Arts and Humanities Faculty Excellence
The second half of 2021 has brought a plethora of good news for faculty in the Division of Arts and Humanities, who are continually recognized for achievements in their fields at an international level. We acknowledge the longstanding and deep contribution our faculty and researchers provide: their expertise is groundbreaking and innovative, and plays an important role in both the division and UC San Diego. Help us celebrate these accomplishments and awards.
Previously announced in Arts and Humanities Moments:
- Jade Power-Sotomayor (Theatre and Dance) wins the Gertrude Lippincott Award from the Dance Studies Association for her work “Moving Borders and Dancing in Place: Son Jarocho's Speaking Bodies at the Fandango Fronterizo.”
- Frank Biess (History) wins the Norris & Carol Hundley Award from the American Historical Association for his book “German Angst: Fear and Democracy in the Federal Republic of Germany.”
Welcome our 2021 New Faculty
Get acquainted with the incoming faculty cohort in the Division of Arts and Humanities for the academic year 2021 – 2022. Appointed to five of our six departments after a rigorous and competitive selection process, your new faculty members reflect the foundational strengths of our division and share the professional commitment of our student-centered, research-focused and service-oriented public university.
Awards and Honors
Division of Arts and Humanities faculty members have received many prestigious awards and honors, including endowed chairs at the university. Click on each honor to view the recipients.
- 2021: Amy Adler, Visual Arts
- 2018: Nicole Miller, Visual Arts
- 2015: Pinar Yoldas, Visual Arts
- 2015: Rand Steiger, Music
- 2012: Eileen Myles, Literature
- 2011: Eric Van Young, History
- 2009: Lei Liang, Music
- 2008: Rae Armantrout, Literature
- 2006: Anthony Davis, Music
- 2006: Robert Edelman, History
- 2005: Fanny Howe, Literature
- 2003: Lisa Lowe, Literature
- 2002: Takashi Fujitani, History
- 2002: Lev Manovich, Visual Arts
- 2001: Todd Kontje, Literature
- 1998: Norman Bryson, Visual Arts
- 1997: Eleanor Antin, Visual Arts
- 1996: Louis Montrose, Literature
- 1993: Seth Lerer, Literature
- 1988: Don E. Wayne, Literature
- 1987: Faith Ringgold, Visual Arts
- 1987: Allan Havis, Theatre and Dance
- 1986: Susan Kirkpatrick, Literature
- 1985: Henry Allison, Philosophy
- 1984: David Ringrose, History
- 1978: Jaime Concha, Literature
- 1977: Chinary Ung, Music
- 1976: Robert Westman, History
- 1976: David Antin, Visual Arts
- 1975: Masao Miyoshi, Literature
- 1975: Roy Harvey Pearce, Literature
- 1974: Jerome Rothenburg, Visual Arts
- 1974: James Lyon, Literature
- 1973: Harvey Sollberger, Music
- 1972: Avrum Stroll, Philosophy
- 1971: Masao Miyoshi, Literature
- 1970: David Crowne, Literature
- 1969: Harvey Sollberger, Music
- 1967: Frederick Olafson, Philosophy
- 1964: Roger Reynolds, Music
- 2012: Sarah Schneewind, History
- 2008: Mark Hanna, History
- 2006: Monte Johnson, Philosophy
- 2002: David Brink, Philosophy
- 2001: Eric Watkins, Philosophy
- 1996: Eric Watkins, Philosophy
- 1990: David Brink, Philosophy
- 1989: John Welchman, Visual Arts
- 1984: Gerald Doppelt, Philosophy
- 1974: Gerald Doppelt, Philosophy
- 1974: Michael Parrish, History
For Senate Members
- 2018: Ari Larissa Heinrich, Literature
- 2017: Rachel Klein, History
- 2016: Charlie Oates, Theatre & Dance
- 2015: Mark Hanna, History
- 2014: Natalia Molina, History
- 2014: Nancy Kwak, History
- 2013: Nicole Tonkovich, Literature
- 2013: Michael Trigilio, Visual Arts
- 2012: Sara Johnson, Literature
- 2012: Emily Roxworthy, Theatre & Dance
- 2011: Patrick Patterson, History
- 2010: Hasan Kayali, History
- 2010: Anna Joy Springer, Literature
- 2010: Eric Watkins, Philosophy
- 2009: Paul Pickowicz, History
- 2008: Donald Rutherford, Philosophy
- 2008: Steven Schick, Music
- 2007: Ursula Meyer, Theatre & Dance
- 2006: Grant Kester, Visual Arts
- 2005: Kathryn Shevelow, Literature
- 2004: Carol Plantamura, Music
- 2003: David Luft, History
- 2000: Stephen Cox, Literature
- 1999: Pamela Radcliff, History
- 1998: James Winker, Theatre & Dance
- 1996: Gerald Doppelt, Philosophy
- 1995: David Gutierrez, History
- 1994: Phel Steinmetz, Visual Arts
For Non-Senate Members
- 2018: Todd Salovey, Theatre and Dance
- 2018: Adriana De Marchi Gherini, Literature
- 2011: Catherine Ploye, Literature
- 2010: Ken Anderson, Music
- 2010: Rebecca Wells, Literature
- 2009: Kamau Kenyatta, Music
- 2007: Stephen Potts, Literature
- 2006: John Granger, Literature
- 2005: Melvyn Freilicher, Literature
- 2002: Charles Chamberlain, Literature
- 2018: Craig Callender, Philosophy (Research in Humanities and Social Sciences)
- 2018: Robert Brill, Theatre and Dance (Performing and Visual Arts)
- 2017: Pamela Radcliff, History (Graduate Teaching)
- 2017: Ruben Ortiz-Torres, Visual Arts (Performing and Visual Arts)
- 2016: David Brink, Philosophy (Research in Humanities and Social Sciences)
- 2016: Teddy Cruz, Visual Arts (Community Service)
- 2016: Anya Gallaccio, Visual Arts (Performing and Visual Arts)
- 2015: Roger Reynolds, Music (Performing and Visual Arts)
- 2015: Dennis Childs, Literature (Community Service)
- 2014: Susan Narucki, Music (Performing and Visual Arts)
- 2013: Anna Joy Springer, Literature (Performing and Visual Arts)
- 2012: Steven Schick, Music (Performing and Visual Arts)
- 2011: Anthony Davis, Music (Performing and Visual Arts)
- 2011: Camille Forbes, Literature (Community Service)
- 2010: Naomi Iizuka, Theatre and Dance (Performing and Visual Arts)
- 2010: Lisa Lowe, Literature (Graduate Teaching)
- 2010: Samuel Rickless, Philosophy (Undergraduate Teaching)
- 2009: Nancy Cartwright, Philosophy (Research in Arts, Humanities & Soc. Sci.)
- 2008: Naomi Oreskes, History (Community Service)
- 2007: Craig Callender, Philosophy (Graduate Teaching)
- 2006: Shelley Streeby, Literature (Graduate Teaching)
- 2003: Joseph Esherick, History (Graduate Teaching)
- 2003: Paul Pickowicz, History (Graduate Teaching)
- 2001: Jorge Mariscal, Literature (Community Service)
- 2000: Bertram Turetzky, Music (Community Service)
- 1998: Cecil Lytle, Music (Community Service)
- 1997: Paul M. Churchland, Philosophy (Teaching)
- 1996: Eleanor Antin, Visual Arts (Arts)
- 1992: Roger Reynolds, Music (Arts)
- 2013: Michael Parrish, History
- 2011: Marcel Henaff, Literature
- 2008: Donald Rutherford, Philosophy
- 2005: Page duBois, Literature
- 2003: Michael Davidson, Literature
- 2002: Jorge Huerta, Theatre and Dance
- 1995: Martin Rudwick, History
- 1988: Patricia Churchland, Philosophy
- 1986: Louis Montrose, Literature
- 1984: Bernard Rands, Music
- 2021: Danielle Dean, Visual Arts
- 2021: Jade Power Sotomayor, Theatre and Dance
- 2021: Jordan Rose, Visual Arts
- 2020 Wilfrido Terrazas, Music
- 2020: Monique Wonderly, Philosophy
- 2019: Sara Hankins, Music
- 2019: Nicole Miller, Visual Arts
- 2019: Vanessa Stalling, Theatre and Dance
- 2019: Kathryn Walkiewicz, Literature
- 2019: Pinar Yoldas, Visual Arts
- 2018: Erik Carlson, Music
- 2018: Erica Cho, Visual Arts
- 2018: Stephanie Richards, Music
- 2017: Natacha Diels, Music
- 2017: Simeon Man, History
- 2017: Julie Burelle, Theatre and Dance
- 2016: Amy Cimini, Music
- 2016: Deborah Stein, Theatre and Dance
- 2016: Matthew Vitz, History
- 2016: Alena Williams, Visual Arts
- 2015: Dana Murillo, History
- 2014: Gloria Chacon, Literature
- 2013: Ben Doller, Literature
- 2012: Saba Bazargan, Philosophy
- 2012: Nancy Kwak, History
- 2012: Katharina Rosenberger, Music
- 2011: Todd Henry, History
- 2011: Tara Knight, Theatre and Dance
- 2010: Anthony Burr, Music
- 2010: Mark Hanna, History
- 2010: G. Mark Hendrickson, History
- 2010: Sara Johnson, Literature
- 2010: Eun-Young Jung, Music
- 2010: Dayna Kalleres, Literature
- 2010: Luis Martin-Cabrera, Literature
- 2010: Patrick Patterson, History
- 2010: Babak Rahimi, Literature
- 2010: Katharina Rosenberger, Music
- 2010: Anna Joy Springer, Literature
- 2009: Robert Castro, Theatre and Dance
- 2009: Dennis Childs, Literature
- 2009: Amelia Glaser, Literature
- 2009: Nancy Kwak, History
- 2009: Lei Liang, Music
- 2009: Luis Martin-Cabrera, Literature
- 2009: Patrick Patterson, History
- 2009: Anna Joy Springer, Literature
- 2009: Clinton Tolley, Philosophy
- 2009: Christian Wüthrich, Philosophy
- 2008: Dennis Childs, Literature
- 2008: Liam Clancy, Theatre and Dance
- 2008: Ricardo Dominguez, Visual Arts
- 2008: Catherine Gere, History
- 2008: Monte Johnson, Philosophy
- 2008: Dayna Kalleres, Literature
- 2008: Margaret Loose, Literature
- 2008: Daniel Widener, History
- 2007: Amelia Glaser, Literature
- 2007: Rebecca Plant, History
- 2006: Amy Alexander, Visual Arts
- 2006: Sara Johnson, Literature
- 2006: Rebecca Plant, History
- 2006: Megan Wesling, Literature
- 2005: Jonathan Cohen, Philosophy
- 2005: Camille Forbes, Literature
- 2005: Shahrokh Yadegari, Theatre and Dance
- 2004: Frank Biess, History
- 2004: Richard Cohen, Literature
- 2004: Weijing Lu, History
- 2003: Lisa Lampert, Literature
- 2003: Dana Nelkin, Philosophy
- 2003: Victoria Petrovich, Theatre and Dance
- 2002: Nancy A. Guy, Music
- 2002: Samuel Rickless, Philosophy
- 2001: Grant Kester, Visual Arts
- 2001: Milos Kokotovic, Literature
- 2000: Shelley Streeby, Literature
- 1999: Elizabeth Newsome, Visual Arts
- 1996: Avrum Stroll, History
- 2012: Frank Biess, History
- 2011: Lisa Lowe, Literature
- 2010: Christian Wuthrich, Philosophy
- 2008: Lisa Lampert-Weissig, Literature
- 2008: Weijing Lu, History
- 2007: Sarah Schneewind, History
- 2006: Nancy Caciola, History
- 2002: Frank Biess, History
- 2000: Joseph W. Esherick, History
- 2000: Nancy Caciola, History
- 1997: Hasan Kayali, History
- 1997: David Brink, Philosophy
- 1996: Louis Montrose, Literature
Endowed Chairs
Endowed chairs are highly honored academic positions that attract and support distinguished faculty. Information on Endowed Chairs.
- Chair in Studies in Ancient Jewish Civilizations: Mira Balberg
- Herman Wouk Chair of Modern Jewish Studies: Deborah Hertz
- Hwei-Chih and Julia Hsiu Endowed Chair in Chinese Studies: Karl Gerth
- Harriet and Louis Bookheim Endowed Chair in Biblical Hebrew and Related Languages: not currently filled
- Gerry and Jeannie Ranglas Endowed Chair in Ancient Greek History: Denise Demetriou
- Alkiviadis Vassiliadis Endowed Chair in Byzantine Greek History: Edward Watts
- Nicholas Family Endowed Chair in Modern Greek History: Thomas Gallant
- Frank Caylus Grandier Chair in Medieval European History: not currently filled
- Paul G. Pickowicz Endowed Chair in Modern Chinese History: Micah Muscolino
- Valtz Family Chair in Philosophy: Richard Arneson
- Allison Endowed Chair: currently unfilled