
humanities
Results


American Academy of Arts and Sciences elects 3 UCLA faculty members
Professors Heather Maynard, Harryette Mullen and Daniel Treisman are among the 270 inductees for 2023.

5 UCLA professors receive 2023 Guggenheim Fellowships
The honorees are Michael Berry, Scott Cummings, Prineha Narang, Alex Purves and Michael Rothberg.

An Underappreciated Author Gets Her Due
The age of streaming rediscovers the works of Octavia Butler.

A Victorian-era computer pioneer gets to speak for herself
Ada Lovelace published the first description of a computer program; a UCLA doctoral student is using AI to reveal her forgotten story.

Celebrate Pi Day with a slice of UCLA PIES
In honor of 3/14, we spotlight the Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Indo-European Studies.


In memoriam: Herbert Morris, 94, landmark figure in law and philosophy
Morris earned his bachelor’s degree at UCLA and went on to become a campus leader for seven decades.

Native American Heritage Month 2022: Read, watch, listen
UCLA staff members recommend works for education and entertainment to celebrate throughout November.

Humanities for the 21st century: A conversation with incoming dean Alex Stern
Stern, who will succeed longtime dean David Schaberg on Nov. 1, spoke with us about this new chapter for her and the division.


Love Among the Ruins
UCLA archaeologists Giorgio Buccellati and his wife, Marilyn, have traveled together on a 60-year journey that led them to the hidden treasures of a lost city in Syria.

$1.2 million from Kachigian family trust establishes UCLA lectureship in Armenian studies
Armenian language scholar Hagop Kouloujian has been appointed to the position for a five-year term.

UCLA names Alex Stern dean of humanities
Stern, currently the associate dean for the humanities at the University of Michigan, begins the new post Nov. 1.


UCLA Library becomes academic home to the collection of beloved martial arts fiction author
The Shiao Yi Wuxia Collection includes manuscripts, photographs and other ephemera.

Rap Lyrics as Literature
UCLA scholars teach hip-hop as the most popular form of American contemporary poetry.

Eric Jager’s Long Road to Hollywood
The professor’s true crime tale set in medieval France was finally turned into a film 15 years after publishing.

Professor aims to put the history of Mexicans in Los Angeles at your fingertips
Marissa López’s app, “Picturing Mexican America,” will display archival images of 19th century Mexican L.A. connected to the user’s location.

Spanish government to honor UCLA professor for promoting language and culture
Barbara Fuchs will be joined by Spanish President Pedro Sánchez at an event on July 22.

Faculty weigh in on U.S. State Department recognizing Arab American Heritage Month
UCLA experts say while it’s a positive step, real progress on countering stereotypes and building equity domestically and around the world will take much more work.

In memoriam: Florence Ridley, 98, trailblazing English professor
Ridley was the first woman to chair the modern incarnation of UCLA’s Academic Senate and only the third woman to become a full professor in UCLA’s English department.

UCLA to launch new social justice curriculum with $5 million grant from Mellon Foundation
Courses will pair social justice teaching with community engagement and instruction in data literacy, statistics and computational research methods.

Black History Month: A reading list of books by Black UCLA faculty
These 10 titles span from unique anthologies to spotlights on civil rights activists to celebrations of exceptional artists and other topics.

UCLA to establish archive on policing and mass incarceration in Los Angeles
The project is supported by a $3.65 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.