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BYU’s International study programs lead student Austin Nelson to new heights at the Paris Air Show.
BYU students pursue their passions in philosophy through HUM Grant funding.
College of Humanities professors lecture on how the humanities inspire empathy.
Learn how the simple farmer became a villain in French popular culture.
Professor Jim Law studies the evolution of French using Bible translations.
Double the celebration: Maren and Sonja Mecham bond through their shared graduate experience.
The Language Acquisition Research Colloquium series explores how to optimize course content to help students meet language goals.
Philosophy professor Justin White discusses the complexity of personal transformation in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Marc Olivier gives P. A. Christensen Lecture on incorporating educational play into teaching and research.
Professor Marc Olivier presented on the history and intersection of fashion and film.
Albert Camus’ novel depicts the city of Oran, Algeria during a contemporary outbreak of the plague. While there are obvious parallels between the plague in the novel and the peste brune (the brown plague, a nickname for the Nazis who occupied France during World War 2), by transforming the threat into an act of nature, Camus shifts the focus from human cruelty to the many reactions to suffering: some pretend it doesn’t exist, some try to escape it, others accept it and try to alleviate pain.