Media Mentions

Media Mentions May 2022

The latest media mentions, quotes, profiles, and writings from Division of the Humanities faculty, students, staff, and alumni. Visit us on Twitter and Facebook for more updates.

“Doc Films and Night Owls Collaborate for Movie Screening and Discussion”
The Chicago Maroon
Agnes Callard (Philosophy) and James Conant (Philosophy) Discussed the film "A Hero" and the ethics that drive the film's plot, and the tension between "being good" and "appearing good."

DeafBlind Communities May be Creating a New Language of Touch
The New Yorker
Diane Brentari (Linguistics) expands her knowledge and practice of “Protactile,” created for the DeafBlind as a new tactile language.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Dives Fearlessly Into an Emotionally Feverish Program
WTTW
Augusta Read Thomas (Music) composed  “Brio,” an 11-minute piece full of sonic surprises, which was interpreted by the CSO and received audience and critic’s acclaim. “It hooks you from the start.”

Review: The CSO Under the Baton of Karina Canellakis Delivers the Goods
3rd Coast Review
Augusta Read Thomas (Music) was present during the CSO performance of her composition “Brio,”  which explored different themes and built momentum for its enthusiastic audience.

June 6, 2022

Media Mentions April 2022

The latest media mentions, quotes, profiles, and writings from Division of the Humanities faculty, students, staff, and alumni. Visit us on Twitter and Facebook for more updates.

“Facing ‘the Can’t-See of the Future,’ in Verse and at the Chiropractor’s”
The New York Times
Srikanth (Chicu) Reddy (English Language and Literature) reviewed Dana Levin’s book “Now Do You Know Where You Are.” He reflects on the work of poets, including Levin, who don’t write poetry, yet use and expand writing genres like literary experiments that depart and arrive to poems.

"How to Pronounce Eid al-Fitr—Here's the Right Way to Say It"
Newsweek
Tahera Qutbuddin (Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations) correctly pronounces "Eid al-Fitr" and states the phrase refers to the end of Ramadan, which is a time of great celebration and joy, and a time of prayer and thanksgiving for Muslims.

"Philly's Magic Gardens inspired new music by Augusta Read Thomas"
The Philadelphia Inquirer
For the 200th anniversary of the Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia, Augusta Read Thomas composed "Magic Gardens" inspired by Isaiah Zagar's iconic mosiac art.

"Funding To Support Unprecedented Research On Short Films And Diversity In Early Hollywood"
American Film Institute
Allyson Nadia Field (Cinema and Media Studies) is on the board of American Film Institute (AFI) project “Behind the Veil,” which intends to document the cultural impact of women and people of color in the creation, distribution, and reception of early cinema.

April 20, 2022

Media Mentions March 2022

The latest media mentions, quotes, profiles, and writings from Division of the Humanities faculty, students, staff, and alumni. Visit us on Twitter and Facebook for more updates.

“Neubauer Collegium announces seven research projects for 2022–23”
UChicago News
Edgar Garcia (English Language and Literature), Julie Orlemanski (English Language and Literature), Miller Prosser (Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations), Ellen MacKay (English Language and Literature), Victoria Saramago (Romance Languages & Literatures) and Sharese King (Linguistics) have been awarded research grants for 2022-23.

“Generations of Influence: Celebrate women in classical music”
91.9 Classical KC
Augusta Read Thomas (Music) is among four composers who were featured to commemorate International Women’s Day.

“NEH Grant will help scholars challenge current views of Jews in the Middle East”
Penn State
Orit Bashkin (Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations) is among a group of scholars who have furthered the history of Jews in the Middle East and will publish a book with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

April 5, 2022

Media Mentions February 2022

The latest media mentions, quotes, profiles, and writings from Division of the Humanities faculty, students, staff, and alumni. Visit us on Twitter and Facebook for more updates.

“Archaeologists seek out mystery behind 500-year-old 'spines on sticks'”
National Geographic
Nené Lozada (Romance Languages and Literatures) contends that South American indigenous communities tried to reconstruct their personhood, identity, and resistance after Spanish colonizers looted their burial grounds.

“Thinking Without Banisters”
The New York Review
D.N. Rodowick (Cinema and Media Studies) examines Hannah Arendt's life, work, and her ideas about allowing our own judgments to be affected and transformed by those of others.

“How Yiddish Scholars Are Rescuing Women’s Novels From Obscurity”
The New York Times
Jessica Kirzane (Germanic Studies) sheds light on the lives and ideas of nearly forgotten women writers from the early-20th century by translating their books for the first time from Yiddish to English.

“The Eros Monster”
Harper Magazine
Agnes Callard (Philosophy) investigates the meaning of Eros and the complexity of human relationships in relation to thought, superstition, and social norms.

March 1, 2022

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