Fall 2021
| PAGE | ARTICLE | TOPICS |
| From the Dean | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | From the dean | The dean reflects on how we adapted to the pandemic as we reenter the classrooms. |
| Alumni Spotlight | ||
| 2 | Relevant relics | UChicago alum Timothy Harrison helps model the contested past—and the climate future. |
| Ideas | ||
| 4 | Two perspectives on urbanism | An Assyriologist learns about ancient cities from an unconventional source, while a visual artist uses technology to provide a new perspective on contemporary cities. |
| Faculty Focus | ||
| 6 | New faculty fall 2021 | This year the Division of the Humanities welcomes four new faculty members: three assistant professors and one full professor. |
| Graduate Students | ||
| 8 | Sound mind | Doctoral student Amy Skjerseth researches sound, from its emotional uses in film to lip-syncing and deep fakes. |
| Faculty Interview | ||
| 10 | From the academy to the Academy | UChicago professor Jacqueline Stewart discusses her role at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. |
| Humanities at Work | ||
| 12 | Humanist at law | UChicago alumna Jacki Cooper Melmed finds her English degree had a profound effect on her law career. |
| 13 | How to win at “Tamil Scrabble” | Improvements and the pandemic drive scholars—and tabletop gamers—to the Digital Dictionaries of South Asia. |
