School of Arts and Humanities News
New Journal Issue Publishes Work by Arts & Humanities Faculty

Alumna Turns Translations Studies Education into Project Management Career

UT Dallas’ School Of The Arts And Humanities Has Five New Advisory Council Members

Kimberly D. Hill, “A Higher Mission: The Careers of Alonzo and Althea Brown Edmiston in Central Africa.” New Directions in Southern History series (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2020)

Podcast Episodes Focus on Professors’ WWII Experiences

Resources for Learning about African American Studies and Race

University Mourns Loss of Dr. Richard Brettell, Distinguished Professor, Arts Leader

MFA Student's Photography Featured in New York Times

Supporters’ Significant Planned Gift for Student Travel Honors Dr. Richard Brettell

Literature Student Starts Campaign To Spur Deeper Dialogue About Race

University Honors Educators with President’s Awards for Teaching Excellence

Work by Arts & Humanities Faculty, Alums Featured in New Journal Issue

University Theatre Group Makes Sure Show Goes On with ‘Faust’ Radio Play

Jessica Murphy Named to UT System Academy of Distinguished Teachers

New journal issue on "Painful Remembrance" features UT Dallas Authors

UTD Choir Trip to Border Promotes Healing, Unity

Class of 2019: Lifeguard, Lover of Literature Is a Thinker at Heart

Supporters Change the Future for Ackerman Center

Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies Honors Dr. Hobson Wildenthal

Brettell Named to Hermitage Museum Foundation Board

Theatrical Team Brings Light, Interactive Touch to ‘Rocky Horror’ Musical

Rosen Elected President of Italian Art Society

Center for Values Project Puts Student Lab Experience Under Microscope

Arts and Humanities Adds Interim Dean, New Experts in History, Writing

Distinguished Diplomat Named Recipient of Brettell Award in the Arts

University Establishes New Center for Asian Studies

Webpage, Banner Year of Branding, Events Will Mark 50th Anniversary

Undergrad Blends Passions for Art, Cognitive Science on Austria Trip

History Professor Explores Nature of 'Home' in 19th-Century South

Patterson Appointed to Texas Holocaust Group

Students Dive Into Texas — Its Past and Present

McDermott Scholar Will Further Her Arabic Studies as Boren Scholar

Graduating Navy Veteran Completes 30-Year Academic Mission

Professors Open Up About Their Favorite Books

Fred Curchack, Theater Professor, Actor, Playwright, Musician or Performance Artist?

University Names New Director of Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History

Alumna Follows Familiar Script to Comedy Fame by Joining Groundlings

Before They Were Fab

Carolyn Brown Photo Exhibit Kicks Off Spring Series at SP/N Gallery

Crow Family Gives Complete Asian Art Collection, $23 Million to UT Dallas

Barrett Collection Gift Expands Canvas for University’s Art Aspirations

Defining Moment: Center for Translation Studies Marks 40th Anniversary

Frankenstein Story’s Meaning Is More Than Monstrous, Professor Says

Arts, Humanities Hires Bring Expertise in History, Literature, Philosophy

School of Arts and Humanities, O'Donnell Institute Unveil New Journal

Alumna Plays Leading Role at Shakespeare Dallas

Literature Instructor Recognized for Classroom Excellence

Staking a Claim in the International Art Scene

College Prep Camp Helps Teens Improve Communication Skills

Boyd Brothers Flip Scripts to Pursue Screenwriting

Dr. Peter Jay Ingrao recognized by UT System Board of Regents

Literary Studies Professor Receives Piper Honor for Work, Dedication

Dissertation Awards Program Recognizes A&H Doctoral Student Sumathi Ramanath

Professors Honored by Students, Benefactors at Investiture Ceremony

David Lozano receives this year's Undergraduate Achievement Award

A&H Scholarly and Artistic Successes
Tricia Stout was recently invited to present at the prestigious Graduate Symposium for the Nasher Prize, which was awarded to Theater Gates. “Some of the brightest masters and doctoral art history students across the country will share ideas on ethics in social practice, the artist’s role in community rebuilding, and black bodies in performance art, among other themes related to Gates’ work.” https://www.dmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/2018/04/ten-ways-to-study-up-on-sculptor-theaster-gates-mode-of-social-practice-before-nasher-prize-weekend/ Jessica Ingle spearheaded the wildly s ... Read MoreFor 80-Year-Old Undergrad, Long Road to Degree Nearly Complete

Anime Experts Share Knowledge with UT Dallas Class

Multitalented Musician Will Be More Than Instrumental at Concert

Winner of Annual Sherry Clarkson Prize Announced: Yejing Wu

Tuesday Night Band, Orchestra Courses Provide Opportunity for Musically Minded Students

Math Major Fine-Tunes Career as Music Producer, Composer

People with Parkinson's Express Themselves in Instructor's Dance Class

History Professor Challenges High Textbook Prices with Online Option

Women and the Movies they Make: Curated by UT Dallas Assistant Professor Shilyh Warren

Study Suggests Exploring Values Can Enhance Science Education

Holocaust Experts to Share Their Findings at Scholars' Conference

Whitney Stewart, “Fashioning Frenchness: Gens de Couleur Libres and the Cultural Struggle for Power in Antebellum New Orleans,” Journal of Social History 51, no. 3 (February 2018), 526–56

Art Exhibition "Transmission Reentry" Receives Huge Publicity!

University Choir Director Helps Give a Voice to Dallas' Homeless

Siddhayatan Tirth, “Stopping Traffic: The Movement to End Sex-Trafficking” (2017). Featuring Ben Wright

Peter Park, "Why It Makes Sense to Talk of Decolonizing the Philosophy Department" (2017), Author Meets Readers. Journal of World Philosophies, 2(2)

Blurred Lines: Artists and Scientists Are More Alike Than Different

Texas in Paris

University Honors 347 Employees at Annual Service Awards

Reunion: The Dallas Review - Volume 7 Launch Party

Institute of Art History Adds Signature Touches to New Master's Degree

Alumnus Appointed to Texas Commission on the Arts

Desmond Blair Cites Alma Mater for His Success in Art and Life

SP/N Gallery: Campus Art Gallery Opens with Exhibit Showcasing Alumni Artists

Arts and Humanities Adds Expert on Race, 19th-Century American History

Historical Studies professor appears in documentary "Stopping Traffic"

Dr. Jessica Murphy Appointed as Dean of Undergraduate Education and Mary McDermott Cook Chair of Undergraduate Education and Research

Two Students Clinch Top Writing Awards

Professors Receive Regents' Outstanding Teaching Awards

University Recognizes Five Educators with Teaching Awards

David Channell, "A History of Technoscience: Erasing the Boundaries between Science and Technology" (London: Routledge, 2017)

Kimberly Hill, “Maria Fearing: Domestic Adventurer,” in Alabama Women: Their Lives and Times, edited by Susan Youngblood Ashmore and Lisa Lindquist Dorr (U. Georgia Press, 2017)

School of Arts and Humanities to Offer New Degree in Philosophy

University Establishes Brettell Award in the Arts in Honor of Educator

Recital To Highlight Forgotten French Composer

Dean Kratz Receives Confucius Institute Award

Arts and Humanities Honors Top Teachers, Alumni, Staff

Aesthetic studies prof on State Fair's 'Sistine Chapel' replica

Narrative Grows for Arts and Humanities with Literary Studies Hires

Ensemble explores world dance forms

Friday Concert Features Spanish Duo

"Three Ways to Make Teaching Evaluations More Effective" by Annelise Heinz

CentralTrak: MFA Exhibition Experiments with Video, Sound

Alumna Joins Ranks of Elite Artists through MacDowell Fellowship

Professor Uncovers Historical Link between US, Ecuador

Dr. Bryce Jordan, UT Dallas' First President, Dies at Age 91

Musica Nova Ensemble to Perform Bach, Mozart

Creative Writing Prof. Details Career as Author

Kimberly Hill, “Anti-Slavery Work by the American Women of the Presbyterian Congo Mission,” in Faith and Slavery in the Presbyterian Diaspora, edited by William Harrison Taylor and Peter C. Messer (Lehigh University Press, 2016)

Biology Professor, Sci-fi Author to Discuss Good Viruses

Classical Chords to Come Together for Guitar Competition, Festival

Daniel Wickberg, "The Senses of Humor: Self and Laughter in Modern America" (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2015)

Professor Natalie Ring Named to Distinguished List of Historians

New Doctoral Qualifying Examination Effective Fall 2015
At the direction of the University of Texas Coordinating Board, we will institute a qualifying examination early in doctoral study as a way of ensuring timely progress toward the doctoral degree. All doctoral students who will achieve, for the first time, 18 credit hours (applicable to the degree plan) in the Fall 2015 semester or later must complete this examination. Doctoral students who have achieved 18 hours prior to this fall are not required to complete the exam. Learn more about the Doctoral Qualifying Examination. ... Read MoreATEC Professor Leads Study Revealing Big Story of Cultural Migration

Summer Camp Sparks Teenage Girls' Interest in STEM Careers

$17 Million Contribution Creates Edith O'Donnell Institute of Art History at UT Dallas

New Accomplishments in Creative Writing Program

Free Crowd-funding Workshop Offered Friday, April 4, 2014

15 Distinguished Faculty Members Honored at Investiture Ceremony

'A Father of the Internet' to Discuss His Role in Developing Technology

Small-Town Texas is the Backdrop for 2 Dramas Opening This Week

Former Foster Care Child on Path to Succeed as ATEC Student

Arts and Humanities Adds to Arts, Technology Faculty Ranks

Weekend's Guitar Concerts, Competition Boast International Talent

Theater Students Learn from 'Fantasticks' Performers

A&H Faculty's Published Research Shows Breadth of Interests

Tech Executive to Describe Wonders of the Cloud World on Feb. 26

1st Lecture in ATEC Series Brought Sold-Out Crowd; Campus Readies for Next Speaker

UT Dallas Social Media Expert to Attend, Live-Tweet State of the Union

Professor to Perform Lead Role in Abraham Zobell’s Home Move: Final Reel

Reynolds' Publication Now Available in Ebook Format

New Publications from Creative Writing Department

Doctoral Candidate is Awarded Fellowship for Cultural Research

Robert Plant Armstrong Scholarship Promotes Student Success

ATEC program named one of the top graduate game design programs in the nation

Eric R. Schlereth, "An Age of Infidels: The Politics of Religious Controversy in the Early United States" (Philadelphia: U. Pennsylvania Press, 2013)

Guitar-Violin Duo to Make Texas Debut at UT Dallas

Professor's work featured by the Academy of American Poets

School Recognizes Faculty, Staff, Alumni with Annual Awards

Holiday Sing Continues Longtime Cultural Tradition on Campus

Dr. Alma Bennett, who earned a PhD in the humanities from UT Dallas and was named a distinguished alumni in 2008, passed away
Dr. Alma Bennett, 71, professor of English and humanities, died Oct. 18 from complications associated with kidney cancer. A graveside service was held Nov. 10 at 2 p.m. in the Mizpah Cemetery in Durant, Miss. A memorial service will be held at the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts at 2 p.m., Dec. 2. A member of the Clemson faculty since 1991, Bennett was known as a generous scholar and mentor. Author of a book on the writer Mary Gordon, she also edited a collection of conversations with Gordon and published numerous articles on subjects as wide-ranging as Dante and the photographic art ... Read MoreProfessor Re-issues Work in Ebook Format
2011 Spur Award winner and UT Dallas professor Clay Reynolds has re-issued all his works of fiction in ebook format. The ebooks include the historical western and Pulitzer and WWA Spur Award finalist and Violet Crown-winning novel Franklin’s Crossing, along with the historical western The Tentmaker, and novels set in contemporary or near-contemporary times, Monuments, Ars Poetica , Threading the Needle, Players, Agatite, and The Vigil. Larry McMurtry has called Reynolds’ work “ambitious and absorbing.” Reynolds’s novels, which are often set in the American West, are known for ... Read MoreDirector of UT Dallas Asia Center Receives 2012 Constellation Award
Monique Wedderburn, director of the UT Dallas Asia Center, has received a 2012 Constellation Award from The Asian American Contractors Association of Texas (AACATX). Wedderburn was recognized with the Venus Award, which is presented to a woman-owned company or woman that significantly impacts the growth of AACATX members. She received the award at the Second Annual AACATX Awards Luncheon on October 23, 2012. The AACATX awards are designed to thank and highlight those who are giving outstanding opportunities to minority business enterprises. more ... Read MoreFaculty to perform at Undermain Theater in Dallas
BURYING OUR FATHER: A Biblical Debacle Written by Fred Curchack Performed by Fred Curchack and Laura Jorgensen Wednesdays through Saturdays – October 31 to November 17 Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30pm ($15.) Fridays at 8:15pm ($20.) and Saturdays at 8:15pm ($25.) Senior, Student, KERA & Group discounts available Tickets: (214) 747-5515 www.undermain.org for easy fee-free online ticketing Undermain Theatre 3200 Main Street. Dallas, TX 75226 (between Hall & Exposition in Deep Ellum) Free attended parking at Trunk & Main ... Read MoreMusical Features Faculty's Original Compositions
Frankenstein the Musical is in a revival production at Dallas' historic Pocket Sandwich Theater. The show's composer is UT Dallas music faculty member Mary Medrick, who originally wrote the score in 1984, a collaboration with the theater's founder and the play's author Rodney Dobbs. A rather spooky musical comedy, the show begins with 19-year-old Mary Shelley, struggling to compete in a ghost storytelling contest with her husband Percy and the infamous Lord Byron, among others. Shelley finds herself dreaming the enduring legend of the creature, with each of her real life associates showing up ... Read MoreProfessor's Book Becomes Hollywood Movie
Dr. Matt Bondurant’s 2008 book, The Wettest County in the World, has made the leap to the big screen, and on Wednesday, Aug. 29, the film adaptation opened in theaters in a movie called, Lawless, starring Shia LaBeouf. Read more. ... Read MoreElectronic Fashion Camp
Amy Pickup, an EMAC grad, is putting on a 3-day camp for young girls interested in engineering, technology and fashion. Campers will discover how microcontrollers work and create their own electronic fashion project using the LilyPad Arduino, a sewable microcontroller that bridges technology and the arts. The camp will be held August 1-3, 2012 at Oil & Cotton in the Bishop Arts District. We're looking for smart and courageous young girls, ages 12-14, to come experiment with female engineers, technologists, media experts and fashionistas to create one-of-a-kind LilyPad Arduino projects ... Read MoreMegan Gray: Undergraduate Advisor of the Year
Megan Gray has been named the 2011-2012 Undergraduate Advisor of the Year. UT Dallas recognized Gray’s excellence in advising with an award of $1,000. "I would like to offer a huge thank you to my students. It is a privilege to get to journey with such a stellar group of people. They, and my colleagues, make the School of Arts and Humanities a fantastic place to work," said Gray. ... Read MoreStudents receive Jonelle and Bryce Jordan Scholarships
Eleven students from the School of Arts and Humanities will receive a total of $15,750, thanks to the Jonelle and Bryce Jordan Scholarship Fund. The fund's annual awards support undergraduate students in music, theater, dance, creative writing, visual arts, and arts and technology. The 2012-2013 recipients will each receive up to $2,500. This year's winners include: Visual Arts Narongsukchai Tintamusik Luke Harnden Pierre Krause Dana Lieja Katherine Crowell Music William Vulcan Eli Alderink Sarah Martinez Creative Writing Robert Howell ATEC Caroline Curley Devin Ew ... Read MoreReadings, Choral Performance to Wrap Up Arts Fest

Creative Writing Students to Spend Summer Working on Craft
Program Boasts List of Student Publications for School Year Lily Ounekeo and Susan Norman, graduate students in the School of Arts and Humanities, have both been accepted to the Juniper Summer Writing Institute, hosted by the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Working closely with faculty and a core group of peer writers, Ounekeo and Norman will generate new work and revise work in progress. Admission to the workshop is competitive and drawn from faculty nominations. Norman also will have a short story, "Casco on the Foam Planet," published by the celebrated literary journal, Lite ... Read MoreFest to Feature Colors, Sounds of Spring Arts Classes
It’s spring and hence time for students to show off their creative work from more than 40 School of Arts and Humanities courses. The Student Arts Spring Festival gives audiences the opportunity to take in classical music, jazz, theater, dance, guitar, piano and vocal performances, as well as an art exhibition and reception. The festival, which involves the work of more than 600 students, starts Thursday and stretches over two weeks. Full story available from the UT Dallas News Center. ... Read MoreModern Trombone Master to Jazz Up Campus
Hard-swinging, straight-ahead jazz will come to campus Friday night when acclaimed trombonist Wycliffe Gordon performs. Gordon will play at 8 p.m., April 27, in the Alexander Clark Center. The band will include UT Dallas faculty member Kelly Durbin on piano, James Gilyard on bass and Steve Barnes on drums. Gordon is a modern master of the plunger mute, a jazz device that gives brass instruments a distinct sound. Gordon’s technique and signature style have earned him the title of “Trombonist of the Year” from the Jazz Journalists Association in 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2011. ... Read MoreWinner of 1st Annual Sherry Clarkson Prize Announced: Terje Saar-Hambazaza
Congratulations to Terje Saar-Hambazaza, the winner of the first annual Sherry Clarkson prize for the best conference paper or presentation at the RAW Symposium. The prize is named in honor of Ms. Sherry Clarkson, who served for many years as the Graduate Coordinator in the School of Arts and Humanities. The pool of submissions was quite strong, which shows the quality of this year's presentations. This year's winner is Terje Saar-Hambazaza for "'You're Scared of Me Just Because I'm Myself': Anzia Yezierska and the Reconciling of Multiple Identities." This presentation exemplified the quali ... Read MoreATEC Nurse Training Simulations Singled Out for Awards

Interdisciplinary Professor Embodies Blend of Arts, Science

Natalie Ring and Stephanie Cole (co-editors), "The Folly of Jim Crow: Rethinking the Segregated South" (College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2012)

Arts Week Covers Topics Spanning From China to Dallas

Grad Students to Share Work at Humanities Symposium

Artist Transcends Boundaries Between Music, Space and Memory

Guitar Fans and Virtuosos to Gather for Competition

Novelist Prof to Share Latest Creation at Lecture
The Night Swimmer What do you get when you mix a deep-sea swimmer, a troubled marriage, an Irish pub and a goat that walks upright on two legs? The answer is Dr. Matt Bondurant’s third novel, The Night Swimmer. Bondurant, assistant professor in creative writing and literature, will discuss his new book Wednesday, Feb. 29, at 7:30 p.m. in Jonsson Performance Hall. “I'm glad to have the opportunity to share my work with the DFW community, and particularly the students at UT Dallas. I feel it is a public testament to our mission as educators and artists, to provide these kinds of eve ... Read MorePhotography Exhibit Opens Eclectic Arts Week at UT Dallas

The Academy of American Poets named Susan Briante's "Utopia Minus" one of its Notable Books of 2011
Ahsahta Press, 2011 Through poems that posit the constructed landscapes of American cities as their vantage points, Briante’s second collection is a study of collapse and what gets built up again after the breakdown. Rachel Levitsky notes that Briante is a “detritus artist, a gleaner working in the banal of the contemporary world, molding the pieces she finds into vivid mosaics.” The sites of these poems are strip malls, chain stores, and Ground Zero, but the commentary on urban sprawl and capitalism in the collection is beautifully balanced by rich glimpses of the personal. In the ... Read MoreEmerging Media Prof David Parry contributes to article on "cloud-based personal-storage services"
Sitting on Cloud Mine In a mobile world, cloud-based personal-storage services make it easier to manage documents across devices, and to collaborate with peers and students. If your pockets are so stuffed with student thumb drives that they bulge like a squirrel's cheeks…you know it's time for a change. If the presentation on your desktop bears little resemblance to the version on your laptop…you know it's time for a change. It sounds like the lead-in to a comedy routine, but it's no laughing matter when you realize you've been working on an outdated file for hours. Fortunately, like a g ... Read MoreVideo Game to Help U.S. Troops Wins New Award

Exhibit to Examine Sound as Art and Image

Art Exhibit to Showcase Works of 6 UT Dallas Women

UT Dallas Dance Resident Named a Top Performance of the Year by Theater Jones
John-Mario Sevilla Residency Performance, University of Texas at Dallas at UTD's University Theatre, Richardson (March 10) How Mr. Sevilla managed to get away with gags like shoving a cake into a friend's mouth in Pie in the Sky could be explained only by comic timing and an atmosphere of the surreal. Other than that bit of nuttiness, the program had the advantage of some stellar dancing and fast action. Read more… ... Read MoreAwards Recognize A&H Staff, Faculty and Alumni
The School of Arts and Humanities has recently recognized outstanding faculty, staff and alumni with a number of awards. “The recipients are dedicated, effective and deservedly award-winning teachers, staff and alumni who are improving the lives of students and the community,” said Dr. Dennis M. Kratz, dean of the School of Arts and Humanities. Dr. Dan Wickberg, associate professor of history, was named the Victor Worsfold Teacher of the Year. “I am humbled by this recognition. It is a great honor and a confirmation of my methods and goals as teacher,” said Wickberg. ... Read MoreFilm Professor Unwraps a Box of Holiday Movie Classics

CentralTrak Artist’s Exhibit Maps Sound to Image

Staff Awards Recognize Outstanding Service to UT Dallas

Festival to Showcase Creativity from UT Dallas Arts Courses

CentralTrak Hosts Family Day: December 3
On Saturday, December 3, CentralTrak will be hosting a family day in the gallery, for parents and their children to come in an experience the current exhibit, "One Song, Three Composers," in an unique way. The gallery will be transformed into a workshop space for families to create their own color collages in response to visiting artist Shannon Novak's work. The collages that are created will be transcribed and played by a musician. This activity works toward the theory of synesthesia—the idea that one type of stimulation evokes the sensation of another, as when the hearing of a sound pro ... Read MoreGlasstire Reviews Seriality Exhibition, curated by John Pomara
Seriality, curated by John Pomara, presents the work of ten primarily North Texas artists who embrace seriality through form, process and content. more ... Read MoreTranslation Honors Awarded at ALTA’s Annual Conference

Sci-Fi Writer Imagines a Future Without Capitalism
A look at capitalism's future by science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson leads off a series of UT Dallas arts events in a week that also includes a dance performance, jazz concert and an art exhibit opening. Best known for his award-winning Mars trilogy, Robinson will give a talk Wednesday, Nov. 16, titled Valuing the Earth and Future Generations: Imagining Post Capitalism. Robinson argues that our current economic system undervalues both the environment and future human generations and leaves us ill-prepared for future changes. “The problem is that the future is so hard to ima ... Read MoreInternet Creates Digital Portal into Private Lives

Broadway Tune Fest is Back for a 4th Year
The UT Dallas Chamber Singers and students from the Musical Theatre Workshop will take a trip to Broadway this week with a family-friendly concert, Best of Broadway IV. The performance will feature songs and choruses from the shows Chicago, Fiddler on the Roof, Annie Get Your Gun, State Fair, A Little Night Music and Legally Blonde. Kathryn Evans, head of vocal and choral music at UT Dallas, has directed the performance since its inaugural season. “Five years ago, I did a concert for Halloween that combined classical choruses and ‘creepy’ Broadway show tunes,” said Evan ... Read MoreConfucius Institute Events to Explore China's Culture
China’s breathtaking mountains, graceful visual arts and historic emergence from a feudal past are all subjects to be explored during Chinese Culture Week. Visiting Chinese scholars will shed light on their country’s cultural and aesthetic traditions in a series of events organized by the UT Dallas Confucius Institute. Delivering the first lecture will be Chinese cultural scholar Kam Louie, dean of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Hong Kong. Louie will discuss “Confucius in China and Abroad” on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the Jonsson Performance Hall. Louie is ... Read MoreA&H Faculty Member, Susan Briante, Interviewed by The Poetry Foundation
“I wish more poets would talk about money,” writes Susan Briante, assistant professor at UT Dallas, in an essay called Notes Towards the Poetics of the Dow. And some do, certainly. Philip Larkin listened to it sing. Howard Nemerov dissected a nickel (figuratively). The poets of Occupy Wall Street seem to be unstoppable. But Briante has approached the poetics of the economy with a singular focus in the past few years, adopting the stock market as an inspiration, a character, and a poem generator. At first, the stock market hovered in the background of her poems, a specter troubling ... Read MorePhilosophers' Lessons on Aging Lead Off A&H Events

Halloween Screenings: Film Prof Picks Top 5 Scary Flicks

University Celebrates Achievements of Recently Published Professors

The University of Texas at Dallas Hosts Huawei (USA)

Border Expert to Examine Drug Cartel Problem

Exhibit Seeks the Beautiful Amid the Bureaucratic
On Saturday at 7 p.m., CentralTrak will host the opening reception for CIncArt: The Convention on Incorporated Art. CIncArt is a group exhibition highlighting 10 contemporary art projects within a trade show format. “It has become commonplace for artists to create work in the form of bureaus, laboratories, museums, companies, etc.,” said Tom Russotti, CentralTrak resident and curator of the exhibition. “Artists, artist groups and art projects variously employ the forms and techniques of organizational structures in both their work and practice. CIncArtexamines this phenomenon ... Read MoreClassical Concert to Feature Trio in Residence at UT Dallas

2 Students Write Their Way to the Top in State Contest

Arts Options Abound for Visitors on Family Day

The School of Arts and Humanities announces: The Gavin Hambly Scholarship Competition, 2011
A $500 scholarship, awarded annually in honor of the late distinguished historian of the Ancient Near East and Mughal India and beloved professor of Historical Studies at UT Dallas. Only Historical Studies majors with a GPA of 3.5 or higher are eligible. A student can become a candidate for this scholarship by self-application or by nomination by a faculty member in Arts and Humanities. In the first scenario, the student must submit a 250-word personal statement and secure two academic letters of reference. The second scenario is slightly more elaborate: The student must be nominated by an ... Read MoreCentralTrak Invites Weekend Visitors to Look as Well as Listen

Guest Instructors Help Dance Students Stretch Skills

UT Dallas Art Students Slated for Busy Weekend of Openings

Professor to Share Impressionism Expertise Abroad
Dr. Richard R. Brettell, professor of art and aesthetic studies, has been awarded the 2011 Humanitas Visiting Professorship in the History of Art at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Brettell, who holds the Margaret M. McDermott Distinguished Chair in Art and Aesthetic Studies at UT Dallas, will give a lecture series at Cambridge titled, Is There Anything Left to Say About Impressionism? The series will include three lectures and one symposium between Oct. 27 and Nov. 3. Brettell’s first lecture, Impressionism and Anarcho-Syndicalism: The Suppressed Politics of an Apolitical ... Read MoreSongs in the Key of Life: UT Vocal Quintet Offers Up "The Meaning of Life"
"If classical music in general suffers from the perception of elitism, then early music groups suffer more than most from that dreaded label. Even most classical music buffs are not interested, mostly because they don't know much about it and fear two hours of boredom... Not so, insists Kathryn C. Evans,...this music was sort of the ABBA, well maybe the Four Seasons, of its time" read more ... Read MoreUT Dallas Student Exhibit Featured at Mckinney Art Walk
Please join us at Second Floor Gallery, Saturday, September 10, for the reception of student exhibition, Solvent 2! The gallery will be open all day as a participant in downtown McKinney's monthly second Saturday art walk. The evening reception from 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm will feature live music and drinks. ... Read MoreAckerman Center’s Friends Lend a Hand
Generous support from several donors recently helped furnish the new home of the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies. The new center contains a media room, a secondary site for the Arnold A. Jaffe Holocaust Library Collection and a computer lab—all of which make studying one of the most important and tragic periods in history more accessible. Funds raised by the Ackerman Center’s Advisory Council furnished the offices in the Erik Jonsson Building with everything from video screens and artwork to couches and conference tables. “Our advocates have equipped us with resources and too ... Read MoreProfessor Explores Dynamics of Online Networking

UT Dallas PhD's Work Touches on Couple's Relationship
Miriam Friedman has penned books, short stories, poems and reviews, but lately she's been writing for the theater, including A Discussion of the 'L' Word, which runs through Sunday at Country Playhouse as part of the 21st annual "10x10" showcase of local dramatists. "It is so thrilling to see your words come to life on stage," said Friedman, who has a doctorate in humanities from the University of Texas at Dallas with a concentration in women's studies. One character in 'L' Word is called "Woman." The other character is "Man." "They're not married. They've just been living together ... Read MoreStudents Honored for Arts Accomplishments

Video Showcases Faculty Member's Novel
Dr. Matt Bondurant talks about his book "The Wettest County in the World" and upcoming movie based on the book starring Shia Labeouf. Watch YouTube Video ... Read MoreDallas Gallery selects UT Dallas Artists
The New Texas Talent Exhibit Juried show at Craighead Green Gallery in Dallas has chosen UT Dallas artists for its opening Saturday, Aug. 13, including: Adjunct Lecturer, Visual Arts: Mary Ellen Lacy ATEC grad student: Lori Robertson Current Visual Arts Student: Stephanie Hargrove UT Dallas Visual Arts alumni: Grant Billingsley ... Read MoreLiterature Professors Offer Book Lists to Beat the Heat

CentralTrak Enters New Season With New Director

UT Dallas Mourns Arts Benefactor Nancy Hamon

ATEC Grad Students to Speak at Oxford Conference
Five graduate students in the UT Dallas Arts and Technology (ATEC) program will present their work at this week’s Global Conference on Videogame Cultures (VGC) at Oxford University in England. The conference, to be held at Mansfield College July 8-10, aims to explore the issues and implications created by the mass use of computers and videogames for entertainment. Participants will focus on the impact of innovative games for human communication and culture. The students and the papers they will present are: Jumanne Donahue, “The Cultural Connection: Capturing and Applying ... Read MoreProfessor Rounds Up Wild West Tales by Colorful Writer

Professor and Student Cross the Balkans for Poetry

ATEC Student's Whimsical Graphic Novel Takes Flight

UT Regents Approve Plans to Build ATEC a New Home
The UT System Board of Regents has approved construction of a 155,000-square-foot facility at UT Dallas that will house programs in visual arts, emerging media technology and multimedia communications, as well as a 1,200-seat auditorium. Designed as a showcase to the visual arts and a highly adaptable technology hub for the Arts and Technology program, the $60 million building is slated for completion in 2013. Dr. David E. Daniel, president of UT Dallas, said: “We are in a growth phase, and there has been a chokepoint for us in terms of new facilities. The building, with its 2,150 ne ... Read MoreATEC Prof Stages Audiovisual Exhibit in France

The Family That Plays Together Stays Together?

ATEC Wins Multiple Honors for Training Games

Art Expert to Lead Discussion on Private Collecting
As part of a new series of community-centered events, the UT Dallas Development Board is hosting a presentation titled, “The Art of Private Collecting – The Texas Experience,” with Dr. Richard Brettell, Margaret M. McDermott Distinguished Chair in Art and Aesthetic Studies at UT Dallas. Brettell will share insights from his book From the Private Collections of Texas: European Art, Ancient to Modern from 9:30 to 11 a.m., Thursday, April 14 at the Dallas Museum of Art Horchow Auditorium. The event is free of charge and open to the public. Full story available from the UT Dallas New ... Read MorePhD Candidate Places Second in Art Competition
T.J. Griffin earned Second Prize at the 2011 Rising Eyes of Texas: an annual exhibition for undergraduate and graduate students emerging in the visual arts. ... Read MoreAckerman Center For Holocaust Studies Celebrates New Location
The Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies has moved into a new home on the UT Dallas campus. Their new suite, on the 4th floor of the Jonsson Academic Center, hosts a media room, computer lab and lending library, which is "always full of students studying," according to Pfister. On Sunday, April 3, at 4 p.m., the Ackerman Center will host an open house to showcase the new surroundings. This event, held in the Arts and Humanities Foyer on the 4th floor of the Jonsson Academic Center, is open to the public - please RSVP to [email protected] ... Read MoreFaculty Member cast in play featured at Horton Foote Festival
Akin Babatunde will be playing "Doug" in "Dividing the Estate ," March 11 - April 9 at the Dee & Charles Wyly Theatre (2400 Flora Street, Dallas). The play is part of the Horton Foote Festival. A hit on Broadway last year, "Dividing the Estate" is a clear-eyed, witty portrayal of a family slow to surrender its sense of entitlement--and quick to start a feeding frenzy when the matriarch passes on. ... Read MoreGraduate Game Design Program Ranked in Top 10

Graduate Guitar Student Strikes the Right Note
As The University of Texas at Dallas prepares to host visiting young guitarists at the 10th Annual Texas Guitar Competition and Festival on March 4-5, one of the University’s own guitar students is earning accolades as well. 10th Annual Texas Guitar Competition and Festival Renowned guitarist David Russell returns to UT Dallas. He will perform, along with Serbian-born guitarist Nemanja Ostoich, at the festival, which runs from March 4-5. For more information, visit the festival website. UT Dallas guitar graduate student and lecturer Eddie Healy recently had “Reflections” ... Read MoreCentralTrak Exhibit Ponders Race and Culture

Author to Discuss Story of an Unwitting Medical Hero
Author Rebecca Skloot will visit The University of Texas at Dallas on Wednesday, March 2, to discuss her best-selling book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. The lecture, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in the UT Dallas Conference Center, is being offered by the University’s Center for Values in Medicine, Science and Technology in partnership with Arts & Letters Live, the Dallas Museum of Art’s literary and performing arts series. Skloot’s nonfiction book tells the story of tobacco farmer Lacks, a poor Baltimore mother of five who died of cervical cancer in 1951 at age 31. Doct ... Read MoreStudents Get Positive Review for Permanent Collection
The North Dallas Gazette, Tues., Feb. 22 by Rick A. Elina: "... Mr. North, a black character capably played by white actor, Jonathon Horne, has been named head of the Morris Foundation. From the first moment that Mr. North enters, he does so with strides so purposeful, there is little doubt that the new guard has now taken over the watch... Now enter Paul Barrow, a white character played by black actor Bill Hass... Mr. Hass convincingly portrays his character as a loyal protector of the past. The stage is now set for a clash between the old guard and the new. The object of their ensuing bat ... Read MoreVisiting Writer Is One-Man Multimedia Showcase
Mark Winegardner, who was hand-picked to write two sequels to Mario Puzo’s The Godfather and has published a number of other novels and short stories, will give a reading of new short fiction on Feb. 23 at The University of Texas at Dallas. The reading will be followed by a question-and-answer session on topics including fiction, writing, video games, graphic novels, digital arts and media, the future of publishing and, of course, The Godfather. The event is scheduled for 8 p.m. in Jonsson Performance Hall. “Mark is a good fit for us here at UT Dallas because of his wide-rangi ... Read MoreProfessor Draws Social Media Lessons from Egypt’s Revolt
Social media didn’t lead to the recent uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, but this new system of communication certainly played a role in the process of the revolt. Dr. David Parry, assistant professor of Emerging Media and Communication at The University of Texas at Dallas, argues that an Internet-equipped public is substantially different from a non-Internet-enabled one, and that while we haven’t been deluded by the Internet’s possibilities, we ought to be careful not to overestimate them. “What happened in Egypt and Tunisia would have looked much different, played out different ... Read MoreGame Creators Have Designs on Making Learning Fun
Two teams of Arts and Technology (ATEC) and Computer Science students from The University of Texas at Dallas have entered the first annual National STEM Video Game Challenge. Pick the Winning Game Winners won’t be announced until mid-March, but public voting for the STEM Video Game Challenge Voter’s Choice Award is open through Feb. 25. A person may "applaud" more than one submission, but only once per team. Click here to vote. More Online Could Playing Video Games at School Help Kids Learn More? Dr. Tom Linehan, director of Arts and Technology (ATEC) at UT Dallas, ... Read MoreFaculty Member Receives Honor for Essay
Dr. Monica Rankin's essay, "La ropa cósmica: Identity and Fashion in 1940s Mexico," published in Studies in Latin American Popular Culture (SLAPC), Vol. 28 (2010), has been selected as the "Honorable Mention" for the Twenty-Fifth Annual Carlos and Guillermo Vigil award given for the best article in each issue. The announcement of the honor will be made in the next issue of SLAPC, Vol. 29 (2011), scheduled to be in print by May of this year. ... Read MoreNew Video Exhibition at CentralTrak Explores What Happens When Things Go Wrong
Glitch exhibition Jan. 15 - Feb. 5 Technology is often seen as the answer to many problems, but it can also be the cause. Glitch is a video exhibition at CentralTrak, The University of Texas at Dallas Artists Residency, which highlights the recent investigations of a dynamic group of artists who are investigating digital error. What normally would be considered a malfunction of computers, networks and interfaces either by design or by accident is exploited here in dramatic fashion, whether through video, stills, or sound. Glitch explores the possibilities and spaces and moments that are ... Read MoreCharissa Terranova: Gallery Walk Through
You are invited to a gallery walk through with Charissa Terranova Thursday, January 27 at 6pm Dallas Contemporary 161 Glass Street Dallas, Texas 75207 214-821-2522 The event is free, please rsvp at [email protected] Listen to Charissa Terranova's perspective on current exhibition Christian Wulffen: Bridges and Constructions. Charissa N. Terranova is Assistant Professor of Aesthetic Studies at The University of Texas at Dallas. She lectures and teaches seminars on art and architectural history, theory, and criticism and media and new media theory. She is a scholarly wr ... Read MoreFilm Professor Takes a ‘Swan’ Dive into Ballerina Imagery

Virtual Medical World Has Real-Life Value

Colleagues Thank a Champion of the Arts at UT Dallas
Moments after introducing Santa Claus at the 34th Annual Holiday Sing, UT Dallas faculty member (and Holiday Sing director) Kathryn Evans received a holiday gift of her own. Evans was presented with a special Distinguished Service Award to honor her 16 years at UT Dallas. Winston Stone, director of the UT Dallas Wind Ensemble, presented the award to Evans, who received a standing ovation from the packed audience. Evans served as associate dean of the arts until September, when she stepped down to pursue a doctoral degree in Arts and Technology (ATEC) at UT Dallas. Evans continues to teac ... Read MoreKorean Students Get the American College Experience
Three Korean student interns at The University of Texas at Dallas have since returned home, but their memories will last a lifetime. The students were the first participants in the new Global Communication and Leadership Institute (GCLI), which plays a key role in the development of a global humanities program designed to foster international understanding. On December 7, Seungeun Lee, Yeonggyeong Park and Heechan Song returned to Seoul, where they are students at Hanyang University, after spending the past two semesters at UT Dallas under the watchful eye of Tom Lambert, senior lecturer in ... Read MoreNew American Director of FRAME Announced

New Name, Same Spirit: Sojourn is now Reunion

UT Dallas Faculty Member Wins Award
Akin Babatunde won the 2010 Audelco Award for Best Director/Musical Production for "Blind Lemon Blues," of which he is the co-author (with fellow UT Dallas alum Alan Govenar), director, musical arranger, choreographer and star. The Audelco Awards, which honor excellence in Black Theatre, were presented at Harlem Stage/Aaron Davis Hall, Inc.'s Marian Anderson Theatre in New York, on Monday, November 15. ... Read MoreATEC Students Unveil 2nd Game About Life Lessons
With the launch of its second serious game, the UT Dallas Values Game Initiative once again hopes to provoke deep discussions and morality checks. Endless Life, created by gaming students in the UT Dallas Arts and Technology (ATEC) program, presents a humorous view of what life-extending technology could do to a society. The game made its debut online Nov. 15. “As science and technology allow us to extend our lives indefinitely, how will we deal with the monotony of everyday life?” Jacob Naasz, one of the game’s core developers, writes on the game website. “And when death doesn ... Read MoreUT Dallas Faculty Member has Radio Interview
Dr. Zsuzsanna Ozsváth was interviewed on KERA's "THINK" program on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. She was promoting her new book, When the Danube Ran Red, an extraordinary and moving account of Ozsváth's own experience of the Holocaust. Tune in to 90.1 FM to hear her interview! Click here to listen ... Read MoreConfucius Institute to Host Chinese Business Scholar
Dr. Xiang Bing, founding dean of China’s first private, nonprofit and independent business school, will discuss “Globalization of the Chinese Economy” on Wednesday, Nov. 10. The lecture, sponsored by The Confucius Institute at The University of Texas at Dallas, is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Jonsson Performance Hall. Xiang writes frequently on the challenges of globalization for Chinese firms. He has played a critical role in helping Chinese and foreign business companies forge cooperative ventures, and has been touring the States to help business leaders in China and the U.S. to e ... Read MorePhD Alumna's Short Story Selected for Presentation
PhD alumna, Lori Stephens, short story, "Epidural," is selected by the "Texas Bound" committee for presentation during their program on April 11, 2011. They will use the story as a "closer" for the evening. The story was originally written in a graduate short fiction workshop taught by Dr. Clay Reynolds. The committee has designated it as a "star story," meaning they will try to obtain the services of a major celebrity actress to read it. Dr. Stephens teaches English at SMU. Her first novel will be released in the Spring of 2011 and she is scheduled to present a reading on UT Dallas campus ... Read MoreGuitarist to Bring His Captivating Style to Campus
Internationally known classical guitarist Carlos Pérez will bring his charismatic and creative style to UT Dallas for a performance on Friday, Nov. 5. The concert is at 8 p.m. in Jonsson Performance Hall. He will also teach a master class to UT Dallas guitar students during his visit. Chilean-born Pérez has played in famous venues in more than 30 countries, including London’s Royal Festival Hall, New York’s Carnegie Hall, the Berlin Philarmonie and the Teatro Monumental in Madrid. Russell Cleveland, chair of the UT Dallas Guitar Board, calls Pérez “one of the finest solois ... Read MoreLiterary Studies Student Selected for Research Award
Literary studies student Sally Stewart has been selected to receive a University of Texas at Dallas Undergraduate Research Scholar Award. The award carries with it a $500 stipend for Stewart and an additional $300 in research support funds for her faculty advisor, Dr. Theresa Towner. Says Towner, "Sally won the research award to support her honors thesis project, which is a study of vampires in literature and their cultural significance as it has changed over time. Specifically, she treats Bram Stoker's "Dracula," Anne Rice's "Vampire Chronicles," and Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse se ... Read MoreALTA Honors Translations of Czech, Chinese Works

UT Dallas Faculty Member on Conference Discussion Panel
Dr. Marge Zielke is part of a panel discussion at the 4th Annual Technology Trends Conference, held Oct. 18 at the Westin Park Central Hotel in Dallas. Zielke will speak on "Social Networking as a Tool, " addressing the future of social networking, as well as challenges and risks that go along with it. Register online at www.ndcc.org. ... Read MoreUT Dallas Faculty Member Nominated for Four Awards
Akin Babatunde was recently nominated in four categories for the coveted New York Audelco Award for Excellence in Black Theater. His show, "Blind Lemon Blues," received the nomination for Best Director, Best Choreographer, Best Ensemble and Best Musical Production of the Year . Babatunde says he is thrilled to be nominated in the same category as famed director and choreographer Susan Stroman. In addition to being on the faculty at UT Dallas, Babatunde is serving as an adjunct professor this Fall, teaching two courses in "Fine Arts Appreciation" at Mountain View College, and will be a guest ... Read MoreCognitive Scientist Rethinks Boundaries of Being
“As our worlds become smarter, and get to know us better and better,” writes cognitive scientist Andy Clark, “it becomes harder and harder to say where the world stops and the person begins.” What role does one’s environment plays in shaping the nature of conscious experience? Clark, the chair of logic and metaphysics at Edinburgh University, will discuss this and other related topics in his lecture, “Natural-born Cyborgs? Reflections on Bodies, Minds and Human Enhancement,” on Wednesday, Oct. 20, at 7:30 p.m. in Davidson Auditorium in the School of Management at The Univ ... Read MoreUT Dallas Faculty and Student winners at the Hub Shorts Film Festival
Micki Saba, Michele Hanlon and UT Dallas graduate student Danielle Georgiou recently had dance video works presented by the Hub Shorts Film Festival Dance for Camera Series. Hanlon's "The Guitarist" placed second in the Producer's Pick category and took first place in the Audience Award competition. Georgiou's "Roam" placed third in Producer's Pick, second in Audience Award and won first place in the Box Office category. ... Read MoreAcclaimed Actor Staging Arthur Miller's ‘All My Sons’
Literary icon Arthur Miller’s American classic, All My Sons, takes the stage in the University Theatre at The University of Texas at Dallas, Oct. 7-9 and Oct. 14–16. The play is directed by Dallas-based actor and UT Dallas lecturer Akin Babatunde, whose play was recently nominated in four categories for the coveted New York Audelco Awards for Excellence in Black Theater. His off-Broadway bio-musical, Blind Lemon Blues, received nominations for Best Director, Best Choreographer, Best Ensemble and Best Musical Production of the Year. He was nominated alongside director and choreograp ... Read MoreEMAC Professor Challenges Old School News Approaches
Go digital or go home. That was the message Dr. Dave Parry, assistant professor of Emerging Media and Communication (EMAC) at UT Dallas, told an audience of journalists at the National Conference of Editorial Writers (NCEW), held Sept. 22–25 in Dallas. UT Dallas was a sponsor of the event, which included an appearance by Gov. Rick Perry and a keynote address by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. In a session titled, “Emerging Media: What Works, What Doesn’t: How You Can Get Ahead of the Curve,” Parry sat on a panel alongside Paul Burka, senior executive editor of Te ... Read MoreUT Dallas Students Outwrite Rivals in Competition
