Two Perspectives on Video Games
UChicago Honors Legacy of Czech New Wave Films
UChicago will honor the legacy of Czech New Wave films with “Pearls of the Czech New Wave”, an event featuring a screening of two Czech New Wave films, a roundtable of scholars to contextualize the films, and a discussion with Czech filmmaker Ivan Passer.
University of Chicago Receives $2M Grant from Mellon Foundation for Language Instruction
The five-year grant, “Transforming Language Instruction at the University of Chicago and Beyond,” will be led by the University of Chicago Language Center to support efforts to increase student access to less commonly taught languages (LCTLs) and support language instructors through professional development.
Three Humanities Division Faculty Members Earn Guggenheim Fellowships
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation awards fellowships to Lauren Berlant (English Language and Literature), Anthony Cheung (Music), and Theo van den Hout (Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Oriental Institute).
Creating Unsuspending Disbelief
Unsuspending Disbelief curator Professor of Visual Arts Laura Letinsky answered a few questions about the exhibit and the curatorial process. Unsuspending Disbelief is on display through March 15, 2016, at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts.
