Category: Nonesuch News

Dr. S. Deborah Kang (left) and Dr. Amy Kerner (right) are among the four new tenure-track faculty who have joined the School of Arts and Humanities this fall. Dr. S. Deborah Kang is an associate professor of history and Fellow of the Anne Stark and Chester Watson Professorship of History. Kang studies immigration issues relating […]

Dr. Nomi Stone, assistant professor of literature, also was featured in a top national news site. Her poem, “For My Wife, Who Is Writing a Collection of Stories Called ‘Homescar’,” appeared in The Nation.

Dr. Kendra Greene, visiting assistant professor of literature, recently had two essays published that promoted her new book, The Museum of Whales You Will Never See: And Other Excursions to Iceland’s Most Unusual Museums. One, in the Wall Street Journal, discusses Iceland’s love of books. A second essay appeared in the Guardian.

This fall, courses in the visual and performing arts (VPA) will span the range of modalities being offered. Lecture-based classes in areas such as art history, film, dance, theater, communication and music will be taught remotely, as will the VPA core offerings. Studio art classes, on the other hand, will feature many sections offering a […]

Dr. Richard Brettell, longtime professor of art and aesthetic studies in the School of Arts and Humanities and founding director of the Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History at The University of Texas at Dallas, passed away Friday, July 24. “Rick was a remarkable scholar and educator and one of the leading voices in the […]

The School of Arts and Humanities would like to welcome four new tenure track faculty members to our team this fall: Dr. S. Deborah Kang, associate professor of history Dr. Amy Kerner, assistant professor of Holocaust and human rights studies and Fellow of the Jacqueline and Michael Wald Assistant Professorship in Holocaust Studies SV Randall, […]

The A&H fall events will be virtual this year. Offerings will include a video production of Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, a screening of an in situ dance performance and a movie screening of A Woman’s Work, featuring a Q&A with director Yu Gu. In addition, recordings of previous events will be posted as encore performances. […]

Welcome to our new semester and to our community of students, teachers, and friends. This upcoming academic year is less scripted but promises to be the robust and engaging experience that the School of Arts and Humanities is known for. While there remain uncertainties and concerns, we will nonetheless navigate through our new modalities of […]

While the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted our work and relationships, the School of Arts and Humanities at The University of Texas at Dallas is looking forward to welcoming our talented student artists back to campus in the fall. The school has acquired additional space on campus to accommodate social distancing during classes, practices and performances. […]

Kathryn Yates (M.A. History of Ideas, 2018) and Dr. Kimberly Hill (History faculty) have joined the new Equal Justice Initiative Coalition of Dallas County. The coalition is part of a larger community remembrance project initiated by the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) in Montgomery, Alabama. The coalition will provide public conversations about the history of racial violence […]