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American Studies

Soundtrack to Revolution

Students explore changing role of black protest music.

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November 02, 2018 Art

“Glances From Infinity” Showcases the Diversity of UMD Faculty Work

Among the items on display: paintings, sculptures and melted prescription bottles.
October 31, 2018 History

Trump and Anti-Semitism

History professor Jeffrey Herf offers his expertise on anti-semitism in America on NPR's Morning Edition.

October 26, 2018 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

What Do Broadway's Best Lighting Designers Actually Do?

No one applauds the lighting designer.
October 18, 2018 American Studies

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

American studies professor Psyche Williams-Forson weighs in on the cultural food shaming that exists in society.
October 17, 2018 School of Music

Virtually Onstage

UMD artists and researchers open new views of opera.
October 17, 2018 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Dishing on a Debut Broadway Run

UMD alum and wife finish stint in “Waitress.”
September 27, 2018 Women's Studies

Op/Ed: Teen 'boys will be boys': A brief history

Associate Professor of Women's Studies Ashwini Tambe weighs in on the history of adolescence.
September 26, 2018

ARHU 2017-18 Year in Review

Learn about some of the college's highlights over the 2017-18 academic year.
September 23, 2018 Consortium on Race, Gender and Ethnicity, Women's Studies

The Stress of Being a Minority Faculty Member

An author examines the ways in which elite colleges can be toxic to the minority faculty members they hire, and what might be done to improve the situation.

ARHU in the News

Aljazeera November 17, 2018

Saudi Arabia Post-Khashoggi: Business As Usual?

Communication professor Sahar Khamis contributes to The Listening Post's discussion on how after Khashoggi's killing, Saudi Arabia has tightened its grip on media and public discourse.
The Writer's Bloc November 16, 2018

Azure: A No Judgment Show On Campus

On Nov. 13, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center offered Azure, a show without rules, where kids of all different abilities were free to be kids.

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The Diamondback

The Clarice’s ‘Citizen: An American Lyric’ is an American reality

November 12, 2018 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

How do our daily interactions affect racial dynamics in the U.S.? The cast of ‘Citizen’ explains.
Maryland Today

Soundtrack to Revolution

November 12, 2018 American Studies

Students explore changing role of black protest music.

Making the Grade Through Arts Education

November 07, 2018 School of Music

UMD professors are researching how studying the arts impacts academic achievement.

The Conversation

Op/Ed: Khashoggi Murder Draws Attention to Plight of Arab World's Critics

November 05, 2018 Communication

Post-Arab spring crackdowns caused many in movement to flee abroad.

NPR

When Boys Can't Be Boys

November 02, 2018 Women's Studies

Women's Studies Professor Ashwini Tambe weighs in on an article discussing the racial associations of the word "boy."
The Diamondback

“Glances From Infinity” Showcases the Diversity of UMD Faculty Work

November 02, 2018 Art

Among the items on display: paintings, sculptures and melted prescription bottles.
WUSA9

Trump Won Them. Republicans Rely on Them. But What is the Future of White Evangelicals?

November 02, 2018 American Studies

Data from the Public Religion Research Institute shows 78 percent of white evangelicals ages 18 to 29 are Republicans or Republicans that lean Independent.
The Wall Street Journal

Op/Ed: The Forgotten Soviet Famine

November 01, 2018 History

We remember what Stalin did to Ukraine but not Kazakhstan.