Humanities

Commemorating MLK’s 1967 speech at Stanford

Roughly 200 attendees gathered in Memorial Church to watch a recording of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1967 speech “The Other America” and discuss its continued relevance to social justice issues  today.

Portrait of Jonathan Gienapp

Historian Jonathan Gienapp challenges originalist interpretations of the Constitution

Photo of Dafna Zur

Dafna Zur receives Korean Order of Culture Merit

Photo of Caroline Winterer

A ‘deep time revolution’ paved the way to American modernity, Stanford historian asserts

Photo of Caroline Winterer and cover of How the New World Became Old

How the New World Became Old by Caroline Winterer, History

Photo of Emanuele Lugli

Stanford art historian uncovers portrait linked to famed female Renaissance painter

Photo of Memorial Court

H&S welcomes 19 new faculty members

Collage of The Cancel Culture Panic cover and a photo of Adrian Daub

The Cancel Culture Panic by Adrian Daub, Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages

Cover of Against Constitutional Originalism and photo of Jonathan Gienapp

Against Constitutional Originalism by Jonathan Gienapp, History