Circle of Fellows

The heart of the Jackman Humanities Institute is its Circle of Fellows, a group of scholars at every level from undergraduate to faculty, who are chosen for the excellence of their research and for its relevance to the Annual Theme. Fellows hold private offices (or in the case of undergraduate fellows, carrels) in a quiet, shared enclave; they attend a weekly lunch to hear one of their members or an invited guest discuss their research; they organize events for the group such as tours, reading groups, and informal parties; and they talk. In the process of sharing their projects and the contours of their various disciplines, they find new ways to conceptualize their work, discover resources, and force each other to think beyond disciplinary assumptions to the wider goal of how their project addresses the Humanities as a whole.

2025-26 Annual Theme: Dystopia and Trust

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Maira E. Álvarez
Critical Digital Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow

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Katherine Blouin
Faculty Research Fellow

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Zhuoran (Ran) Deng
Chancellor Jackman Graduate Fellow

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Catherine Diyakonov
Undergraduate Fellow

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Audra Diptée
Visiting Public Humanities Faculty Fellow

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Francesca Econimo
A&S Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental Humanities

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Eve Egoyan
Artist in Residence

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Haorong (Erin) Huang
Chancellor Jackman Graduate Fellow

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Lia Iannarilli
Undergraduate Fellow

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Sanniah Jabeen
Chancellor Jackman Graduate Fellow

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Kira Jensen
Undergraduate Fellow

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Ann Komaromi
Faculty Research Fellow

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Qanita Lilla
New Media Public Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow

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Lita Ngure
Undergraduate Fellow

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Elizabet Nisenbaum
Undergraduate Fellow

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Petrina van Nieuwstadt
Undergraduate Fellow

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Katharine Rankin
Faculty Research Fellow

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Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
Distinguished Visiting Fellow

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Gina Starblanket
Distinguished Visiting Indigenous Faculty Research Fellow

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Luis Van Isschot
Faculty Research Fellow