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Illustration of Frankenstein's monster in the 1831 edition of the novel.
Faculty/Department, News

Frankenstein: The enduring appeal of Mary Shelley’s 200-year-old creation

English professor Anne Mellor reflects on the lasting influence of and impetus behind the author’s iconic monster.

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2018 World Languages Day highlights cultural activities, programs and clubs

More than 300 students stopped by Bruin Plaza to meet with scholars from 14 departments representing 29 languages spoken at UCLA.

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Awards and Honors, Faculty/Department, News

Alain Mabanckou’s novel ‘Black Moses’ wins 2018 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award

Judges called the book “a funny, efficiently-rendered picaresque tale” that “superbly traces the hero’s psychic collapse.”

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2018 Humanities Welcome inspires student and faculty success

Speakers included art history professor Meredith Cohen, second-year Italian and global studies major Max Harrell and alumnus Teo Martinez, CEO of Growing Generations.

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Faculty/Department, News

How a UCLA philosophy professor helped construct ‘The Good Place’

How did the philosophically grounded NBC fantasy-comedy get things so right? One reason is that Pamela Hieronymi was a consultant on the show.

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