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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.”

Unpacking the origins of our holidays with Henry Ansgar Kelly

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

Adapting Jane Austen

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

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.