Category: Literature

Mathew Shadegg Matthew Shadegg BA’20, recently conducted a survey (using quantitative social science method) to inquire how students use social media, particularly the underlying reasoning behind their individual usage of various social-media platforms. He applied for and obtained IRB approval (which took a few tries) and launched his survey to gather data via Qualtrics. He […]

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.

Dr. Jessica Murphy, dean of undergraduate education and professor of literary studies at The University of Texas at Dallas, has been inducted as one of four new fellows of the UT System Academy of Distinguished Teachers, which recognizes outstanding educators throughout its academic institutions. “It’s very exciting,” Murphy said. “These are fabulous teachers who care a […]

Francis Patience is graduating with a bachelor’s degree in literature, with minors in philosophy and political science from the School of Arts and Humanities. For most of his time at UT Dallas, he has worked in University Recreation as a lifeguard; he also played intramural soccer. But even with his love of sports, Patience considers himself […]

The School of Arts and Humanities at The University of Texas at Dallas has three new tenured and tenure-track faculty members who bring a wide range of expertise — in gender, race and law enforcement studies, poetry and creative writing, and art history. “I am excited about our new hires, who already are very accomplished. […]

According to Dr. Whitney Stewart, there’s a different way to tell the story of how people lived during the antebellum period in the U.S. By looking at the objects found at old plantations, for example, the disparity of life in the South becomes clearer. “I study how race as an idea, as a construct, becomes […]

By Office of Media Relations | May 30, 2019 Dr. David Patterson, professor of literature and history and Hillel A. Feinberg Chair in Holocaust Studies, has been appointed to the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission. The commission was established 10 years ago to ensure that resources about the Holocaust and other genocides are available to students, educators and […]

A happy World Book Day to bibliophiles everywhere! As a tip of the hat to the celebration, UTD Magazine asked a handful of faculty members to share influential books in their lives. Dr. Kenneth Brewer School of Arts and Humanities Middlemarch By George Eliot “I first read Eliot’s massive Victorian novel as an undergraduate, and […]

On the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, a UT Dallas professor said the book is much more than a scary Halloween story. According to Dr. Sabrina Starnaman, clinical assistant professor in the School of Arts and Humanities who teaches a class about the book, Frankenstein offers a thought-provoking look at science and […]

The School of Arts and Humanities at UT Dallas has three new tenure-track faculty members who will teach and conduct research in their respective fields — Middle Eastern history, literature and philosophy. “The essence of the humanities is to always encourage people to put their ideas into a larger context. We have found three scholars who […]