Faculty Seminars and Chairs, 2017-18
Each year, Five Colleges supports over 30 seminars initiated by groups of faculty members who come together to share scholarly interests and discuss curricular issues. Click through or scroll down to view contact information for the current chair(s).
Afro-American Studies
Chairs:
Toussaint Losier
Afro-American Studies
321 New Africa House
University of Massachusetts 545-2751
tlosier@umass.edu
Traci Parker
Afro-American Studies
308 New Africa House
University of Massachusetts 545-2751
traciparker@umass.edu
Anthropology
Chairs:
Lynn Morgan
Anthropology
117 Porter Hall
Mount Holyoke College 538-2108
lmmorgan@mtholyoke.edu
Pamela Stone
Director of Culture, Brain & Development Program
CSI/FPH
Hampshire College 559-6203
pstone@hampshire.edu
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Architectural Theory
Chairs:
Erica Morawski
Art
Hillyer 112
Smith College 585-3335
emorawski@smith.edu
Pari Riahi
Architecture
364 Fine Arts Building
University of Massachusetts 899-3147
priahi@umass.edu
Mailing List:
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Arts Integration Initiative
Chairs:
Maria José Botelho
School of Education
Furcolo Hall
University of Massachusetts 545-1110
mbotelho@educ.umass.edu
Jana Silver
Art Education
Franklin Patterson Hall G14
Hampshire College 559-5671
jsilver@hampshire.edu
Biophysics
Chair:
Lori Goldner
Physics
Hasbrouck 407B
University of Massachusetts 545-2545
lgoldner@physics.umass.edu
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Book History
Chairs:
James Kelly
Du Bois Library
Research and Liaison Services Room
University of Massachusetts 545-3981
jrkelly@umass.edu
James Wald
Critical Social Inquiry
Franklin Patterson Hall G15
Hampshire College 559-5592
jjwss@hampshire.edu
Buddhist Studies
Chair:
Andy Rotman
Religion
Pierce Hall 203
Smith College 585-3348
arotman@smith.edu
Chemistry
Chair:
Michelle Farkas
Chemistry
Lederle Grad Research Tower 745C
University of Massachusetts 545-4770
farkas@chem.umass.edu
Childhood Studies
Chairs:
Rachel Conrad
Childhood Studies
Franklin Patterson Hall 205, Box SS
Hampshire College 559-5394
rconrad@hampshire.edu
Alice Hearst
Government
Neilson 2/07
Smith College 585-3528
ahearst@smith.edu
Mailing List:
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Classics
Chairs:
Virginia Closs
Classics
Herter
University of Massachusetts 545-0512
closs@umass.edu
Andreas Zanker
Classics
AC 2257
Amherst College 542-2726
azanker@amherst.edu
Coastal and Marine Sciences
Chairs:
Cindy Bright
Coastal and Marine Sciences
Clark Science Center
Smith College 585-3799
marinesci@smith.edu
Renae Brodie
Biological Sciences
104 Clapp Laboratory
Mount Holyoke College 538-3380
rbrodie@mtholyoke.edu
Cognitive Science
Chair:
Andrew Cohen
Psychology & Brain Sciences
Tobin Hall, Rm 427
University of Massachusetts 545-4714
acohen@psych.umass.edu
Digital Humanities
Chairs:
Jon Berndt Olsen
History
Herter Hall 710
University of Massachusetts 545-6767
jon@history.umass.edu
Hélène Visentin
French Studies
Wright 122
Smith College 585-3359
hvisenti@smith.edu
Mailing List:
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French
Chairs:
Kathryn Lachman
French and Francophone Studies
Herter Hall 319
University of Massachusetts 545-6703
klachman@llc.umass.edu
Mehammed Mack
French Studies
Tyler Annex 102
Smith College 585-3343
mmack@smith.edu
Carolyn Shread
French
31 Ciruti Center
Mount Holyoke College 538-2150
cshread@mtholyoke.edu
Mailing List:
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German Studies
Chairs:
Ela Gezen
German
Herter Hall 517
University of Massachusetts 545-6678
egezen@german.umass.edu
Anca Holden
German Studies
27 Ciruti Center
Mount Holyoke College 538-2207
aholden@mtholyoke.edu
Global Cultures of the Long 19th Century
Chairs:
Joselyn Almeida-Beveridge
English
Bartlett Hall
University of Massachusetts 545-2976
almeidab@english.umass.edu
Kate Singer
English
213 Shattuck Hall
Mount Holyoke College 538-3229
ksinger@mtholyoke.edu
Amelia Worsley
English
102 Johnson Chapel
Amherst College 559-6209
aworsley@amherst.edu
History
Chair:
Andrew Donson
History
Herter Hall 508
University of Massachusetts 545-6782
adonson@german.umass.edu
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History of Art
Chairs:
Christine Ho
History of Art and Architecture
South College W309
University of Massachusetts 545-8712
christineho@umass.edu
Niko Vicario
Art and the History of Art
AC 2249
Amherst College 542-5876
nvicario@amherst.edu
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International Relations
Chair:
Eric Einhorn
School of Public Policy
University of Massachusetts 545-2438
einhorn@polsci.umass.edu
Italian
Chairs:
Anna Botta
Italian
Wright 219
Smith College 585-3424
abotta@smith.edu
Andrea Malaguti
Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Herter 307
University of Massachusetts 545-6317
malaguti@frital.umass.edu
Late Antiquity
Chair:
Mark Roblee
History
History Office, Herter Hall
University of Massachusetts 545-3424
mroblee@history.umass.edu
Legal Studies
Chair:
Paul Collins, Jr.
Political Science
328 Thompson Hall
University of Massachusetts 545-4079
pmcollins@legal.umass.edu
Literary Translation
Chairs:
Thalia Pandiri
Classics and Comparative Literature
Seelye 417
Smith College 585-3485
tpandiri@smith.edu
Carolyn Shread
French
31 Ciruti Center
Mount Holyoke College 538-2150
cshread@mtholyoke.edu
Marxist and Postcolonial Studies
Chairs:
Ruth Jennison
English
Bartlett Hall
University of Massachusetts 413-695-7513
ruthj@english.umass.edu
Jordy Rosenberg
English
Bartlett Hall
University of Massachusetts 413-552-7850
jrosenberg@english.umass.edu
Medieval Studies
Chair:
Albert Lloret
Spanish & Portuguese
323 Herter Hall
University of Massachusetts 577-4723
lloret@spanport.umass.edu
Migration Studies
Chairs:
Leila Kawar
Political Science
Thompson 308
University of Massachusetts 545-3536
lkawar@legal.umass.edu
David Hernandez
Latina/o & Latin American Studies
121 Ciruiti
Mount Holyoke College 538-2643
dhernand@mtholyoke.edu
Mailing List:
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Number Theory
Chairs:
Robert Benedetto
Mathematics
Seeley Mudd 403
Amherst College 542-8562
rlbenedetto@amherst.edu
Siman Wong
Mathematics & Statistics
Lederle Grad Research Twr B
University of Massachusetts 545-0907
siman@math.umass.edu
Photography
Chairs:
Jennifer Bajorek
HACU
Dakin 202
Hampshire College 549-5776
jbajorek@hampshire.edu
Claudio Nolasco
HACU
Liebling 104
Hampshire College 559-6901
cnolasco@hampshire.edu
Propositional Attitudes Task Force (PATF/Philosophy)
Chair:
Ernie Alleva
Philosophy
Dewey Hall 12
Smith College 585-3657
ealleva@smith.edu
Psychoanalytic Studies
Chairs:
Alicia Christoff
English
Johnson Chapel
Amherst College 542-5457
achristoff@amherst.edu
Christine Maksimowicz
Five College Associate
christinemaksimowicz@gmail.com
Murray Schwartz
murray_schwartz@emerson.edu
Religion
Chairs:
Andy Rotman
Religion
Pierce Hall 203
Smith College 585-3348
arotman@smith.edu
Amina Steinfels
Religion
207 Skinner
Mount Holyoke College 538-2292
asteinfe@mtholyoke.edu
Renaissance
Chairs:
Jane Degenhardt
English
Bartlett Hall, Rm. 459
University of Massachusetts 545-5127
janed@english.umass.edu
Amy Rodgers
English
Shattuck Hall
Mount Holyoke College
arodgers@mtholyoke.edu
Adam Zucker
English
Bartlett Hall
University of Massachusetts 545-5522
azucker@english.umass.edu
Reproductive Politics
Chairs:
Carrie Baker
Study of Women and Gender
Wright Hall 221
Smith College 585-3606
cbaker@smith.edu
Jennifer Nye
History
Herter Hall 609
University of Massachusetts 545-4337
jlnye@history.umass.edu
Mailing List:
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Social Movement Workgroup
Chair:
Marc Steinberg
Sociology
Wright 205
Smith College 585-3443
mwsteinb@smith.edu
South Asian Political Cultures
Chair:
Dwaipayan Sen
Asian Languages & Civilizations
AC 2254
Amherst College 542-5606
dsen@amherst.edu
Mailing List:
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Valley Geometry
Chairs:
David Cox
Mathematics
404 Seeley Mudd
Amherst College 542-2082
dacox@amherst.edu
Paul Hacking
Mathematics & Statistics
LGRC Rm 1235H
University of Massachusetts 545-6017
hacking@math.umass.edu
Women's Studies
Chair:
Jennifer Hamilton
Legal Studies and Anthropology
Franklin Patterson G-6
Hampshire College 559-5677
jahSS@hampshire.edu
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