Humanistic AI: Reimagining Humanistic Pursuits in the Age of Generated Media
About
The Neubauer Collegium cultivates new communities of inquiry at the University of Chicago. Our faculty-led research projects bring together scholars and practitioners whose collaboration is required to address complex questions on any topic. Our Visiting Fellows program brings the most creative thinkers from around the world for collaboration, animating the intellectual and creative environment on campus. Our gallery presents art exhibitions in the context of academic research, and our public events invite broad engagement with the scholarly inquiries we support. The aim of these activities is to deepen knowledge about the world and our place in it.
Director's Statement
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“The Neubauer Collegium is founded on the conviction that humanistic inquiry is essential to any serious effort to address our most challenging social problems. Intellectual creativity is often a product of unconventional collaborations – both among humanists and between humanists, social scientists, scientists, artists, practitioners, and policymakers. The Neubauer Collegium’s mission is to inspire and support such research. Our work is both faculty-driven and outward-looking. Through our collaborative research projects, we seek to foster partnerships across the entire University and into the broader community. Through our Visiting Fellows program, we aim to bring the world to Chicago. Together, these initiatives encourage the emergence of new research methods, new fields of inquiry, and new ways of thinking.”
—Tara Zahra
Impact
Guests at the opening reception for Rick Lowe: Notes on the Great Migration, October 25, 2022. Photo by Max Herman.
Research supported by the Neubauer Collegium advances public knowledge in many ways, helping people and communities deepen their understanding of themselves and their social worlds.
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People
Our Team
Keelin Burke
Elspeth Carruthers
Jennifer Helmin
David Levin
David Levin
Interim Faculty Director, Neubauer Collegium (2025–26); Alice H. and Stanley G. Harris Jr. Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Germanic Studies, Department of Cinema & Media Studies, the Committee on Theater and Performance Studies, and the College
University of Chicago
Dieter Roelstraete
Mark Sorkin
Tara Zahra
Tara Zahra
Roman Family Director, Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society (on leave 2025–26); Hanna Holborn Gray Professor of History
University of Chicago
Faculty Advisory Board
Mark Philip Bradley
Mark Philip Bradley
Bernadotte E. Schmitt Distinguished Service Professor of International History and the College
University of Chicago
Daniel Brudney
Nicholas Epley
Nicholas Epley
John Templeton Keller Distinguished Service Professor of Behavioral Science; Neubauer Family Faculty Fellow
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Adom Getachew
Gabriel Richardson Lear
Gabriel Richardson Lear
Arthur and Joann Rasmussen Professor in Western Civilization in Philosophy and in the Committee on Social Thought; Chair, Social Thought
University of Chicago
Joseph Masco
Joseph Masco
Professor of Anthropology and of the Social Sciences in the College
University of Chicago
Daniel Morgan
Sianne Ngai
James A. Robinson
James A. Robinson
The Reverend Dr. Richard L. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies; Director of The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts
University of Chicago
Robyn Schiff
Robyn Schiff
Professor of English; Director of the Program in Creative Writing
University of Chicago
Susan Stokes
Susan Stokes
Blake Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science; Faculty Chair of the Chicago Center on Democracy
University of Chicago
Application Process
Guidelines
The Neubauer Collegium provides financial, strategic, and administrative support for collaborative research projects led by University of Chicago faculty. Please download our Application Guidelines to learn more.
FAQs
Please download our Application Process FAQs for answers to frequently asked questions about research proposals.
Portal
University of Chicago faculty who wish to propose research projects at the Neubauer Collegium may log in to the University's secure InfoReady portal using their CNetID and password.
Visit the Collegium
The Neubauer Collegium is located on campus at the University of Chicago, in the heart of the historic Hyde Park neighborhood.
5701 S. Woodlawn Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
Gallery hours: Mon–Fri, 9:00 am — 4:00 pm.
Note: The Neubauer Collegium is closed on federal holidays and during the University of Chicago winter recess.
For directions by car, please see the University of Chicago's Visitor's Guide.
For information about public transit options in the area, please see the University of Chicago's Guide to Getting Around.
Publications
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Notions 2024: The Solution Is Human
This special anniversary issue looks at the impact of ten years of collaborative research at the Neubauer Collegium.
Notions 2023
This public-facing report provides a behind-the-scenes perspective on ideas in the making at the Neubauer Collegium – and of the ways in which unfettered qualitative research is essential to understanding cultures and societies in transformation.
Rick Lowe
This monograph, jointly published by the Neubauer Collegium and Gagosian, is the first to present a comprehensive, career-spanning account of Rick Lowe’s art and social practice.
2022–23 Highlights
This public-facing report highlights recent research activities at the Neubauer Collegium.
Apsáalooke Women and Warriors
Published in 2020 on the occasion of a major exhibition at the Field Museum and the Neubauer Collegium, this book presents a rich narrative of Apsáalooke culture. With contributions by more than 20 contemporary Apsáalooke artists, intellectuals, and writers. All proceeds benefit Little Big Horn College in Crow Agency, Montana.
Kleine Welt
Published in 2019 on the occasion of a Neubauer Collegium exhibition, this book explores the art and semantics of the book cover, with a focus on the enduring popularity of Caspar David Friedrich and Paul Klee. Edited by Dieter Roelstraete, with essays by Jonathan Lear, Hans Haacke, and others.
Restless Inquiries
This report, published in 2018, explores the impact of the Neubauer Collegium's humanistic research collaborations in its first five years.
Report on Activities 2014–15
This report details activities for the 2014–15 academic year.
Report on Activities 2013–14
This report details Neubauer Collegium activities for the 2013–14 academic year, the first year of operations.
News & Announcements
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