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Finding Faith Outside

By Emma Mafi
November 15, 2024 12:00 PM
Award-winning author David James Duncan explains that spirituality and environmentalism aren’t just related—they’re actually the same.
3 Min Read
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Fail Your Way to Success

By Emma Mafi
November 12, 2024 12:00 PM
At LDSPMA, humanities alumni Brigham Taylor shared how his biggest failures led to his greatest successes—including creating the Pirates of the Caribbean.
3 Min Read
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Art and Architecture Inspires

By Kira Christensen
August 28, 2024 12:00 PM
These Education Week lectures will open your mind to the ways art and architecture can change you.
5 Min Read
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Christ as a Mother

By Tessa Swensen
August 21, 2024 09:00 AM
Student researcher Cheynie Wray analyzes depictions of Jesus Christ as a savior, advocate, redeemer. . . and a mother.
3 Min Read
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Many Perspectives, Many Solutions

By Emma Mafi
August 12, 2024 12:00 PM
To solve environmental issues, it’s important to examine every angle—that’s where the humanities come in.
3 Min Read
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Mastering the Classics

By Tessa Swensen
July 05, 2024 09:00 AM
Classical Studies students put their knowledge of Latin and Greek to the test—literally.
4 Min Read
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Meet the Kennedy Center’s Newest Coordinators

By Emma Mafi
June 25, 2024 12:00 PM
Africana Studies and Global Women’s Studies receive new faculty coordinators—and they both come from the College of Humanities.
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Organizational Life and Cinematic Communities: Insights from Kore-eda Hirokazu

By Rylin Green
March 27, 2024 12:30 PM
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.
5 Min Read
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Even Faculty Need Training in How to Teach

By Rylin Green
March 21, 2024 03:00 PM
Faculty from Comparative Arts & Letters share findings from a two-year project to elevate teaching in their department.
3 Min Read
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Sally Swensen

Comparative Arts and Letters
JFSB 3008
801-422-4448
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Eleanor McCrary

Comparative Arts and Letters
Email: cal-pt@byu.edu
JFSB 3008 - BYU
801-422-4448
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Leah Keogh

Comparative Arts and Letters
Email: cal-pt@byu.edu
JFSB 3008
801-422-4448
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Diane Cales

Interdisciplinary Humanities
Email: diane_cales@byu.edu
Salt Lake Center
801-422-9415
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Unexpected Paths Lead to Undergrad Opportunities

By Emma Rostrom
November 08, 2023 03:00 PM
Art history students Ivy Griffiths and Emma Belnap excel in their humanities degrees and fellowships.
4 Min Read
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Natalie Vaieland

Art History and Curatorial Studies
Email: nat_vaieland@byu.edu
BYU Salt Lake Center
801-422-0396
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Angela Wescott

Adjunct Faculty, Art History & Curatorial Studies
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Receptive Imagery and Roman Masculinity

By Lydia Hall
October 02, 2023 09:00 AM
What Latin poetry teaches about masculinity, human bodies, and the power of acceptance.
2 Min Read
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Education Week: Life-Changing Literature

By Emma Rostrom
September 21, 2023 10:00 AM
College of Humanities professors lecture on the power of a good book.
8 Min Read
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