Archive: 2020

May 23, 2020 - Ashley Barnes, Assistant Professor at the School of Arts and Humanities, has recently published her first book. Love and Depth in the American Novel, which offers a new approach to literary theory that encompasses both New Historicism and the ethical turn in literary studies.

May 23, 2020 - Michele Hanlon, Associate Dean for the Arts, joined the  Athenaeum Review podcast to talk about the transition to virtual events in the arts during spring 2020. The podcast is available on the web, Apple or Google Podcasts. Two faculty members from the School of Arts and Humanities have been selected to receive the Humanities and Emerging […]

May 23, 2020 - Two faculty members from the School of Arts and Humanities have been selected to receive the Humanities and Emerging Arts (HEArts) Grant from the UT Dallas Office of Research. Dr. Shilyh Warren, associate professor of film and aesthetic studies, received the grant for her project, “Marie Bonaparte and Feminist Psychoanalysis for the Present.” With the […]

May 23, 2020 - Dr. Monica Rankin, A&H associate professor, and Dr. Vincent Ng, professor of computer science, have been awarded the SPIRe (Seed Program for Interdisciplinary Research) internal UT Dallas research grant. Their project will use historical data from Latin America in World War II to design a machine-learning based system for analyzing propaganda content. This $100,000 grant will support […]

May 23, 2020 - Please join the A&H community May 12 for a virtual town hall. Dr. Nils Roemer, Interim Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities, will be discussing the issues facing UT Dallas and the School and he will be taking questions. The meeting will take place at 1:30 p.m. via WebEx.

April 23, 2020 - Aaron Roe Aaron Roe’s work has been published in  The Art of Found Objects: Interviews with Texas Artists (Joe and Betty Moore Texas Art Series)  by Robert Craig Bunch. His artwork has appeared in exhibits and venues in the DFW area, including the Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Stage West, Grackle Art Gallery, and SP/N […]

April 23, 2020 - Ashley Rasco “Ashley Rasco (Fall 2019) wrote a great analysis of the history of women’s roles in horror films, especially since the 1970s. Remarkably, Ashley didn’t have the benefit of a class on horror during her time as a student. Her project evolved out of her own interests, and she used the analytical, research, and […]

April 23, 2020 - Follow along to explore Holocaust-related topics during the time of our shared new virtual realities. New episodes available on Sundays. Episode one and two are now streaming on Spotify.

April 23, 2020 - Dr. Davis Smith-BrecheisenAssistant Professor of Literature Mr. SV Randall Assistant Professor of VPA – Sculpture Dr. S. Deborah Kang Anne Stark and Chester Watson Associate Professor of History Dr. Amy Kerner Assistant Professor in Holocaust and Human Rights Studies Fellow of the Jacqueline and Michael Wald Professorship in Holocaust Studies

April 23, 2020 - We are the Gems – Micayla, Pale, and Rica. Each of us are passionate Arts and Humanities students who are eager to serve our school in any way we can. We know what COVID-19 brought significant changes to A&H students, so please let us know how we can help during this time of change and make the […]