How a Channel Islands excursion brought environmental humanities vividly to life
Doctoral fellow Anatoli Ulyanov reflects on lessons learned during an excursion led by Professor Vetri Nathan.
Graduate Students
Memory studies scholars take on ‘Violence and Repair’ in summit hosted by UCLA
Presentations covered a broad range of violent conflicts and their aftermath; the conference pushed participants to consider how their research might inform — or be informed by — current events.
Kip Tobin, Kyle Scott receive UCLA Distinguished Teaching Awards
Tobin is an associate adjunct professor in the department of Spanish and Portuguese; Scott is a doctoral student in philosophy.
With B.A. and M.A. – and having led a UCLA course – Harry Li launches his teaching career
Through the Undergraduate Student Initiated Education program, he designed and taught a course on Mandopop for fellow UCLA students.
NELC Ph.D. student Tyler Jarvis appears on ‘Jeopardy!’
The scholar of early Jewish community and the Hebrew bible said it was “surreal” being on the set of one of his favorite TV shows.
Linguistics Ph.D. student says Grad Slam has helped reaffirm ‘why my research matters to me’
When a fellow guest at a dinner party asked Ekaterina Khlystova about her job, she started thinking about how to explain her work in layperson-friendly language.
Examining the border crisis through the lens of performance art
English professor Rafael Pérez-Torres said Salvador Herrera’s unique interdisciplinary approach provides new context for examining issues around the U.S.–Mexico border.
4 Humanities graduate students receive Fulbright-Hays fellowships
Four Humanities graduate students are among the 12 UCLA scholars overall who have received Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad fellowships for 2023. UCLA received more Fulbright-Hays awards than any other university. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, the Fulbright-Hays program allows awardees to study aspects of a society or societies, including their culture, economy, history and international relations. The fellowship is designed to contribute to developing and improving the study of modern foreign languages and area studies in the U.S. UCLA’s 2023 fellows come from diverse disciplines, and they will conduct their research in Brazil, Chile, England, Japan, Mexico,…
Art is their adventure: Graduate students will benefit from Peter and Sheri Weller’s beautiful vision
When he was working on his master’s degree at the highly selective program at Syracuse University’s campus in Florence, Italy, Peter Weller experienced firsthand the challenges of graduate work in art history: hours of archival research, hours in front of the art itself, fluency in multiple languages and, of course, the expenses of travel, school and life. “It was extraordinarily arduous, and I wanted to quit after a month,” he said with a laugh. An Oscar-nominated filmmaker and acclaimed actor of stage and screen, Peter persevered and even went on to earn his doctorate in art history from UCLA in 2014. However,…
Gefyra documents weaving traditions in Geraki, Laconia
From June 24 to July 14, 2023, graduate students from UCLA, Simon Fraser University, and the University of British Columbia explored the artistry of weaving in Geraki, a Lakonian village where generations of women have preserved and passed down their craft. This comprehensive project, which forms part of Gefyra, a partnership between the SNF Hellenic Centers at UCLA and SFU, was generously funded by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. The project was held in collaboration with the Cultural Society of Geraki and was further supported by the Municipality of Evrotas. The Ephorate of Antiquities of Laconia and The Geraki Project, affiliated…