Author: Bronte, D. Lydia

Publication Year: 1979

Media Type: Report

Summary:

This working paper, a directory of humanities centers and institutes in the , had its origin in the daily work of The Foundation and the unexpected discovery that a category of research institutions existed in this country that had never been described collectively, although they exhibited many similarities in role and activities.

Abstract:

This working paper, a directory of humanities centers and institutes in the , had its origin in the daily work of The Foundation and the unexpected discovery that a category of research institutions existed in this country that had never been described collectively, although they exhibited many similarities in role and activities.

The major part of this volume consists of separate short articles on each center with a sketch of its general activities and information on its fellowship policies, facilities and special programs. Where possible, we have included the name of the director, as a service to those who wish information. We have also included a series of indexes to specialized centers, which follows the collection of articles.

Finally, you will find a discussion of the role and activities of centers, drawn from a transcript of a conference of center representatives held at The Rockefeller Foundation in 1976. The issues raised are still pertinent, and deserve to be dealt with more extensively by the scholars, writers and administrators who are actively engaged in establishing new patterns for humanities centers in our society. (p. 1, 7, 8)

CONTENTS
Introduction.
Guide to humanities centers and institutes.
List of centers.
Descriptions.
Centers according to special interests.
Centers with major fellowship programs.
Centers with an international focus.
Centers with an American emphasis.
Centers in the Southern .
Other regional centers.
Medieval institutes and centers.
Other concentrations.
Business.
Ethics.
History.
Science.
Women.
American overseas advanced research centers in the humanities and social sciences.
General humanities centers and institutes - 1974.
Traditional research centers.
Nontraditional research centers.
Centers no longer in existence.
Humanities centers and American life: discussions from a conference held at The Rockefeller Foundation.

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