HSS Humanities Center: Who We Are
The HSS Humanities Center (HSSHC) emerged directly from conversations with faculty,
especially conversations held during the College’s active listening sessions in Fall
2022. These discussions identified some key priorities for faculty, including the
vital importance of a scholarly culture of human-centered learning and discovery,
and the need for a diverse suite of programming and resources to support researchers’
professional development at every career stage. This faculty-driven HSS Humanities
Center focuses its efforts on advancing these two priorities.
The HSS Humanities Center is led by a team of humanities faculty members:
Chris Barrett
Director
HSS Dean’s Fellow, Associate Professor, Department of English
Sarah Franzen
Advisory Board Member
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography & Anthropology
Julia Irwin
Advisory Board Member
T. Harry Williams Professor, Department of History
Benjamin Kahan
Advisory Board Member
Director, Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies; Herbert Huey McElveen Professor of
English, and Professor in Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Anthony Kelley
Advisory Board Member
Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies
Michael Pasquier
Ex-Officio Advisory Board Member
Interim Dean, College of Humanities & Social Sciences; Jaak Seynaeve Professor of
Christian Studies, Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies and the Department
of History
Chris Rovee
Advisory Board Member
Robert Penn Warren Professor , Department of English
Kevin Smiley
Advisory Board Member
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
To learn more about the HSSHC, or for questions, write Chris Barrett via email at
cbarrett@lsu.edu.