News – English Department

UCLA storytellers use Grand Theft Auto as basis for series of original films imagining L.A. in 2050

It’s the year 2050, and the Los Angeles River runs lazily along, sparkling in the sunlight, as the hum of freeway traffic weaves through the idyllic setting. Standing on the […]

Marissa López’s new app brings to life the forgotten stories of Mexican-owned ranchos in L.A.

Before Marissa López was Marissa López — and a professor of English, Chicana/o Studies, and Central American Studies at UCLA — she was known by the surname of Goodman, after her […]

Of little databases and the poetics of the web revival

Danny Snelson is a UCLA assistant professor of English and design media arts. His research and teaching blend a study of poetry and poetics with work on digital and network […]

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 UCLA English professors […]