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Medical and ethics experts on a panel hosted recently by The University of Texas at Dallas acknowledged the fears that some people have about the COVID-19 vaccines, but urged individuals to seek out reliable, factual information. “There’s often an echo chamber effect where people raise their concerns among people in their community who are not […]

Kevin Zander Johnson is the recipient of the 2021 Glasstire North Texas Art Writing Prize. In his winning essay, titled Do the Right Thing: Mookie, Sal, and the Stories We Tell, Johnson writes about Spike Lee’s landmark film, and how such powerful storytelling helps us see each other more clearly. The $2,500 prize includes the winning essay […]

Dr. Janet Johnson, a lecturer in the School of Arts and Humanities, has recently released a book that discusses how technology is changing political messaging strategy and public opinion. Political Rhetoric, Social Media, and American Presidential Campaigns discusses media use in American presidential campaigns as well as social media campaigns for Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, […]

A graduate from the School of Arts and Humanities recently was highlighted at the Nasher Prize Dialogues Graduate Symposium, sponsored by the Nasher Sculpture Center. Austin Bailey MA’20 spoke about multi-media artist Michael Rakowitz, who won the 2020 Nasher Prize. Bailey became fascinated with the work of Rakowitz as he interned at the Nasher, subsequently […]

The University of Texas at Dallas has been selected to participate in a music exchange program with the Conservatory of Music in Malaga, Spain. The exchange program commenced after the conservatory received an Erasmus grant from the European Union. UT Dallas is the first exchange partner in North America. The program window will last until […]

After a successful first season, the Ackerman Center Podcast has launched a second season with a new series: “A Year in the Third Reich.” Developed by Dr. Sarah Valente, visiting assistant professor of the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies, the new season will devote one episode to each year that Adolf Hitler was in power, […]

The upcoming issue of the Translation Review, published by the UT Dallas Center for Translation Studies, provides an in-depth look at Korean literature. Guest edited by translator Bruce Fulton, the issue includes a Weblogger’s Roundtable featuring Tony Malone, Philip Gowman, and Colin Marshall; and the transcript of a speech given by Jennifer Crewe of Columbia […]

The fifth issue of Athenaeum Review features work from Arts & Humanities faculty and students, including Ashley Barnes, Mark Rosen, Thomas Riccio, Andy Amato, Kendra Greene, Zsuzsanna Ozsváth and Frederick Turner, Nomi Stone, and Jane Saginaw. You can learn more about the new issue in the School of Arts and Humanities News Center, or read it online at athenaeumreview.org.

UT Dallas’ School of Arts and Humanities recently recognized three Comets for their dedication and service to the University. Carlos Palomino (top), Sydney Taylor (middle) and Amanda Field (bottom) were honored during a recent staff and faculty meeting. Carlos Palomino, senior software systems specialist, received the Jo Ellen Roach Staff of the Year Award. He […]

Fellowship will support the translation into English of the Romanian novel Solenoid, by Mircea Cărtărescu Today, the National Endowment for the Arts announced that Sean Cotter will receive a Literature Translation Fellowship of $25,000 to translate Solenoid by Mircea Cărtărescu into English. Cotter is one of 24 Literature Translation Fellows selected for fiscal year 2021. In total, the Arts Endowment will award […]