Media Mentions
Media Mentions February 2023
Media Mentions January 2023
The latest media mentions, quotes, profiles, and writings from Division of the Humanities faculty, students, staff, and alumni. Visit us on Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Facebook for more updates.
NEH, NEA give more than $2 million in grants for humanities and art projects in Illinois
Chicago Tribune
Victoria Saramago (Romance Languages and Literatures) has been awarded a $60,000 NEH Fellowship for her proposed book about the cultural legacy of electrification in Brazil from the 1930s to the present.
What to know about 'Naatu Naatu,' the song that beat out Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga at Golden Globes
NBC News
Rochona Majumdar (Cinema and Media Studies) is interviewed about the Indian film "RRR," which includes the song "Naatu Naatu" that won a Golden Globe award for best original song.
Yukihiro Takahashi, Pioneer of Electronic Pop Music, Dies at 70
The New York Times
Michael K. Bourdaghs (East Asian Languages and Civilizations) says that Yukihiro Takahashi, a pioneer of electronic pop music, “was remarkably skilled at taking what were obviously artificial, technologically mediated sounds and using them to build songs that sound fully and organically human.”
Media Mentions December 2022
The latest media mentions, quotes, profiles, and writings from Division of the Humanities faculty, students, staff, and alumni. Visit us on Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Facebook for more updates.
Featured Poet: Rachel DeWoskin
Arrowsmith Press
Rachel DeWoskin (English Language and Literature) was selected as Arrowsmith Press's featured poet, Volume XXI.
Do Humans Owe Animals Equal Rights? Martha Nussbaum Thinks So
The New York Times
Martha C. Nussbaum (Law and Philosophy) interviewed on her recent book "Justice for Animals: Our Collective Reponsibility" (See book cover above).
Justice for Animals: Martha C. Nussbaum on Law, Ethics, and our Collective Responsibility
Storytelling Animals
Martha C. Nussbaum (Law and Philosophy) discusses her new book "Justice for Animals: Our Collective Responsibility" in this podcast interview.
Hyde Parkers Work to Resettle Academic Refugees
Hyde Park Herald
Christine Mehring (Art History) featured in this article about academic refugees who have received support from the Hyde Park Refugee Project, the University of Chicago (which is part of a global network of colleges and universities called Scholars at Risk), and other volunteers and donors.