The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, which celebrates its fifteenth anniversary this spring, has announced its fellows for 2014-2015. The 50 men and women include creative artists, humanists, scientists, and social scientists; 11 are Harvard faculty members, as detailed below with the titles of their projects.
Ann Blair, Lea professor of history, who studies the cultural and intellectual history of sixteenth and seventeenth century Europe, including the history of the book.
Hidden Hands: Amanuenses and Authorship in Early Modern Europe
Matthew B. Boyle, professor of philosophy, whose work focuses on the philosophy of mind as well as on Kant and German idealism.
The Significance of Self-Consciousness
Noam D. Elkies, professor of mathematics, who studies computational number theory, among other mathematical subjects, and is recreationally a chess master, singer, and composer.
Shimura Curve Computations
Nancy E. Hill, Murray professor at Radcliffe and professor of education at the Graduate School of Education, who studies cultural influences on parenting and adolescent achievement.
Authentic Bridge Building: Families, Institutions, and the Breaking of Social Status Replication
Lakshminarayanan Mahadevan, England de Valpine professor of applied mathematics, renowned for his use of math to enhance understanding of the natural world.
On the growth and form of the brain
Erez Manela, professor of history, who works on the history of the United States in the world and international history.
The Eradication of Smallpox: Collaboration Amid Conflict in the Cold War Era
Alexander Rehding, Peabody professor music, who chairs Harvard’s department of music and has taught undergraduates “The Art of Listening.”
Notes on Sound: Studies in 19th-Century Acoustics and Aesthetics
Kathryn A. Sikkink, Ryan Family professor of human rights policy at Harvard Kennedy School and Pforzheimer professor at Radcliffe, who studies international human rights, law, and policies.
Norm Diffusion from the Global South: Latin America and the Idea of International Human Rights
Carol S. Steiker, Friendly professor of law, who studies criminal justice.
Unpremeditated: Capital Punishment and American Law
Felix Warneken, associate professor of psychology, who studies how infants and children perceive the world around them.
The Origins of Human Cooperation in Evolution and Development
Bruce Western, professor of sociology and Guggenheim professor of criminal justice policy, who studies the relationship between political institutions and social and economic inequality, including the effects of incarceration.
Leaving Prison and Entering Poverty: The Boston Reentry Study
For a complete list of the fellows and the specific projects on which they will work, see Radcliffe’s website.
