup d'État. The film explores Congo-Belgian-US Cold War history, with an introduction by historian Nicole Eggers followed by a Q&A with UT experts!

Thanks to all who came for Fred Moten and Brandon Lopez' Distinguished Lecture Series talk "'On the run from ownership': Nathaniel Mackey, Music, Centrifugitivity."

Be sure to check out their spoken word and jazz performance at 6:30pm on March 29th at the Knoxville Museum of Art!

Want to learn about our upcoming speaker Brandon Lopez? Check out his interview with Sound American!

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Don't forget to join us at the Knoxville Museum of Art on March 27th at 6pm for his and Fred Moten's talk, as well as on the 29th at 6:30 for their performance!

Join us at the Knoxville Museum of Art on March 27th at 6pm for the latest talk in our Distinguished Lecture Series by Fred Moten and Brandon Lopez, as well as at 6:30pm on March 29th for their spoken word and jazz performance! We hope to see you all there!

Join us on March 10th at 3:30pm for our Spring 2025 Distinguished Lecture Series talk by Olivia C. Harrison on "Going Native: Jean Raspail and the Fictions of Indigeneity." Join us in person at the Denbo Center or online via Zoom!

Register for the link at tiny.utk.edu/Harrison

Join the Department of History for the 10th Annual Fleming-Morrow Distinguished Lecture & Symposium on March 6, 2025, from 9am–4:30pm. Events include research panels, a luncheon conversation with Drs. Fleming & Morrow, and a 3pm keynote by Dr. Crystal Sanders.
Register: tiny.utk.edu/flemingmorro...

So happy to host a luncheon at the @uthumanitiesctr.bsky.social‬ with Beauford Delaney Estate Executor Derek Spratley, honoring the exceptional Monique Y. Wells of Les Amis de Beauford Delaney, a pivotal resource in Beauford Delaney studies! And so many other Delaney supporters!