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The humanities teach us to question the world around us in order to better understand our place within it. In the humanities, we seek to understand the nuances of cultural issues, to interpret human experience, and to appreciate the power of words and ideas. By studying humanities, we broaden our historical, ethical, social and international perspectives while enhancing ourselves intellectually and creatively.
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Comm 3520| Spring 2022 Episodes
Comm 3520 explores radio journalism and exposes students to news writing, reporting, covering a beat, interviewing sources and producing news for broadcast. These episodes are a collection of students’ final projects covering topics such as Covid, Utah history, environmental politics, and the fight against anti-Asian sentiment. Click Here to Listen
News
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Course Feature: History of Sexuality in Modern U.S. with Elizabeth Alice Clement
As a devoted and award-winning teacher (seriously, check out her CV), Elizabeth Alice Clement, associate professor of history, created the History of Sexuality in Modern U.S. (HIS 4630/6910 and Gender Studies 4630) to explore how sexuality interacts with other categories of power and oppression like race, class and gender. Below, Professor Clement answers questions about the course, its background and what students will learn by enrolling.
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New History Professors and Fall 2022 Courses
As we welcome new faculty members, Assistant Professors Chris Low and Brandon Render, to the Department of History, we want to remind you of the great courses they will be offering the Fall 2022 semester.
Awards
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Ben Cohen Announced as AIIS Fellowship Recipient
Ben Cohen, professor of history and chair of the Department of History at the University of Utah, has received a senior fellowship award from the American Institute of Indian Studies to carry out his project, “Beyond Forests: Teak and the Making of Modern India c. 1700-2000.”
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French Professor Wins Malcolm Bowie Prize
Vanessa Brutsche, assistant professor of French at the University of Utah, has been awarded the Malcolm Bowie Prize by the Society for French Studies for the most outstanding article published by an early-career researcher. Her winning article, “Duras’s Aurélia Steiner and the Ethics of Cinematic Form,” appeared in the journal French Studies (published by Oxford University Press) in July 2020.
Events
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Aug 18
Thursday
Philosophy Faculty Retreat
Carolyn Tanner Irish Humanities Building (CTIHB)
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Sep 07
Wednesday
Author Meets Readers Series: Thi Nguyen
Carolyn Tanner Irish Humanities Building (CTIHB)
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Sep 07
Wednesday
Author Meets Readers Series with Thi Nguyen
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Sep 09
Friday
Practicum
Carolyn Tanner Irish Humanities Building (CTIHB)
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Sep 16
Friday
Graduate WiP
Carolyn Tanner Irish Humanities Building (CTIHB)
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Sep 22
Thursday
Tanner Talk: Azar Nafisi
Carolyn Tanner Irish Humanities Building (CTIHB)
Faculty Publications
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