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Professor Arthur Little Remembers Toni Morrison
Ms. Morrison, a literary giant, has left us to our mundane sense of living, but she stands in the Clearing still, saying love yourself, love your breath, love your blackness […]
UCLA professor Claire McEachern publishes Malibu-focused essay collection
UCLA English professor Claire McEachern is stepping away from her typical scholarly writing with “Coyotes and Culture: Essays from Old Malibu.” McEachern, who has spent her career writing about 16th- […]
Join the UCLA Humanities LinkedIn group
Calling all UCLA Humanities students, alumni, faculty and staff – Join the UCLA Humanities LinkedIn group! Our all-new Humanities community page on LinkedIn provides a space for current students, alumni, […]
Refocusing the narrative around a larger-than-life literary figure
Senior Brinn Wallin says her research on Sylvia Plath is ‘the most prized part of my years as an undergraduate’ English major Brinn Wallin is in the midst of a […]
He wrote the book on Michael Jordan’s cultural influence
Adam Bradley was with his daughters at Legoland one day this summer when he noticed a familiar image seemingly everywhere he looked — on the shoes, clothing and even tattoos […]
Inspired by life in the wild: Claire McEachern’s new book is a reflection on Malibu
In November 2018, Claire McEachern was living in Malibu on a horse ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains when the Woolsey Fire breached Highway 101 and surrounded her home. Fortunately, […]
Meet the class: The 2025 Ph.D. cohort
This fall we welcomed 16 graduate students into our 2025 Ph.D. cohort. We caught up with a few of these students to learn more about their decision to study at […]
Barbara Fuchs to lead division’s public and engaged humanities initiatives
Barbara Fuchs has been appointed the Humanities Division’s inaugural associate dean for public and engaged humanities. In the new role, Fuchs, a distinguished professor of Spanish with a joint appointment […]
Two new professors to join our department: Aditya Bahl and Aliya Ram
Please join us in welcoming two new professors to our department this fall: Aditya Bahl and Aliya Ram. Both were profiled in a recent Humanities article. See their blurb below […]
How Summer Kim Lee and Uri McMillan help students connect with theory, history and expression
Summer Kim Lee and Uri McMillan are challenging their students’ conceptions of theory, expression and performance, one classroom discussion at a time. Drawing from their backgrounds in performance studies, the […]
How Brian Kim Stefans incorporates AI into his creative process
This article is adapted from “AI For Good,” a special edition of the UCLA TDG Innovation Magazine. Read the complete feature. Brian Kim Stefans has published several books of poetry […]
Adapting Jane Austen
On what would have been the author’s 250th birthday, an appreciation of the many adaptations of her work Fans across the globe celebrated Jane Austen’s 250th birthday today, and at […]