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ARTICLE |
TOPICS |
| From the Dean |
| 1 |
From the Dean
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Scholars in the Division of the Humanities have recently received accolades from around the world for their work. |
| Alumni Spotlight |
| 2 |
Beyond Black and White
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UChicago alum Joshua Yumibe shows early film's true colors. Before feature-length Hollywood films, most early films were fiction and nonfiction shorts, and many used color. |
| Humanities at Work |
| 4 |
Artist at Work
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Three MFAs are making their way in the art world. John Preus, Sara Black, and Danny Volk are all pursuing dramatically different careers in the art world. |
| Features |
| 6 |
Migration, Belonging, and Design
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The US Pavilion at the Venice Biennale examines citizenship and borders. Niall Atkinson, associate professor of Art History at UChicago, was one of three curators of the US Pavilion. |
| Ideas |
| 8 |
Two Perspectives on Ancient Climate Change
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In the past 30 years, much has been written about climate's effect on ancient civilizations, but paleoclimatology has driven the narrative. Humanists wonder: what if we put the focus on people rather than their environment? |
| Young Faculty Focus |
| 10 |
The Written Word
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New Creative Writing faculty grow to meet popular demand. These new professors are teaching notable courses and writing significant works of fiction and nonfiction outside of the classroom. |
| Graduate Students |
| 12 |
Lauren Michele Jackson Does Not Do Hot Takes
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A prolific writer, Lauren Michele Jackson has published stories in the New Yorker, the Atlantic, and Vulture. The English graduate student's collection of essays, White Negroes, is forthcoming in the fall. |
| Faculty Focus |
| 13 |
Giving Voice
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Faculty book explores the many dimensions of voice. UChicago Professors Martha Feldman and Judith Zeitlin coedited a new book about the elusive and confounding human voice. |
