Ngugi wa Thiong’o, UCI Distinguished Professor of comparative literature and English, has been awarded the 2019 Erich Maria Remarque Peace Prize for Decolonising the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature, about language and its constructive role in national culture, history and identity. The collection of essays advocates for linguistic decolonization and is one […]
New class on Japanese animation examines globalization, sociocultural context of popular film genre
Keith Murphy, UCI associate professor of anthropology, has received a two-year, $210,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study typographers – the people who design the fonts we see daily all around us, on everything from product packaging to websites, cellphone messages and signage. His interviews will provide insights into the creators’ practices and […]
UCI professor documents the diversity of the Asian American community
Faculty position established with $1.5 million gift from Drs. Harvinder and Asha Sahota
Digital media platforms enable marginalized groups to offer alternative representations
UCI’s Virtuous Table series of themed meals provides physical, intellectual and spiritual sustenance
New dean believes interdisciplinary humanities are key to addressing complex contemporary problems
Understanding the ‘weaponization’ of social media is the first step