Our faculty members participate in conferences around the world, conduct groundbreaking research, and publish books and journal papers that contribute to their field and highlight their expertise. We feature those accomplishments and more in this section. To share faculty news, email ucpa@csudh.edu. College of Arts and Humanities Salim Faraji, professor of Africana Studies and scholar of medieval Nubia, was quoted in "Found: A Massive Medieval Cathedral from a 'Forgotten' Nubian Kingdom" in Atlas Obscura: "[The discovery] is not surprising at all considering that Old Dongola was the seat of a powerful Christian kingdom in Medieval Nubia that conducted foreign diplomacy with Muslim ... Read More
CSUDH Art Gallery Presents New Work by L.A. Artist Ian Byers-Gamber
Note: This article has been updated with a new opening date of July 29. The previous date was July 22. The University Art Gallery at California State University, Dominguez Hills proudly presents “So Close Right Now,” an online exhibition of new work by Los Angeles-based artist Ian Byers-Gamber, featuring more than 100 portrait photographs created by the artist throughout the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic. The online exhibition will run from July 29 through October 23 on the University Art Gallery's website, gallery.csudh.edu. In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when forced to stop his work documenting the art and community of the L.A. art world, Byers-Gamber, like ... Read More
Notes from the Field: Archeological Fieldwork in Yucatán, Mexico
In Notes from the Field, Ken Seligson, assistant professor of Anthropology, writes about his study of Pre-Colonial communities in the Puuc, an area of Yucatán.Posts run chronologically, with the most recent on top. Quick links to previous posts: July 5: Saludos from Yucatan, Mexico July 7: Mapping Ancient May Sites July 10: The Not-So-Mysterious Ancient Maya July 12, 2021: Looking Ahead to Summer 2022 This summer's preliminary field season has been a huge success. We confirmed the existence of the major archaeological features at the two small study sites, and identified several others that were not visible in the lidar imagery. One of the most exciting finds, in addition to the ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: May-June 2021
Our faculty members participate in conferences around the world, conduct groundbreaking research, and publish books and journal papers that contribute to their field and highlight their expertise. We feature those accomplishments and more in this section. To share faculty news, email ucpa@csudh.edu. College of Arts and Humanities Salim Faraji, professor of Africana Studies, was featured on a panel hosted by the U.S. Africa Institute and U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa on June 24, 2021. The discussion centered on Juneteenth 2021, commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in the U.S. Mara Lee Grayson, assistant professor of English, had her poem ... Read More
Hispanic Outlook: CSUDH University Art Gallery and PRAXIS Program
Source: Hispanic Outlook on Education Magazine Community Engagement and Dialogues on Social Justice Through Art: CSUDH University Art Gallery and PRAXIS Program support Hispanic Artists California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) is embedded in the South Los Angeles community, with a long history of reaching out to underserved populations. It is currently one of the most diverse public university campuses in the United States, and in 2020 it was ranked by Hispanic Outlook as one of the Top 100 Schools for Hispanic Students (25th rank for Bachelor's Degrees and 54th rank for Master's), as well as the 35th University with highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the nation. ... Read More
