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International Cinema: April 2024 Films Recap

By Kendall McKinnon
April 22, 2024 11:00 AM
IC explores silent films and the Deaf community in April’s films and lectures.
2 Min Read
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International Cinema: March 2024 Films Recap

By Kendall McKinnon
April 17, 2024 02:30 PM
IC explores justice, otherness, and feminism in March’s films and lectures.
6 Min Read
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Freedom Behind Convent Walls

By Rylin Green
April 16, 2024 03:00 PM
According to Associate Professor Anna-Lisa Halling, playwriting gave nuns unprecedented freedom—which may explain why it became so popular.
2 Min Read
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Harmonizing Taylor Swift and the Humanities

By Emma Rostrom
April 16, 2024 12:08 PM
How one student brought Taylor Swift’s lyrics from the Billboard Hot 100 to an academic research conference.
2 Min Read
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Translating Humor and Insults

By Rylin Green
April 15, 2024 09:00 AM
How do you know when a novel is well translated? The key lies in keeping the author’s voice.
2 Min Read
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Do Good. Better.

By Rylin Green
April 04, 2024 03:00 PM
Eva Witesman of the Ballard Center urges those involved with the humanities to use their specially trained skills to improve the world.
2 Min Read
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A Matter of Taste: Graphic Design in 19th-Century England

By Rylin Green
April 01, 2024 03:00 PM
Who decides what makes “good” design? According to Associate Professor Jamie Horrocks, Victorian design reformers thought they did.
2 Min Read
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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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Navigating Our Interior Castles

By Rylin Green
March 12, 2024 03:00 PM
St. Teresa of Ávila died 500 years ago, but she still helps authors overcome writer's block today.
2 Min Read
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Reclaiming the Lost Films of Mexico

By Rylin Green
February 27, 2024 03:00 PM
El Santo versus the establishment—How film institutions overlook Mexico's favorite luchador.
3 Min Read
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Elevating Humanities for National Progress

By Rylin Green
February 15, 2024 03:00 PM
Laura Huerta Migus emphasizes the importance of the humanities to the government.
3 Min Read
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How Techo-Capitalism Uses Religious Ideology

By Rylin Green
February 07, 2024 03:00 PM
Stephen Ramsay discusses the evolution of words' meanings in relation to techno-capitalism.
2 Min Read
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Bridging Scholarly Work and Community Outreach

By Rylin Green
January 24, 2024 03:00 PM
The Modern Language Association recognizes the Humanities Center in their Department Spotlight series.
1 Min Read
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Community Involvement Through Public Humanities

By Emma Rostrom
January 23, 2024 09:00 AM
Professor Grant Eckstein leads successful outreach effort with eye-tracking experiment.
4 Min Read
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Small Coincidence Leads to Great Rewards

By Rylin Green
October 27, 2023 03:00 PM
Ansley Morris reflects on her experience as a Humanities Center undergraduate fellow.
1 Min Read
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Checking in with the Cambodian Oral History Project

By Emma Farnsworth
October 24, 2023 03:00 PM
Eight years in, Professor Dana Bourgerie highlights the progress of The Cambodian Oral History Project at Humanities Center Colloquium.
2 Min Read
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Rethinking Language Pedagogy

By Emma Farnsworth
October 18, 2023 03:00 PM
Jennifer Redmann offers insights into how to keep foreign language learning alive at universities.
2 Min Read
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