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Bob Hudson wins award for excellence in general education professorship.
Jordan B. Jones discusses race and gender in Global Women’s Studies Colloquium.
Explore 19th-century French stereotypes of Mormonism.
James Tissot experimented with painting uncommon biblical scenes that create rich resonance.
Four BYU students pay their respects to American soldiers who died defending France.
Award winning author Kossi Komla-Ebri describes the prevalence—and effects—of racism in Italy.
Associate Professor Greg Stallings (Spanish & Portuguese) may have thought that picking The Exterminating Angel to be shown at the International Cinema seemed random, but the theme of quarantine that runs throughout the movie has become especially poignant in today’s environment.
A new online database presented at the 2022 APSA conference offers a groundbreaking new way to record stories of slavery.
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.
IC rings in the new school year with gripping films and lectures.
Florida State University's Dr. Juan Carlos Galeano addressed BYU students, faculty members, and others in a pair of lectures on January 30, 2020.
Walk the streets of Paris this winter without leaving Provo. (Sadly, no food or drinks allowed.)