Kristopher Kersey’s first book honored by Medieval Academy of America
The art history professor was recognized for “Facing Images: Medieval Japanese Art and the Problem of Modernity”
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Zrinka Stahuljak’s book ‘Fixers’ honored as one of year’s best by History Today
The acknowledgment, she said, is gratifying because “historians are recognizing the work of a literary historian as historical work.”
Who wrote the Bible? In new book, upcoming lecture, William Schniedewind offers bold new answers
“It’s important to think of the Bible as an anthology of ancient Jewish communities as opposed to a singular voice,” says the director of the UCLA Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies.
Sixiang Wang honored for book that reframes 3 centuries of Korea-China relations
“Boundless Winds of Empire” earned the Hong Yung Lee Book Award from the UC Berkeley Center for Korean Studies.
In her first book for young readers, Teddi Chichester aims to inspire compassion for wildlife
“Wildlife Crossings of Hope” examines what happens when highways and other urban infrastructure confine animals to small patches of land.
New book by Stephanie Balkwill explores women in power in 6th-century China
The book casts the life of Empress Dowager Ling amid a story of the reinvention of religious, ethnic and gender norms in a rapidly changing society.
How digital humanities can enhance understanding of Holocaust testimonies
In his new book, Todd Presner argues that computational and data-driven methods can be key in preserving and analyzing survivors’ stories.
Linguistics alumna Ananda Lima on her fiction debut, ‘Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil’
Lima, who earned a master’s degree in 2008, still sometimes laughs when she says the title of her new book aloud.
Collection edited by Yogita Goyal broadens research on African American literature
The professor of English and of African American studies said the book highlights the shift taking place within Black studies and the need for further research.
Poetry in motion: A forthcoming anthology showcases the genius of UCLA’s Harryette Mullen
Her new anthology, “Regaining Unconsciousness,” to be published in 2025, will surely be one of poetry’s most talked-about books of the year