 James Chandler
Director
(773) 702-8274, JRL S-101
docj@uchicago.edu
Jim is also the Barbara E. & Richard J. Franke Professor, Department of English Language & Literature, Committees on the History of Culture, Cinema & Media Studies, and Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities, and the College; and Director of the Center for Disciplinary Innovation.
"My research and teaching interests are centered in the Romantic Movement in England and include 18th- and 19th-Century poetry; the rise of historicism, the concept of the 'period,' the 'case,' and the historical novel; relations between politics and literature, history and criticism; romantic fiction; the Scottish Enlightenment; Scottish and Irish literatures and cultures; the long history of sentiment; and film." |
 Margot Browning
Associate Director
(773) 702-5657, JRL S-118A
mb31@uchicago.edu
"The Franke Institute is a site for invention in Humanities, an interdisciplinary crossroads for people, ideas, and disciplines to mix. Managing interdisciplinarity is an oxymoron, but we provide possible pathways (like the 'Big Problems' curriculum in the College). I'm at home in interdisciplinary Humanities - an MA from Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities, my Ph.D. is in the History of Human Sciences. I've taught in the Humanities Common Core as a Harper Instructor, and teach courses now on 'Codes, Cultures and Media,' and 'Human Intelligences: Animal to AI.'" |
 Mai Vukcevich
Assistant Director
(773) 834-4827, JRL S-116
mav@uchicago.edu
Mai is the Assistant Director for both the Center for Disciplinary Innovation and the Franke Institute for the Humanities. She manages programming, courses, and visitors for the Center for Disciplinary Innovation while overseeing the internal programs, collaborations with partner organizations, and Institute publications for the Franke. Mai received her M.A. in Humanities from the University of Chicago in 2002 and her B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies in Culture from Scripps College in 2001. She has worked at the Institute since 2002. In her spare time, she studies guitar, plays in a women's rock ensemble, and continues to explore Chicago. |
 Rachel Drew
Public Affairs Specialist
(773) 702-5157, 5720 S. Woodlawn Ave.
rdrew@uchicago.edu
Rachel is the Institute's web and graphic designer. She began her career in design almost 9 years ago at ABN AMRO after graduating from Oberlin College with a B.A. in English. A Chicago native, her hobbies include drawing, dance, and taking classes at the Old Town School of Folk Music.
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 Harriette Moody
Project Coordinator
(773) 702-8274, JRL S-102
hmoody@uchicago.edu
| With more than 25 years of experience in finance and an A.A. in Accounting, Harriette is responsible for the administrative and
financial aspects of the Institute's operations. One of her greatest pleasures is being a "Nana," reading, singing and laughing with her granddaughter. Her
hobbies are
reading a good book and relaxing with a cold drink. |
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 Bertie Kibreah
Senior Project Assistant
(773) 834-3103, JRL S-119
bmkibrea@uchicago.edu
| Bertie manages the regularly occurring programs at the Franke Institute as well as lectures and events. He is a Ph.D. candidate in the ethnomusicology program at the University of Chicago's Music Department. His thesis examines three case studies involving religion, pilgrimage, and music in Bangladesh. Bertie plays the North Indian tabla drum and the Bengali dotara lute. |
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New projects that cross traditional disciplinary and departmental lines |
Photo Credit: Mai Vukcevich
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