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. College of Arts and Humanities Donald Hata, emeritus professor of history, presented the workshop "Words Can Lie Or Clarify," which showed how the U.S. government intentionally used euphemistic language for propaganda purposes to minimize and conceal the punitive nature of the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans (Nikkei) interned during World War II. Hata's workshop took place in July at the Tule Lake Segregation Center National ... Read More
Faculty Highlights
Faculty Highlights: July 2016
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. College of Arts and Humanities Gilah Yelin Hirsch, professor of art, will be a keynote speaker at the International Society for the Interdisciplinary Study of Symmetry conference "The Logic of Image: Visualization, Iconicity, Imagination, and Human Creativity," taking place July 24-30 in Santorini, Greece. She is also showing her work in a solo exhibition, "Emanation, Radiance, Glimmer," at the Art Factory in Santorini through ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: June 2016
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. College of Arts and Humanities Miguel Dominguez, professor of Modern Languages, served as keynote speaker during David Starr Jordan High School Partnership for Los Angeles Schools commencement ceremony on June 8. Marco Turk, professor and director emeritus of the Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding program, has published a chapter regarding “conflict transformation” in the book Peace ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: May 2016
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. College of Arts and Humanities Jung-Sun Park, professor and coordinator of the Asian Pacific Studies program, co-authored the Korean-language book “After Hallyu: The Potential and Future Task” with Sang-hoon Lee, Kyung Hyun Kim, Shin Ahn, Hye-ran Shin, Bao-quan Liu, and Shin Kim. The book was published by The Academy of Korean Studies Press and is available both in Korean as a hardcopy and in English as an e-book. In addition, Park, who ... Read More
Faculty Highlights: April 2016
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. College of Arts and Humanities Gilah Yelin Hirsch, professor of art, presented her book “Demonic to Divine: The Double Life of Shulamis Yelin” (Vehicule Press, 2015), which deals with creativity and mental illness, at the Center for Environmental Studies conference. Additionally, on April 30 she will be doing a book signing and discussion at the Mystic Journey Bookstore in Venice, Calif., from 2 to 4 ... Read More