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How one student brought Taylor Swift’s lyrics from the Billboard Hot 100 to an academic research conference.
According to Associate Professor Anna-Lisa Halling, playwriting gave nuns unprecedented freedom—which may explain why it became so popular.
How do you know when a novel is well translated? The key lies in keeping the author’s voice.
Eva Witesman of the Ballard Center urges those involved with the humanities to use their specially trained skills to improve the world.
Who decides what makes “good” design? According to Associate Professor Jamie Horrocks, Victorian design reformers thought they did.
Memory, film, and community—Professor Marc Yamada demonstrates how Kore-eda Hirokazu uses film techniques to create worlds that encourage community in the 2024 P. A. Christensen Lecture.
Faculty from Comparative Arts & Letters share findings from a two-year project to elevate teaching in their department.
St. Teresa of Ávila died 500 years ago, but she still helps authors overcome writer's block today.
Learn about the various student journals in the College of Humanities and how you can join them!
Women may have been silent onscreen in early cinema, but backstage they were building a powerful new art form.
Ansley Morris reflects on her experience as a Humanities Center undergraduate fellow.
Eight years in, Professor Dana Bourgerie highlights the progress of The Cambodian Oral History Project at Humanities Center Colloquium.