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Humanities emphasizes library research skills, from careful and deep reading to using digital resources of all kinds. Humanities students generally work extensively in the library or on the library website to develop fine-tuned search skills. They are also likely to earn advanced degrees, from the Ph.D., J.D. or MFA, to library degrees including the Master of Science in Information Sciences and Master of Library Science. Our graduate placement record with nationally-ranked programs is excellent, and our graduates have worked in the Library of Congress, Hollins University and public libraries.

Language Placement Exam Information: New College offers an online placement exam in Spanish, French and German in order to place students in the appropriate class. Chinese, Greek, Hebrew, Latin and Russian do not use the online placement exam; faculty in those areas can provide you with more information. Once you are admitted to New College, you will be able to access detailed information on language placement exams through our community portal, myNCF. Faculty will confirm your placement after you arrive in August through some combination of questionnaires, writing samples and individual conversations.

Humanities Division AOCs

Humanities Faculty

Kim Anderson Professor of Art
Dan Bethune Assistant in Humanities (Studio Technician)
Debarati Biswas Visiting Assistant Professor of English
Office or Division Humanities Division Area of Concentration English Humanities
Katherine Brion Associate Professor of Art History and Museum Studies
Ryan Buyssens Associate Professor of Digital Media and Art
Office or Division Humanities Division Area of Concentration Art
Emily Carr Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing
Maribeth Clark Professor of Music
Humanities Division Chair
Office or Division Humanities Division Area of Concentration Music
Nicolas Delon Associate Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies
April Flakne Professor of Philosophy
Alexandria Griffin Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion
Office or Division Humanities Division Area of Concentration Religion
Alexandra Hagen Visiting Assistant Professor of German and Film
Daniel Hernandez Office Manager
Robert Knox Jr. Emeritus Professor of English
Contact (941) 487-4360
Office or Division Humanities Division Area of Concentration English
Sonia Labrador-Rodriguez Associate Professor of Spanish Language and Literature
Douglas Langston Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Religion
Office or Division Humanities Division Area of Concentration Philosophy Religion
Fang-yu Li Associate Professor of Chinese Language and Culture
Office or Division Humanities Division Area of Concentration Chinese Language & Culture Literature
Manuel Lopez Associate Professor of Religion and Buddhist Studies
International & Area Studies Student Advisor
Andrei Malaev-Babel Adjunct Associate Professor of Theater
Mariam Manzur-Leiva Spanish Instructor & TA Program Supervisor
Quality Matters Coordinator & Instructional Designer
Office or Division Humanities Division Area of Concentration Spanish Language & Literature
Dr. Susan Marks Professor of Religion and Judaic Studies
Rabbi
Office or Division Humanities Division Area of Concentration Religion
Gordon Michalson Jr. Professor Emeritus of Humanities
Office or Division Humanities Division Area of Concentration Religion
Stephen Miles Professor Emeritus of Music
Office or Division Humanities Division Area of Concentration Music
Grace Emily Miller Student Assistant
Office or Division Humanities Division
Arthur Miller Professor Emeritus of British and American Literature
Contact (941) 487-4360
Office or Division Humanities Division Area of Concentration Literature
Nova Myhill Professor of English and Theater, Dance & Performance Studies
Nassima Neggaz Assistant Professor of History and Religion
Contact nneggaz@ncf.edu
Office or Division Humanities Division
John Newman Emeritus Professor of Religion
Office or Division Humanities Division Area of Concentration Religion
Christopher Noble Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Tim D. O'Donnell Production Manager & Technical Director
Thomas Olshewsky Research Scholar, Humanities
Jose Alberto Portugal Professor of Spanish Language and Literature
Amy Reid Professor of French Language and Literature
Director of Gender Studies
Office or Division Humanities Division Area of Concentration Gender Studies
David Rohrbacher Professor of Classics
Angela Santoro Office Assistant II
David Schatz Professor Emeritus of Russian Language
Office or Division Humanities Division Area of Concentration Russian Language & Literature
Carl Shaw Professor of Classics
Office or Division Humanities Division
Wendy Sutherland Professor of German & Black European and Diaspora Studies
Michael Sweet Research Scholar, Humanities
Office or Division Humanities Division
Ashkan Tabatabaie Visiting Assistant Professor of Music and Digital Media
Friedrich Thiel Research Scholar, Humanities
Hugo R. Viera-Vargas Assistant Professor of Caribbean/Latin American Studies and Music
Diego Villada Assistant Professor of Theater and Performance Studies
Miriam L. Wallace Professor of English
Leymis Wilmott Dance Instructor and Artist in Residence
Alina Wyman Associate Professor of Russian Language and Literature
Jessica Young Assistant Professor of Global English
Faculty Steward of the Dr. Helen N. Fagin Collection in Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights
Robert Zamsky Professor of English
Jing Zhang Associate Professor of Chinese Language and Culture
International & Area Studies Director
Leonard Zwilling Research Scholar, Humanities