Authors: Ria Lowenschuss (‘27), Samara Mellis (‘27), and Justin Armstrong (Writing/Anthropology) Justin Over the course of two weeks in May 2025, the three of us foraged for endemic sounds in and around Reykjavik with the goal of gathering material for a series of audio ethnographies reflecting the importance of sound as a text that presents […]
Reflection: Complex Problems, Complex Solutions Research Fellowship (Spring 2025)
Author: Mary Kate McGowan In the spring of 2025, I started working on a project with Yixi Gao ’28 and Lenox Balzebre ’28; it’s called “Complex Problems, Complex Solutions.” Yixi and Lenox worked on a preproduction plan for the first episode of a multi-media online magazine that aims to showcase the indispensability of having a […]
Reflection: Bad Bunny Syllabus Research Fellowship (Summer 2025)
Author: Petra Rivera-Rideau This summer I had the pleasure of working with Yahana Streeter (2028) as a Summer Research Fellow. Yahana worked on several different tasks related to the Bad Bunny Syllabus. Bad Bunny is a groundbreaking reggaetón and trap artist from Puerto Rico. He was the first Spanish-language artist to be nominated for Album […]
Reflection: Bernie For Burlington Research Fellowship (Summer 2025)
Author: Dan Chiasson It was a pleasure to work last summer with Cheynie Singleton ‘26 on the production phase of my book Bernie for Burlington: The Rise of the People’s Politician. Cheynie read the entire book, 900 pages in manuscript, and gave me detailed feedback about its structure and composition. It was great to entrust […]
Faculty Working Group Professional Development Series
The Faculty Working Group Professional Development Series is a set of events intended for humanities faculty at Wellesley College interested in working with research fellows and conducting public humanities research. Lunch will be served. Please RSVP, so we can order enough food. How to Work with a Student Research Fellow October 6, 2025 12:45-2pm, FND […]
Spring 2025 Narrative Lab Research Prospectus: Coco Zhang
Note: in spring 2025 Narrative Lab student research fellows were asked to develop a research prospectus that describes a project that they might undertake, its rationale, scope, and methods. This example was written by Coco Zhang. Narrative is the lens through which I understand the world: collective memories behind public statues, ideological quarrels on social […]
Humanities Hub Open House
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 1:00-3:00pm LIB 181 TSSL’s new Humanities Hub (LIB 181) is now complete, and we’re hosting an open house on Wednesday, September 17, from 1-3pm. Please drop in to check out the space, have some snacks, and meet students and faculty working in the humanities!
New Fall 2025 Research Fellowships Added
TSSL Fall 2025 research fellowships are $15.25/hour, 5 hours a week. Apply to open positions by clicking on the linked title. Translation Research Fellow Priority Application Deadline: August 30 Faculty Leads: Sara Kippur (French, Francophone, and Italian Studies), Mingwei Song (East Asian Languages and Cultures, Comparative Literary Studies, and East Asian Studies), Rachid Aadnani (Middle Eastern […]
Reflection: Publishing Research Fellowship (Spring 2025)
Author: Josh Lambert With a grant from the TSSL project, in spring ’25, I hired a student, Melissa Rizzo ’28, to work on an exciting, unusual project in the field of publishing history. She worked alongside a second student, Sylvia Nica ’25 (who was paid through my personal research funds). The project began when I […]
Fall 2025 Research Fellowships
TSSL Fall 2025 research fellowships are $15.25/hour, 5 hours a week, from August 31-December 12, 2025. Apply to open positions by clicking on the linked title. Bad Bunny Syllabus/Latin Music Project Research Fellow Faculty Lead: Petra Rivera-Rideau (American Studies) Openings: 1 The Bad Bunny Syllabus is an online resource for educators and fans who would […]