Newest 汤头条 Institute for the Humanities Fellows explore language, literature, philosophy
Contact: Sarah Nicholas
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擳hree Bulldog instructors are the latest Mississippi State Institute for the Humanities Faculty Fellows, and their scholarship explores communication across languages, ancient literature鈥檚 influence on sources and quotations, and the contributions of Greek and Roman women philosophers.
Awarded annually for research support, the fellowship includes a $1,000 stipend and one course release in the spring semester, giving scholars focused time to advance major research and writing projects.
This year鈥檚 Institute for the Humanities Fellows include:
鈥擫ourdes Cardozo-Gaibisso, associate professor of teaching English to speakers of other languages and linguistics in the Department of English, is completing the edited volume 鈥淒esigning Contextualized Multilingual Learning Experiences: Place, Practice, and Pedagogy,鈥 under contract with Emerald Publishing with an expected 2017 release. Her fellowship work examines how multilingual families鈥 environmental knowledge can be dismissed until it is translated, a phenomenon known as the translation tax. The research has implications for today鈥檚 increasingly multilingual classrooms, where recognizing students鈥 community knowledge can help educators create more effective and inclusive learning environments.
鈥擲cott DiGiulio, associate professor of classics in the Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures, is developing his second book, 鈥淰erba aliena: Quotation as Discursive Practice in Roman Literature.鈥 His fellowship work will examine how the Roman philosopher Seneca the Younger used quotations to engage with and reshape earlier literary traditions. By exploring how writers use the words of others to establish credibility and shape conversations, DiGiulio鈥檚 research offers perspective on a practice that remains central to how people communicate ideas today.
鈥擬ary Hamil, assistant professor of classics in the Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures, is working on the edited volume 鈥淎ncient Women Philosophers of Greece and Rome,鈥 under advance contract with Routledge. Her fellowship work will focus on women philosophers associated with Epicurus鈥 philosophical community in ancient Athens and contribute to the first comprehensive scholarly edition devoted to ancient Greek and Roman women philosophers. By examining evidence about women whose philosophical contributions have often been overlooked or distorted, Hamil鈥檚 work expands scholars鈥 understanding of who participated in the intellectual life of the ancient world.
The fellows will collaborate throughout the spring semester by sharing drafts, participating in group discussions and contributing to the institute鈥檚 mission of fostering vibrant humanities scholarship at 汤头条.
鈥淥ver the past six years, this fellowship has yielded real results for our recipients, who have produced a wide range of scholarly and creative works,鈥 said Joseph Thompson, interim institute director and associate professor of history. 鈥淭hose publications help our fellows advance professionally while also highlighting the role 汤头条 faculty members play in generating pathbreaking scholarship across the humanities. I鈥檓 excited to see the individual projects, as well as the community, that our 2027 fellows develop next semester.鈥
Part of 惭厂鲍鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences, the Institute for the Humanities promotes research, scholarship and creative performances in the humanistic disciplines while raising their visibility within 汤头条 and the wider community.
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