From the Director
The USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute (EMSI) supports advanced research on human societies between 1450 and 1850. EMSI has a global focus, with an aim to advance knowledge of the diverse societies in and around the Atlantic and Pacific basins.
EMSI is composed of a community of scholars based in the Los Angeles region, including local researchers and short- and long-term visitors to the Huntington. We strive to nourish intellectual achievement, advance interdisciplinary research, and share path-breaking discoveries in the humanities and social sciences.
Positioned in a city that is intellectually vibrant and demographically diverse, EMSI combines the strengths of a major urban university with a world class independent research institution. Our programs contribute to the development of a range of traditional disciplines (primarily but not exclusively history, literature, music, and the history of art) by bringing together the insights and techniques of scholars of early modern peoples and cultures. Towards that end, EMSI partners with similar institutions across North America and Europe to promote important new work through conferences and scholarly publications.
Peter C. Mancall
Thank You!
The USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute thanks the Mellon Foundation, the USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Linda and Harlan Martens, Carole Shammas, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Huntington Library for their support. Seminar meetings are free and open to the public.
Land Acknowledgment
The USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute (EMSI) exists on the ancestral lands of the Gabrielino-Tongva and Kizh Nation peoples who continue to call this region home. EMSI respectfully acknowledges these Indigenous peoples as the traditional caretakers of this landscape, as the direct descendants of the first people. EMSI recognizes their continued presence and is grateful to have the opportunity to work and learn on this land.
