Initiatives
Initiatives
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We open new ways of doing humanities research.
The Denbo Center is committed to exploring the arts and humanities in their fullest, while also responding to the ever-evolving technologies and needs of our modern society. We support the study of the arts and humanities from numerous perspectives, and we are proud to work with our colleagues in the social sciences and STEM, as well as UT Libraries, the UT Medical Center, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and beyond. Through such collaborations we can grow the arts and humanities at UT and in our community.
Interdisciplinary Explorations
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Digital Humanities
Digital humanities at the University of Tennessee is located at the intersections of computing science and arts & humanities concerns.
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Energy & Environmental Humanities
The Denbo Center considers ecological issues as related to social justice, self expression, and existential considerations, while also investigating historical contexts for energy paradigms and generating public conversation about what might come next, imagining how energy and environmental concerns might guide humanity’s progress.
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Medical Humanities
Medical Humanities at the Denbo Center is led by the idea that health is inseparable from the human experience.