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Antígonas: Antigone in Latin AmericaFor the first DS Colloquium of 2026-2027, Professor Moira Fradinger (Yale) will disc...
10/12/2026

Antígonas: Antigone in Latin America

For the first DS Colloquium of 2026-2027, Professor Moira Fradinger (Yale) will discuss the circulation, cannibalization, and interpretation of Antigone across Latin America. What does it mean to study "the classics" in former colonial worlds, and how does Latin America differ from Anglophone postcolonial paradigms? Professor Fradinger will discuss a number of Antígona plays, and show how these plays develop transnational discourses about politics, women, political motherhood, colonialism, and neocolonialism.

Welcome to campus, DSers!! We’re excited to meet you. A few reminders: Mon 8/31, 12:30-2 pm: you can stop by and chat to...
08/26/2026

Welcome to campus, DSers!! We’re excited to meet you. A few reminders: Mon 8/31, 12:30-2 pm: you can stop by and chat to program leadership and former students at the First-Year Curricular Fair. Tue 9/1, 12pm: mandatory orientation meeting for new DS students. Wed 9/2: first day of classes! Fri, 9/4, 12:30 pm: Book Fair and Pizza! See you all soon!

Our wonderful alum James Prud’homme, graduating senior, reflects on his first college year spent in Directed Studies. Li...
05/15/2026

Our wonderful alum James Prud’homme, graduating senior, reflects on his first college year spent in Directed Studies. Link in bio!

Hooray for this year's prize winners! 1. The winners of the 2025-26 Riggs prize, awarded by faculty teaching in DS, went...
04/29/2026

Hooray for this year's prize winners!
1. The winners of the 2025-26 Riggs prize, awarded by faculty teaching in DS, went to (left to right): Teresa Ng, Adrian Turkedjiev, and Sam Yu. The winning students were praised for being "intellectually sophisticated as well as thoughtful and humble" class participants, and for producing written work that "possesses remarkable analytical clarity" and shows "deep curiosity" about the world.
2. The winners of this year's DS Peer Prize, nominated by their fellow students, went to (left to right): Margot Kelsey, Joy Zhou, and Ty Ishikawa. Margot, Joy, and Ty were praised by their peers for the care, thoughtful support, and chivalry (!) they have shown throughout their year in DS.
We're so proud of the whole cohort! Now go study for those exams...

Application to join Directed Studies for 2026-27 is now open! Link in bio (leads to our website, the application is in t...
04/29/2026

Application to join Directed Studies for 2026-27 is now open! Link in bio (leads to our website, the application is in the right hand box on the home page). Deadline 5pm ET on Friday May 29th. We can’t wait to meet you this Fall!
And while you contemplate your application, please enjoy this little selection of 2025-26 DS highlights chosen by our current students. More coming soon!

Prefrosh, come talk to us during Bulldog Days! We can’t wait to meet you!
04/06/2026

Prefrosh, come talk to us during Bulldog Days! We can’t wait to meet you!

DS students, don’t miss out on the final Beinecke event of the DS year! Join Professor Rubright and Beinecke curators on...
04/03/2026

DS students, don’t miss out on the final Beinecke event of the DS year! Join Professor Rubright and Beinecke curators on a hunt specially designed for DS through the extraordinary treasury of the Beinecke Library’s holdings! Fri 4/10, 2.30. You must sign up first!

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