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Linguistics Alumna Defends the Listicle
As a contributor for The Week and Mental Floss, Arika Okrent, PhD’04, regularly writes listicles—an article in the form of a list—as part of her job. The listicle has become an increasingly popular literary form both online and in print, and in turn that popularity has created a thriving list of listicle sub-genres: “best of…” or “the worst of…” or “top reasons why…” are just a few examples.
Watch Innovative Piece Composed by Howard Sandroff
Hear a performance of “Chant de Femme” composed by Howard Sandroff, Senior Lecturer and Director of the Computer Music Studio in the Department of Music. The three-movement piece, inspired by a trip to Paris, was performed as part of an invited residency for Sandroff and featured in a Clark 20|21 concert at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Named Professorships Honor Humanities Faculty Members
Three faculty members within the Division of the Humanities—Alain Bresson, Jessica Stockholer, and Judith T. Zeitlin—have been recognized for their service and scholarship with named professorships.
Human or Animal? Watch UChicago Scholars at 2013 Chicago Humanities Festival
UChicago Scholars bring diverse perspectives to Chicago Humanities Festival’s 2013 theme “Animal: What Makes Us Human.”
