Faculty Seminars and Chairs, 2019-20
Each year, Five Colleges supports nearly 40 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
Yelana Sims
Afro-American Studies
New Africa House
University of Massachusetts
ysims@umass.edu
Anthropology
Chairs:
Chris Dole
Anthropology and Sociology
204 Morgan Hall
Amherst College 542-5816
cdole@amherst.edu
Julie Hemment
Anthropology
Machmer Hall
University of Massachusetts 577-1104
jhemment@anthro.umass.edu
Lynn Morgan
Anthropology
117 Porter Hall
Mount Holyoke College 538-2108
lmmorgan@mtholyoke.edu
Mailing List:
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Architectural Theory
Chairs:
Erica Morawski
Art
Smith College
emorawski@smith.edu
Pari Riahi
Architecture
Design Building, Room 210
University of Massachusetts 545-7890
priahi@umass.edu
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
Chairs:
Lori Goldner
Physics
Hasbrouck Laboratory 407A
University of Massachusetts 545-0594
mbotelho@educ.umass.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
Chemistry
Chairs:
Alan van Giessen
Chemistry
Mount Holyoke College 538-2449
vangiess@mtholyoke.edu
Kathryn McMenimen
Chemistry
Mount Holyoke College 538-3375
kamcmeni@mtholyoke.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
Classics
Chairs:
Shannon Hogue
Classics
Herter
University of Massachusetts 545-0512
shogue@umass.edu
Rebecca Worsham
Classics
Dewey Hall 213
Smith College
rworsham@smith.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
Jon Olsen
History
Herter Hall 710
University of Massachusetts 545-6767
jon@history.umass.edu
Este Pope
Head of Digital Programs
Frost Library
Amherst College 542-5481
epope@amherst.edu
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French
Chairs:
Mehammed Mack
French
Tyler Annex 102
Smith College 585-3343
mmack@smith.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
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
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History of Art
Chairs:
Dwight Carey
Art and the History of Art
Fayerweather Hall
Amherst College 542-5876
dcarey@amherst.edu
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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
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:
Carolyn Shread
French
31 Ciruti Center
Mount Holyoke College 538-2150
cshread@mtholyoke.edu
Corine Tachtiris
Comparative Literature
Herter Hall 433
University of Massachusetts 577-4723
ctachtiris@umass.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:
Jessica Barr
Comparative Literature
South College
University of Massachusetts
jbarr@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
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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
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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:
Billie Mandle
HACU
Liebling 106
Hampshire College 559-5447
sbmHA@hampshire.edu
Claudio Nolasco
HACU
Liebling 104
Hampshire College 559-6901
cnolasco@hampshire.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
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
Chairs:
Pinky Hota
Anthropology
Dewey Hall 214
Smith College
phota@smith.edu
Yael Rice
Art and the History of Art
208 Fayerweather Hall
Amherst College
yrice@amherst.edu
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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:
TBD
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