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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.’

Featured News

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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Provost Extends ARHU Dean Bonnie Thornton Dill’s Term

January 29, 2021 College of Arts and Humanities

ARHU dean will stay an additional year, continuing to center equity, social justice and inclusion throughout the college’s teaching, research and community engagement.

In ARHU, a Series of Talks Centering Race, Equity and Justice

January 26, 2021 College of Arts and Humanities

The series is part of a larger campaign to address systemic racism, inequality and justice in curriculum, scholarship, programming and community engagement.

UMD Launches New Brain and Behavior Institute, Announces Founding Director

January 26, 2021 College of Arts and Humanities

UMD Biology Professor Elizabeth Quinlan appointed.

Blown Away

January 26, 2021 School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Performing arts at Maryland keep creating.

Beauty, Conscious

January 26, 2021 American Studies

Owner of skin-care company celebrates diversity—and burst in growth.

Dean Welcome: Spring 2021 Semester

January 26, 2021 College of Arts and Humanities

A message from Dean Bonnie Thornton Dill.

HowlRound

Reverse-Engineering Zoom with Isadora

January 04, 2021 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Site-Specific performance for the internet.
New York Times

Asian-American Voters Can Help Decide Elections. But for Which Party?

January 03, 2021 American Studies

They surged to the polls in 2020 and could help swing the Georgia Senate runoffs. Activists and experts say it is long past time for both Democrats and Republicans to pursue them.
New York Times

Advocating and Agitating, Connecting and Inventing

December 23, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

With their field rocked by unprecedented challenges in 2020, these people and groups—some notable, some new—stepped into the breach.

‘Learning it by doing it’: Marisa Fried ’20 Finds Her Calling in Linguistics Research

December 18, 2020 Linguistics, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Fried graduates with a double major, a minor, a certificate—and a bedrock of research and cultural experiences.