Humanities News
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Living the Stories of Others
For those often overlooked by society, books can be a powerful way to be heard. For Professor Steven Bickmore, books have made him a powerful advocate.
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Ukraine: A Country, a People, an Identity
Ukraine has been a hot topic in the media for years. Now, BYU students can learn more about the country in a new course.
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Rate My Rant
Students from across campus joined together to share their passion for their studies through short rants on anything and everything linguistics.
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Maidens of Mischief
In her P. A. Christensen Lecture, Professor Belnap looked to the influential women in 19th-century France to explain how disruption can cause social reform.
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Culture You Can Taste
Regardless of where you travel in the world, one thing will stay the same: food’s ability to bring people together.
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An Ode to Anything BUT a Person
This Valentine’s Day, Inscape Journal celebrated with odes about their favorite things from SpaghettiOs to lotion.
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Carriers of Joy
What do Shakespeare’s tragedies and the book of Proverbs have in common? Timothy Hampton says they can teach us about joy.
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So, Why Humanities?
The German & Russian Department’s 2025 Distinguished Alumnus Award lecturer shared how you can expand your world, one adventure at a time.
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The Missing Works of Victorian England
Periodicals were a hot commodity in the Victorian era. Now, thanks to two BYU professors, we can read them once again.
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Cracking the Code to User-Friendly
Students all over campus join the Office of Digital Humanities to form a top-tier UX team where the user always comes first.
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Brian Felt
Full-time Faculty, German & Russian
3103 JFSB
(801) 422-0595
brian.felt@byu.edu
3103 JFSB
(801) 422-0595
brian.felt@byu.edu
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Scott Alvord: President Elect
As Professor Scott Alvord steps into his new presidential role in the AATSP, he plans to serve teachers all across the US.
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Refocus Your Fluency
After completing eight months of research on mental health in immersive language environments, three BYU professors share their findings with the Humanities Center.
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Talking in Code
The College of Humanities just added a new language for undergrads. But you don’t speak it, you type it.
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Hey, Chat! How Do You Speak Chinese?
Tutors can be expensive and hard to find. However, new research shows that AI may provide a suitable alternative to one-on-one tutoring—at half the cost.
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Language on the Brain
Do Chinese speakers and English speakers process emotions the same way? According to one BYU grad, the answer might be no.
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Scars of Colonialism
The 2024 Kennedy Center student research fellows unpacked the impacts of colonialism. Now, their findings can help bring peace around the world.
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See the Present through the Past
Professor Christopher Flood turns to medieval French literature to explain worldwide conflicts.
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