USC Society of
Fellows in the Humanities
An interdisciplinary community that
supports advanced research in the humanities
The USC Society of Fellows in the Humanities is an interdisciplinary community that supports advanced research by postdoctoral fellows and faculty members, promoting intellectual exchange and interdisciplinary approaches to research and teaching in the humanities and humanistic social sciences.
Fellows meet regularly in formal and informal settings to present and discuss advanced scholarly research. Postdoctoral fellows are affiliated with the Society as well as with a USC department of their choice, and have faculty mentors in both. Postdoctoral fellows in the humanities engage with each other as well as humanities departments, institutes, and centers at USC and in the broader Los Angeles area.
Join the Society of Fellows
The application for the 2024–2026 postdoctoral fellowship opens October 10, 2023. Learn more about eligibility, requested materials, and commonly asked questions.
Each year the Society admits five postdoctoral fellows, who are appointed for two-year terms. The fellows pursue research and teach three courses over four semesters, with one semester for full-time research. They participate in the scholarly life of the Society, the host department, and the university.
Pictured left to right: Frederic Clark, Salem Elzway, Anne Goldgar, Devin Griffiths, Edwin Hill, Jane Hu, Kun Huang, Tal Ish-Shalom, Burç Köstem, Eduardo Romero Dianderas, Karen Tongson
The Office of the Provost and Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences appoint faculty fellows and postdoctoral fellows for two-year terms as recommended by the Society’s selection committees. Congratulations to our new faculty fellows:
- Frederic Clark, Associate Professor of Classics, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
- Anne Goldgar, Garrett and Anne Van Hunnick Chair in European History and Professor of History, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
- Devin Griffiths, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
- Edwin Hill, Associate Professor of French and Italian and American Studies and Ethnicity, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
- Karen Tongson, Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies, English and American Studies and Ethnicity, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Please join us in welcoming and congratulating our new postdoctoral fellows:
- Salem Elzway, History, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
- Jane Hu, English, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
- Kun Huang, Comparative Literature, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
- Tal Ish-Shalom, Classics, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
- Burç Köstem, Cinema and Media Studies, School of Cinematic Arts
- Eduardo Romero Dianderas, Anthropology, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
About the Society of Fellows
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Postdoctoral and Faculty Fellows
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Society of Fellows in the Humanities 2023 Newsletter
Explore the inaugural newsletter of the USC Society of Fellows in the Humanities.