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Simon Laraway

Humanities Communications Writer
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BYU Humanities and BYU Speeches Team Up for Translation Initiative

By Ellie Smith
May 09, 2023 03:00 PM
BYU speeches and forums now available in Japanese and Spanish—with more languages to come!
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A Beatnik Tradition at BYU

By Ellie Smith
May 09, 2023 12:00 PM
The Beatniqueo combines Hispanic and Portuguese music and poetry in a beloved public humanities event.
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MA Student Wins Emerging Scholar Award at International Conference

By Simon Laraway
April 19, 2023 12:00 PM
Spanish MA student Marissa Luquette’s academic career gets a kick start from her innovative paper on gender in a Spanish sci-fi novel.
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Brett Hashimoto Receives Interdisciplinary Research Origination Award

By Simon Laraway
April 17, 2023 08:46 AM
The linguistics professor and his team receive $20,000 in discretionary funds for research on sustainability.
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Matt Baker Wins Outstanding State Manuscript Award

By Simon Laraway
April 05, 2023 12:00 PM
The award recognizes Baker and his coauthors’ research on job-loss narratives and moving on after being laid off.
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Sephardic Jews and Stereotypes

By Simon Laraway
April 01, 2023 01:00 PM
Emory University Professor Hazel Gold visits BYU to discuss depictions of Jews in 19th-century Spain—and how one writer went beyond the stereotypes.
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Growing Up Gay in Rural America

By Simon Laraway
March 22, 2023 10:00 AM
At the English Reading Series, Taylor Brorby shares literature exploring sexual orientation, environmentalism, and small-town life.
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Forging New Approaches to Language Learning

By Simon Laraway
March 17, 2023 09:00 AM
The Language Acquisition Research Colloquium series explores how to optimize course content to help students meet language goals.
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BYU Grad Students Shine in Three-Minute Thesis Competition

By Simon Laraway
March 14, 2023 03:00 PM
The 2023 version of the annual competition showcased the best and brightest of humanities student research.
2 Min Read
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