Anastasia Todd, assistant professor of gender and women’s studies in the University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences, will give the inaugural Gaines Lecture for Outstanding Research in the Humanities. 

The Gaines Lecture for Outstanding Research in the Humanities spotlights groundbreaking work related to the Gaines Center’s annual theme, which for 2024-2025 is Health and the Humanities. 

“There’s so much amazing research happening in the humanities at UK and we wanted to recognize these achievements,” said Michelle Sizemore, Ph.D., director of the Gaines Center. “The lecture provides an important opportunity to showcase this work and to connect the campus through humanities scholarship.”

“I am honored to be recognized for my research and excited for this opportunity to share with the broader UK community how thinking with and through disabled girlhood allows us greater insight into the human condition,” said Todd.

The Gaines Lecture for Outstanding Research in the Humanities with Anastasia Todd will be 4 p.m. Thursday Feb. 20 in the Fine Arts Library’s John Jacob Niles Gallery. As with all Gaines events, this lecture is free and open to the public, but registration is recommended. You can register for this event here. 

Founded in 1984 by a generous gift from John and Joan Gaines, the Gaines Center for the Humanities functions as a laboratory for imaginative and innovative education on UK’s campus. The center is devoted to cultivating an appreciation of the humanities in its students and faculty. The Gaines Center embraces varied paths of knowledge and particularly strives to integrate creative work with traditional academic learning.