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School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

‘Creative Captioning’ Takes the Stage at UMD

MFA student leads effort to expand accessibility for audience in ‘Hip Hop Anansi.’

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April 16, 2025 American Studies, History

A Taste of Ethnographic Research

In new course, students journey through foodways of Maryland’s immigrant populations.
April 11, 2025 School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The Art of Making Merry

Go behind the scenes of the Maryland Opera Sudio’s production of “The Merry Wives of Windsor.”
April 07, 2025 American Studies, English, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

A New Generation of Doctoral Scholars Goes Beyond the Page

From video games to VR, ARHU doctoral students are expanding dissertation scholarship through digital and experimental work.

April 07, 2025 Communication

Cyberfeminism in the Age of TikTok

Associate Professor of Communication Sahar Khamis on how the social media platform has fueled feminist activism around the world.

April 01, 2025 Art, Arts for All, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

A ‘Wave’ of New Understanding About Earth’s Oceans and Atmosphere

Faculty, students collaborate with NASA on interactive installation at Kennedy Center.
March 27, 2025 Linguistics

Linguistics Professor Jeffrey Lidz Named AAAS Fellow

Honor recognizes his distinguished contributions to linguistics and language science.
March 13, 2025 English, Jimenez-Porter Writers' House

Renowned Crime Novelist Returns to the Scene

At campus event, George Pelecanos ’80 discusses writing craft and UMD memories.
March 10, 2025 Cinema and Media Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, Italian, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

‘Cinephile heaven’: Il Cinema Ritrovato honors film legend Marlene Dietrich

This year’s festival stop at UMD hosted a day commemorating German-American actress Marlene Dietrich and her unforgettable contributions to cinema.
March 04, 2025 Communication

Dialogue for Reproductive Justice through Art, Play and Pupusas!

New research by communication professor Carina Zelaya aims to improve sexual and reproductive health communication among Latinx families.
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The Times April 02, 2025

Is Trump Reviving an Imperial Presidency?

Burke Chair of American Cultural and Intellectual History Holly Brewer quoted in The Times about the shift toward an imperial presidency in the U.S.

Come on, Feel (and Make) the Noise March 28, 2025

Come on, Feel (and Make) the Noise

Come on, Feel (and Make) the Noise
NPR March 26, 2025

"Cover Story with Stephanie Shonekan” Receives an Honorable Mention from the Gracie Awards

Hosted by Dean Stephanie Shonekan, the podcast analyzes songs and their covers.

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The New York Times

Op/Ed: A Warning to Saudis About What Happens to Dissidents

October 23, 2018 History

A history professor says the Saudis are acting like Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin and other tyrants by killing a prominent opponent to send a message to the populace.
The Diamondback

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Talks Immigration, Refugees at UMD Lecture

October 23, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities

Viet Thanh Nguyen’s new book is titled “The Refugees."
Maryland Today

A Refugee and a Storyteller

October 23, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities

Pulitzer Prize-winning author addresses complexities of refugee experience on Tuesday.

The Diamondback

Discussion with Stew Stewart at MilkBoy ArtHouse Questions Music’s Role in Social Change

October 22, 2018 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

The singer-songwriter discussed political song for a politically charged population.
The Diamondback

Panel at MilkBoy ArtHouse Discusses the Role of the Music Critic in the Internet Age

October 19, 2018 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

When everyone’s a critic, do critics still matter?
The Post and Courier

‘Building Houses Out of Chicken Legs’ Author Will Deliver Charleston Lecture on Food Shaming

October 18, 2018 American Studies

American studies professor Psyche Williams-Forson weighs in on the cultural food shaming that exists in society.
The Writer's Bloc

"Little Shop of Horrors" Captivates at The Clarice

October 18, 2018 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The curtain closed for the last time at University of Maryland’s School of Theatre, Dance, & Performance Studies’ adaptation of “Little Shop of Horrors” with a sold out performance at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Friday evening.
Maryland Today

Dishing on a Debut Broadway Run

October 17, 2018 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

UMD alum and wife finish stint in “Waitress.”
Terp Magazine

Virtually Onstage

October 17, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music

UMD artists and researchers open new views of opera.