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Closeup of cels from a Japanese paper film
Events, Faculty/Department, News

Paper films – treasures of pre-war Japan – to be screened at Billy Wilder Theater, April 13

Ninety years after the height of the medium’s popularity, a selection of kami firumu will be presented by the Yanai Initiative and the UCLA Film & Television Archive.

Susan Downey at an archaeological excavation
Faculty/Department, In Memoriam, News

In memoriam: Susan Downey, 86, scholar of ancient art and archaeology

A member of the UCLA faculty from 1965 to 2012, she conducted field research in Greece, Italy, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.

Daryle Williams, Alexandra Minna Stern and Sara Guyer seated on stage at UC Systemwide Academic Congress
Events, Faculty/Department, News

Alexandra Minna Stern joins deans from UC Berkeley, Riverside to trumpet humanities research

The scholars spoke as part of the University of California Systemwide Academic Congress.

Three images from Santa Rosa Island - an inlet, hands holding a starfish and sparkling ocean water
Graduate Students, News, Teaching

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.

Ianthe Marini, in profile, singing with UCLA student Vasken Ohanian in background
Events, Faculty/Department, News

1625 opera – first ever by a woman – to be performed March 23 at UCLA Clark Library

The performance, featuring students from the UCLA Early Music Ensemble and members of L.A. Camerata, coincides with Women’s History Month and Early Music Month.

Tara Prescott-Johnson (center) in a water tank at the California Science Center with UCLA students Samantha Calva and Evelyn Cuxeva-Ortega
Faculty/Department, News, Students, Teaching

A community-engaged English composition course is building more confident writers

Students spend 20 hours at local nonprofits; their observations turn into papers for the class

Portrait of Albert R. Braunmuller
Faculty/Department, In Memoriam, News

In memoriam: Albert R. Braunmuller, 79, leading authority on Renaissance English drama

“Al was an absolutely brilliant teacher at every level,” said his longtime colleague Robert Watson.

Portrait of Professor Kristopher W. Kersey and the cover of his book, "Facing Images"
Awards and Honors, Books, Faculty/Department, News

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.”

La’Tonya Rease Miles holding a copy of her book
Alumni, News

Alumna and author La’Tonya Rease Miles shares her ‘first-gen origin story’

A fan of the comic book hero the Flash and a Ph.D. in American literature, she is now a champion for first-generation students.

UCLA student Makayla Rawlins in conservation lab repairing a basket
Faculty/Department, News, Research

The past is present

Humanities scholars are preserving endangered pieces of cultural heritage, allowing us to better understand our world.

Volunteers with a visitor at the Near Eastern Languages and Cultures table at World Languages Day
Events, News, Students

Hundreds celebrate UCLA language offerings at World Languages Day

Even a steady rain couldn’t dampen students’ excitement for the return of the annual event.

Crowd of people photographing the Mona Lisa
Faculty First Person, News

Mona Lisa beyond borders: Of hordes, theft and nationalism (and Leonardo in Westwood)

Art historian George Baker considers the painting’s turbulent recent history and UCLA’s hidden connections to the artist.

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