UCR Center for Ideas and Society

UCR Center for Ideas and Society Welcome to The Center for Ideas and Society, an interdisciplinary research center dedicated to advancing humanistic studies and creativity at UC Riverside.

Welcome to the Center for Ideas and Society. We support humanistic studies and creativity at U.C. Riverside as well as locally, nationally, and internationally. Our aim is to help to advance collaborative and interdisciplinary work as a supplement and sometimes corrective to traditional disciplines and methods. We are also committed to disseminating the results of our programs to the City of Riverside community and beyond.

Apply now for the Cornell Society for the Humanities Fellowships, centered on the theme "Play."Society Fellowships: One-...
08/20/2026

Apply now for the Cornell Society for the Humanities Fellowships, centered on the theme "Play."

Society Fellowships: One-year residential fellowships at Cornell University with a $64,000 stipend.
Application deadline: September 1, 2026

View all applications: societyhumanities.as.cornell.edu/news/2027-28-year-play
Image: Takino Rainbow Nest, Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam, netplayworks.com

08/20/2026

Announcing the 2027-28 focal theme!

2027-28: The Year of PLAY

Easily dismissed as frivolous, juvenile, or unserious, play represents a core human activity (homo ludens) with a rich tradition of scholarship in the humanities.

We invite applications that approach ideas and concepts that address play in a critical spirit. Critical studies of play can be found in a wide range of disciplines including anthropology, literature, history, performance studies, music, theater, media studies, gender and sexuality studies, cultural studies, and game studies.

Society Fellowships: One-year residential fellowships at Cornell University with a $64,000 stipend. Application deadline: September 1, 2026
https://societyhumanities.as.cornell.edu/society-fellowships

Faculty Fellowships: Open to Cornell faculty members only, one-year residential fellowships located at the A.D. White House. Application deadline: October 30, 2026
https://societyhumanities.as.cornell.edu/faculty-fellowships

Mellon Graduate Fellowships: Open to Cornell graduate students only, nine-month residential fellowships located at the A.D. White House, includes a $36,684 stipend, tuition, and student health insurance. Application deadline: October 30, 2026.
https://societyhumanities.as.cornell.edu/mellon-graduate-fellowships

Image: Takino Rainbow Nest, Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam, netplayworks.com

UC Graduate Student Virtual Conference“States of Exception, States of Emergence”Call for proposals coming soon!Full desc...
08/18/2026

UC Graduate Student Virtual Conference
“States of Exception, States of Emergence”

Call for proposals coming soon!

Full descriptions of the conference theme, presentation format, and proposal submission process will be shared in September 2026.

Sign up to be notified when the information is posted and open for application.
https://ideasandsociety.ucr.edu/SoE2027

Attention CHASS Authors! Nominations are open for the 2026 Emory Elliott Book Award! If you or a CHASS colleague publish...
08/11/2026

Attention CHASS Authors!

Nominations are open for the 2026 Emory Elliott Book Award! If you or a CHASS colleague published a book between July 1, 2025, and June 30, 2026, we want to celebrate it. Both nominations and self-nominations are welcome.

Deadline: October 1, 2026
Submit here: https://ideasandsociety.ucr.edu/emoryelliott

08/07/2026

Bringing scholars together across disciplines all summer long with our Writing Groups!

Apply for fall quarter: ideasandsociety.ucr.edu/writinggroups

What was your biggest writing win this summer? Let us know in the comments!

Wrapping up our summer showcase of Academic Book Clubs:📖 Crying in H Mart: A Memoir by Michelle ZaunerWe’re thrilled to ...
07/30/2026

Wrapping up our summer showcase of Academic Book Clubs:

📖 Crying in H Mart: A Memoir by Michelle Zauner

We’re thrilled to support this group as they explore memory, identity, and food culture together!

A huge thank you to all our awarded cohorts for a fantastic summer of Reading & Community!

We’re continuing our series highlighting the interdisciplinary reading groups awarded through our Academic Book Clubs!Ou...
07/29/2026

We’re continuing our series highlighting the interdisciplinary reading groups awarded through our Academic Book Clubs!

Our next featured cohort is spending the summer delving into "Plurilingual Education in a Monolingualised Nation: Exploring New Frontiers in Language Teaching in Japan."

Learn more about book clubs: ideasandsociety.ucr.edu/bookclubs

Next up in our series showcasing Summer Academic Book Clubs:📖 The Moral Psychology of AdmirationWe’re thrilled to suppor...
07/28/2026

Next up in our series showcasing Summer Academic Book Clubs:

📖 The Moral Psychology of Admiration

We’re thrilled to support this awarded cohort of UCR scholars as they explore moral theory, emotion, and philosophy together this summer.

Stay tuned as we continue to highlight how our awarded groups cultivate Reading & Community all summer long!

07/27/2026

ACLS is accepting applications for Luce/ACLS Dissertation Fellowships in American Art, up to $43K to support PhD research and writing at any stage of the dissertation. Applications are due October 28 at 5 PM ET.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3SMjWWB

We are pleased to spotlight another of this summer’s awarded groups, who are reading and analyzing "The Ancient House: C...
07/27/2026

We are pleased to spotlight another of this summer’s awarded groups, who are reading and analyzing "The Ancient House: Constructing Community in the Seventeenth-Century New York Borderlands."

By supporting these specialized cohorts, CIS continues to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and spark new research perspectives across departments.

Learn more about book clubs: ideasandsociety.ucr.edu/bookclubs

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