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Richard Assaley and Glen Spiteri seated at table
Graduate Students, News

A connection forged by language

Maltese is spoken by only about 530,000 people worldwide, but it sparked a friendship between 2 UCLA grad students.

Shirley Cruz photo (left) with covers of the books Carmilla and Dracula
News, Research, Students

Shirley Cruz uncovers deeper meaning in vampire literature

The English major says she hopes her project “inspires others to continue exploring queer stories and gender with depth and care.”

Henry Ansgar Kelly with Cabinet of Curiosities podcast graphic
Faculty/Department, News

Unpacking the origins of our holidays with Henry Ansgar Kelly

In a UCLA College podcast, the English professor explores folklore, festivity and the afterlife.

Portrait of Jane Austen
Faculty/Department, News, Teaching

Adapting Jane Austen

On what would have been the author's 250th birthday, an appreciation of the many adaptations of her work.

Portrait of Brian Kim Stefans and cover of his poem Beauty Face
Books, Faculty/Department, News

How Brian Kim Stefans incorporates AI into his creative process

For one recent poem, the English professor fed an original stanza into ChatGPT and instructed the platform to write 100 more in a similar style.

Portrait of Efrain Kristal at his desk in 2015
Faculty/Department, In Memoriam, News

In memoriam: Efrain Kristal, 66, comparative literature scholar whose brilliance, humility wowed peers

“He turned all of his interests in culture into something beautiful and artful,” said Teo Ruiz, a UCLA colleague and longtime friend.

Thiago Puglieri using lab equipment to analyze a Tikuna mask
Faculty/Department, News, Research

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.

Thiago Puglieri analisa uma máscara do Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia da Universidade de São Paulo
Faculty/Department, News, Research

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.

Portrait of Susan Slyomovics next to cover of her book Monuments Deconstructed
Awards and Honors, Books, Faculty/Department, News

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.”

Minh-Thu Nguyen standing next to bookshelves
News, Staff

Minh-Thu Nguyen is driven by curiosity

The ELTS staff member and UCLA alumna is pursuing a master’s in English literature at UC Irvine.

Top row: Stephanie Bosch Santana and Jennifer Jung-Kim. Bottom row: Barbara Fuchs and Victoria Mateu. Background: digital world map.
Awards and Honors, Faculty/Department, News

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.

Nat Escobedo on the steps outside of Kaplan Hall
News, Research, Students

‘We don’t have to leave our communities behind when we enter academic spaces’

Nat Escobedo, a UCLA senior, is researching how artists in the Inland Empire play an important role as community-builders.

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