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How Publishing Saved a Country

By Julie Irvine
December 10, 2021 08:11 PM
For the last five centuries, book publishing played a remarkable role in preserving Welsh identity and language in the face of external cultural and linguistic challenges.
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Blazing Trails: Thelma and Louise Reinvent the Road Trip

By Julie Irvine
October 29, 2021 12:41 PM
Associate Professor Rob McFarland discusses how Thelma and Louise challenged the film industry thirty years ago and continue to do so today.
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God, Crisis, & Narrative: A Vaster Kind of Humanities Education

October 11, 2021 11:26 AM
How do we encounter God during moments of crisis?
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“Charity Never Faileth” Panel Cultivates a Conversation About the Importance of Religious Diversity

By Hannah Berglund
April 28, 2021 02:43 PM
The American Studies program hosted a webinar on religious diversity on April 2nd, featuring four panelists with common values of acceptance and understanding.
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English Reading Series Goes Online, Brings in Big Names

By Conor Thomas
March 23, 2021 11:23 PM
Despite the challenges of remote campus events, members of the English department feel that the English reading series event is now better than ever.
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Staying Power: Women and the Art of Perseverance

December 23, 2020 02:33 PM
The obstacles women artists have encountered—and continue to experience—while trying to obtain a foothold in the art world are legion. Compounding these professional challenges are the personal adversities we all face to some degree or another: poor physical or mental health, troubled relationships, economic insecurity, faltering faith, the passing of loved ones.
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Greg Stallings on The Exterminating Angel and the Effects of Quarantine

May 24, 2020 12:00 AM
Associate Professor Greg Stallings (Spanish & Portuguese) may have thought that picking The Exterminating Angel to be shown at the International Cinema seemed random, but the theme of quarantine that runs throughout the movie has become especially poignant in today’s environment.
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Global Women’s Studies Holds Virtual Capstone Conference

May 06, 2020 12:00 AM
As a result of stay-at-home safety measures surrounding COVID-19, Global Women’s Studies students presented their capstone research virtually.
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BYU’s Research and Writing Center Celebrates Douglass Day, Joins Multi-University Transcription Event

March 26, 2020 12:00 AM
At a recent event in the Research and Writing Center, students transcribed Anna Julia Cooper’s works and correspondences in celebration of Black History Month and Douglass Day. 
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Dr. Lauren Klein Explores Data Visualization, Feminism in Colloquium Address

February 16, 2020 12:00 AM
Emory University’s Dr. Lauren Klein presented on Elizabeth Palmer Peabody’s feminist digital visualization work in a recent colloquium.
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Poet, filmmaker Galeano praises BYU’s “unique environment" during visit

February 04, 2020 12:00 AM
Florida State University's Dr. Juan Carlos Galeano addressed BYU students, faculty members, and others in a pair of lectures on January 30, 2020.
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Horror and Its Traditions

November 05, 2014 12:00 AM
Carl Sederholm, associate professor in the Department of Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature, spoke at an International Cinema lecture on horror as a genre and its traditions.
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Narratological Problems in Time-Travel Fiction

October 21, 2014 12:00 AM
At a Humanities Center colloquium, Spanish professor Dale Pratt shares his research on time-travel fiction and its paradoxes.
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