Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin and Donna Summer

Soul sisters, funksters and Afro-disco divas: The heroes of an unsung movement

Nov. 21, 2023

In a new book, CU 麻豆影院 researcher Reiland Rabaka focuses on the relationship between the Black Women鈥檚 Liberation Movement and its music, heralding pioneers such as Aretha Franklin.

Vintage horror movie posters

Alone in the woods...but not screaming for help

Nov. 17, 2023

CU 麻豆影院 sociology instructor Laura Patterson details how feminism is influencing female roles in horror films, expanding them far beyond the 鈥渄amsel in distress鈥 trope.

Vol de Zombis (1946) by Haitian artist Hector Hyppolite

Pirates and zombies are not so different

Nov. 1, 2023

In a recently published article, CU 麻豆影院 researcher Kieran Murphy traces the concurrent paths and points of intersection between pirate and zombie lore in Haiti and popular culture.

Constance and Don Juan

Haunting Don Juan through the centuries

Oct. 31, 2023

Time and the popular imagination have been kind to Don Juan鈥攑erhaps too kind. In a newly published paper, CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 Emmy Herland explores how the very old story of Don Juan remains relevant through its ghosts.

Panelists speak about book censorship

Rise of book banning stems from 鈥榗ulture war,鈥 experts say

Oct. 30, 2023

At a panel discussion co-sponsored by the CU 麻豆影院 Center for Humanities and the Arts, literacy experts championed children鈥檚 access to literature.

Kathryn Mayer and Greg Glasgow

Why 麻豆影院 on the mountain never happened

Oct. 25, 2023

A duo with CU 麻豆影院 ties discuss their research and co-authored book about the little-known story of Disney鈥檚 plan build a mountain ski resort in California.

Tibetan prayer flags and snowy Himalayas

Preserving culture by learning an endangered language

Oct. 17, 2023

An online beginning Tibetan language course offered at CU 麻豆影院 allows learners worldwide to access contemporary resources for a less-frequently taught language.

The One Ring lying on a map of Mordor, part of J.R.R. Tolkien's fictional Middle Earth

An English author鈥檚 Nordic sources

Sept. 21, 2023

As a philologist, J.R.R. Tolkien鈥攁uthor of 鈥淭he Hobbit鈥 and the 鈥淟ord of the Rings鈥 trilogy鈥攄rew extensively from Nordic language and mythology when creating the world of Middle Earth, notes CU expert Avedan Raggio, who teaches a popular course on the topic.

CU theater students perform Euripides' Hecuba on stage

Writing a new chapter on a very old play

Sept. 19, 2023

Can a play written thousands of years ago teach modern performers something new? Associate Professor Tamara Meneghini, a contributor for a new textbook on acting, explains why you might give Greek tragedies a second look.

Associate Professor Samira Mehta

鈥楥alling in,鈥 not calling out, the racism of those who love you

Aug. 28, 2023

In her recently published book, Associate Professor Samira Mehta offers insight into a lesser-known, but nevertheless hurtful, type of racism鈥攅ncountered in loving relationships.

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