Faculty Seminars and Chairs, 2018-19
Each year, Five Colleges supports over 35 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
Cecile Yezou
Afro-American Studies
New Africa House
University of Massachusetts
cyezou@umass.edu
Anthropology
Chairs:
Vanessa Fong
Anthropology & Sociology
Morgan Hall
Amherst College 542-5563
vfong@amherst.edu
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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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
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
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
Chair:
Andy Danylchuk
Environmental Conservation
Holdsworth Hall
University of Massachusetts 545-2940
danylchuk@eco.umass.edu
Cognitive Science
Chair:
Andrew Cohen
Psychology & Brain Sciences
Tobin Hall, Rm 427
University of Massachusetts 545-4714
acohen@psych.umass.edu
Crossroads in the Study of the Americas (CISA)
Chair:
Dominique Hill
Black Studies
Johnson Chapel
Amherst College 542-5464
dhill@amherst.edu
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Digital Humanities
Chairs:
Emmanuel Buzay
French and Francophone Studies
Herter Hall 309
University of Massachusetts 545-6701
ebuzay@umass.edu
Este Pope
Head of Digital Programs
Frost Library
Amherst College 542-5481
epope@amherst.edu
Mailing List:
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French
Chairs:
Martine Gantrel
French Studies
Hatfield Hall 309
Smith College 585-3357
mgantrel@smith.edu
Kathryn Lachman
French and Francophone Studies
Herter Hall 319
University of Massachusetts 545-6703
klachman@llc.umass.edu
Carolyn Shread
French
31 Ciruti Center
Mount Holyoke College 538-2150
cshread@mtholyoke.edu
Raphael Sigal
French
Barrett Hall
Amherst College 542-2825
rsigal@amherst.edu
Hélène Visentin
French Studies
Wright Hall 122
Smith College 585-3359
hvisenti@smith.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:
Lily Gurton-Wachter
English Language & Literature
Wright Hall 218
Smith College 585-3316
lgurtonwachter@smith.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
Mailing List:
History of Art
Chairs:
Dwight Carey
Art and the History of Art
Fayerweather Hall
Amherst College 542-5876
dcarey@amherst.edu
Niko Vicario
Art and the History of Art
Fayerweather Hall
Amherst College 542-5876
nvicario@amherst.edu
Mailing List:
International Relations
Chair:
Eric Einhorn
School of Public Policy
University of Massachusetts 545-2438
einhorn@polsci.umass.edu
Pavel Machala
Political Science
Clark House
Amherst College 542-2095
pmachala@amherst.edu
Interpreting Studies and Practice
Chairs:
Cristiano Mazzei
Comparative Literature
University of Massachusetts 545-6688
cmazzei@umass.edu
Italian
Chairs:
Ombretta Frau
Classics & Italian
207 Ciruti Center
Mount Holyoke College 585-2581
ofrau@mtholyoke.edu
Roberto Ludovico
Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Herter 312
University of Massachusetts 545-6548
ludovico@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:
Kiran Asher
Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies Program
South College
University of Massachusetts 545-6656
kasher@umass.edu
Malcolm Sen
English
South College E352
University of Massachusetts 545-5810
msen@english.umass.edu
Medieval Studies
Chair:
Sonja Drimmer
History of Art & Architecture
South College
University of Massachusetts 545-3603
sdrimmer@arthist.umass.edu
Middle Eastern Studies
Chairs:
David Mednicoff
Director of Middle Eastern Studies
Gordon Hall 120
University of Massachusetts 545-3536
mednic@pubpol.umass.edu
Bozena Welborne
Government
10 Prospect Street, Room 302
Smith College 585-4024
bwelborne@smith.edu
Mailing List:
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Migration Studies
Chairs:
Jennifer Guglielmo
History
Wright Hall 229
University of Massachusetts 545-3536
jgugliel@smith.edu
David Hernandez
Latina/o & Latin American Studies
121 Ciruiti
Mount Holyoke College 538-2643
dhernand@mtholyoke.edu
Mailing List:
Join the Migration Studies listserv
Native American and Indigenous Studies
Chairs:
Lisa Brooks
American Studies
Johnson Chapel
Amherst College 542-5594
lbrooks@amherst.edu
Kiara Vigil
American Studies
Morgan Hall
Amherst College 542-5607
kvigil@amherst.edu
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:
(Fall 2018 only)
Billie Mandle
HACU
Liebling 106
Hampshire College 559-5447
sbmHA@hampshire.edu
(Spring 2019 only)
Claudio Nolasco
HACU
Liebling 104
Hampshire College 559-6901
cnolasco@hampshire.edu
Jennifer Pranolo
Center for Humanistic Inquiry
Frost Library
Amherst College
jpranolo@amherst.edu
Political Theory
Chairs:
Ali Aslam
Politics
Skinner 304
Mount Holyoke College 538-3414
aaslam@mtholyoke.edu
Erin R. Pineda
Government
Wright Hall 104
Smith College 585-3510
epineda@smith.edu
Propositional Attitudes Task Force (PATF/Philosophy)
Chair:
Ernie Alleva
Philosophy
Dewey Hall 12
Smith College 585-3657
ealleva@smith.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:
Cora Fernandez Anderson
Politics
Skinner 111
Mount Holyoke College 538-3483
canderso@mtholyoke.edu
Jennifer Nye
History
Herter Hall 609
University of Massachusetts 545-4337
jlnye@history.umass.edu
Mailing List:
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South Asian Political Cultures
Chair:
Nusrat Chowdhury
Anthropology & Sociology
Morgan Hall
Amherst College 542-5613
nchowdhury@amherst.edu
Mailing List:
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Valley Geometry
Chairs:
Paul Hacking
Mathematics & Statistics
LGRC Rm 1235H
University of Massachusetts 545-6017
hacking@math.umass.edu
Nathan Pflueger
Mathematics & Statistics
Seeley Mudd
Amherst College 542-5441
npflueger@amherst.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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