Indigenous people are partners in this cultural conservation research
A paper by Thiago Puglieri and colleagues calls on conservation scholars to rethink the materials they study and to credit Indigenous creators as collaborators, not subjects.
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O povo indígena é parceiro nesta pesquisa de conservação cultural
O estudo liderado por Thiago Puglieri, da UCLA, incorpora contribuições significativas da comunidade Tikuna da região amazônica.
Susan Slyomovics receives American Anthropological Association book award
A reviewer called it a “masterful piece of work — theoretically adept, ethnographically attuned, moving and engagingly written.”
4 Humanities faculty among winners of inaugural UCLA global grants
Stephanie Bosch Santana, Jennifer Jung-Kim, Barbara Fuchs and Victoria Mateu received awards to support their teaching and research.
He wrote the book on Michael Jordan’s cultural influence
Adam Bradley, a UCLA professor of English and African American studies, provided the text for a new volume celebrating the basketball great’s enduring influence.
Sound check: Stella Nair studies an Inca building designed for acoustics
The art history professor spent part of her summer in Huaytará, Peru, studying a structure built to amplify sound and music.
Sharon Gerstel receives Public Impact Research Award for project empowering Greek artisans
The honor recognizes Gerstel for a multifaceted initiative to document the cultural heritage of the village of Geraki, empower its craftspeople and support economic development there.
Artistry of ancient Greece on display at Getty Villa – and in 3 campus events this fall
UCLA art history professor David Schneller offers perspective on “The Kingdom of Pylos.”
With poet laureate fellowship, Raffi Joe Wartanian aims to help Altadena residents raise their voices
The UCLA Writing Programs lecturer was one of 23 from around the nation to be honored by the Academy of American Poets.
Welcome to the reception: Professors bring new voices, viewpoints to study of classics
The approach aims to make ancient Greek and Roman studies more accessible — more personal, even — for more students.