Research Seminars

Taft Research Seminars are designed for advanced undergraduates and early graduate students interested in reading, thinking, and working collaboratively across the humanities and social sciences. Seminars are organized around interdisciplinary themes, with readings from multiple disciplinary perspectives and related thematic programming at the Taft Research Center. Discussions in the first half of the seminar are geared toward dissecting methods, theories, and approaches that encourage students to critically reflect on their own disciplinary training and planned research trajectory. Activities in the second half of the seminar support students in designing collaborative, public-facing interdisciplinary research projects related to the seminar’s theme. Seminars are cross-listed under HUM/SOSC 4010 and HUM/SOSC 7010 for 3 credit hours. Taft Research Seminars are open to students across the university, not just from Taft units. 

Spring 2025