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On writing, a pioneer writer, Pride and maintaining one's courage
Incoming English Chair Jonathan Alexander shares what he’s learned
June 27, 2025
A photo of Jonathan sitting at his desk surrounded by books.
An eloquent voice for freedom
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, acclaimed writer and UC Irvine professor, is remembered for his powerful pen and inspirational teaching
May 29, 2025
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o siting in front of a bookshelf
Celebrating Unit 18 faculty
19 humanities faculty members recognized for commitment to pedagogical excellence
May 13, 2025
A tile design image with all of the Unit 18 lectures headshots.
Q&A with German literature scholar Anke Biendarra
Humanities professor’s new volume examines global literary networks
May 12, 2025
A group photo of Anke Biendarra, Jenny Erpenbeck and Julia Schöll at the Leipzig Book Fair.
In pursuit of scholarly values
Three questions with Duncan Pritchard
April 28, 2025
Duncan Pritchard is siting in a library at a table with a pile of books and a philosophers bust. The background has a blue overlay.
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The Invisible Sun: A Guide for the Soul from Rumi’s Master
Sholeh Wolpé
Comparative Literature
August, 2025
The green and pink cover of Botanical Imagination
Botanical Imagination: Rethinking Plans in Modern Japan
Jon Pitt
East Asian Studies
April, 2025
The cover of The Armenian Woman, Minoritarian Agency, and the Making of Iranian Modernity, 1860–1979
The Armenian Woman, Minoritarian Agency, and the Making of Iranian Modernity, 1860–1979
Houri Berberian
Armenian Studies
March, 2025
The cover of Wittgenstein on Knowledge and Certainty
Wittgenstein on Knowledge and Certainty
Duncan Pritchard
Philosophy
January, 2025
The cover of TEXT+KRITIK, with a photo of Jenny Erpenbeck
TEXT+CRITICISM: Jenny Erpenbeck
Anke Biendarra
European Languages and Studies
January, 2025
Computing Legacies: Digital Cultures of Simulation
Computing Legacies: Digital Cultures of Simulation
Peter Krapp
Film and Media Studies
December, 2024
Intellivision: How a Videogame System Battled Atari and Almost Bankrupted Barbie
Intellivision: How a Videogame System Battled Atari and Almost Bankrupted Barbie
Braxton Soderman
Film and Media Studies
November, 2024
Book cover of Black Outdoors: Innovations in the Poetics of Study
Mu, 49 Marks of Abolition
Sora Han
African American Studies
March, 2024
Book cover of To Regard a Wave by Sora Han
To Regard A Wave
Sora Han
African American Studies
March, 2024
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