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International Cinema: September 2022 Films Recap

By Lauren Walker
October 25, 2022 08:06 AM
IC rings in the new school year with gripping films and lectures.
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It’s All Greek to Them!

By Ellie Smith
September 06, 2022 11:14 AM
Charles Oughton’s unusual teaching method leads to victory.
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Michael Easterling

Comparative Arts and Letters
Email: michael_easterling@byu.edu
JKB 3005N
801-422-9128
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Kalisha Grimsman

Art History and Curatorial Studies
Comparative Arts and Letters
Email: kalisha_grimsman@byu.edu
JKB 3005H
801-422-0320
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Owen Witesman

Comparative Arts and Letters
Email: owen@witesman.com
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Photographs of Hardship Inspire Perseverance and Hope for Today

By Hannah Scott
October 06, 2021 10:03 AM
A recent historical photography exhibit invites you to consider how looking to the past can strengthen and inspire your life today.
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Art Reimagined and Recreated

By Cristiana Farnsworth
October 04, 2021 11:27 AM
As art museums shut down or limited their displays last spring, some looked for new ways to appreciate art while confined at home.
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Tiina Watts

Comparative Arts and Letters
Email: tiiwatts@byu.edu
Continuing Education
Provo, UT 84602
801-422-9177
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Lisa Gunther

Comparative Arts and Letters
Email: lisa_gunther@byu.edu
JKB 3005Q
801-422-0357
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Jane G. Hinckley Revisits Jane Austen’s “Mansfield Park”

By Julie Irvine
August 27, 2021 04:10 PM
At BYU Education Week, Adjunct Faculty Jane G. Hinckley helped her audience rediscover Jane Austen’s “Mansfield Park” by looking into some of the factors that influenced the novel.
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Matthew Ancell Teaches About Finding Christ in Unlikely Places

By Julie Irvine
August 26, 2021 03:06 PM
As part of an Education Week lecture series on finding Christ in the Humanities, Matthew Ancell helped his audience discover the hidden symbolism in Caravaggio's religious paintings.
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Classical Studies Students Shine at National Greek and Latin Translation Competitions

By Heather Bergeson
July 20, 2021 08:24 AM
Three BYU Classical studies students placed in the annual Maurine Dallas Watkins Greek and Latin Translation contest. Two of those same students also received the Edward Phinney Book Prize for receiving a perfect score on the College Greek Exam.
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Karen Macfarlane

Part-time/Adjunct Faculty, Comparative Arts and Letters
JKB 3005K
801-422-6616
karen_macfarlane@byu.edu
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Melanie Allred

Adjunct Faculty
Comparative Arts and Letters

Email: melanie_allred@byu.edu

JKB 3005H

801-422-0463
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Professor Sederholm Wins Continuing Education Award

By Heather Bergeson
March 20, 2021 03:47 PM
Professor Carl Sederholm (Comparative Arts & Letters) was recently given an award of appreciation from the division of Continuing Education for his supportive role with the BYU Salt Lake Center. His assistance with and interest in the Salt Lake Center and continuing education helped distinguish him as the proud recipient of this award.
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Kusama's Infinite Art

By Molly Ogden Welch
November 28, 2020 12:00 AM
PROVO, Utah (November 23, 2020)—Mirrors, lights, and of course, the famous polka dots. The work of 91-year-old Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has inspired millions to break away from the norms of art and society, and to embrace the person within.
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Approaching the Social and Cultural Aspects of Translation

September 23, 2020 12:00 AM
BYU’s Marlene Hansen Esplin, Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Humanities, shares how the study of problems of translation can lead to greater social consciousness. 
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Education Week 2019: Humor and Humanity in Gary Larson's The Far Side Comic Series

By Heather Bergeson
September 23, 2020 12:00 AM
BYU Professor Kerry Soper speaks on the famous comic series The Far Side and the life of its creator, Gary Larson.
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