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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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Maryland Today

The Dark Side of Period Dramas

March 28, 2022 History

Professor’s book examines depictions of sexual assault in popular TV series.

Arts and Humanities Colloquium: Sahar Khamis Discusses Insights on Countering Islamophobia

March 23, 2022 Communication

The talk is part of a series centering ARHU faculty expertise on issues of systemic racism, inequality and social justice.
WQXR

First Percussionist to Win Avery Fisher Career Grant

March 22, 2022 School of Music, College of Arts and Humanities, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

UMD Percussion Lecturer Ji Su Jung wins 2022 Avery Fisher Career Grant.
Maryland Today

One Year After Atlanta Killings, Survey Shows Violence Against Asian Americans Persists

March 18, 2022 American Studies

UMD researcher part of team that finds continuing hate crimes impact all non-white groups.
Washington Post

Alum Reginald Dwayne Betts’s first-of-its kind Freedom Library now sits in the National Building Museum

March 17, 2022 English, College of Arts and Humanities

‘Freedom Libraries’ aim to transform prisons, 500 books at a time
Baltimore Sun

James F. Harris, a Noted University of Maryland Scholar of 19th Century German History and Longtime Dean, Dies

March 16, 2022 History

Obituary in the Baltimore Sun.
Stories Beneath the Shell

“Grass is Green” Premieres at The Clarice

March 16, 2022 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Photos and story by Katharine Wilson, Stories Beneath the Shell.
Commonweal

Putin’s Apocalyptic Goals

March 15, 2022 History

A mission to ‘end history’ as we’ve known it.

Inaugural David C. and Thelma G. Driskell Award for Creative Excellence

March 11, 2022 Art, Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

We welcome submissions from emerging scholars and artists who will create new artistic or scholarly work that furthers the Driskell Center’s mission.

A Remembrance for Dr. Po-Hsien Chu (1986-2022)

March 11, 2022 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Dr. Po-Hsien Chu was a brilliant scholar of Sinophone theater and performance.