Roberto Lovato (English) recently published the introduction to "Face. Deface," a Canadian art installation/newspaper focusing on dictators of the Americas — and how to best denounce them. Lovato's essay for Underline Studios in Toronto, Canada was published alongside the work artists and writers from around the world, including Elizabeth Brandt,…

Timothy Erwin (English) published a book chapter on the sister arts in a collection by various hands, Oliver Goldsmith in Context (Cambridge). The Irish author wrote canonical works in poetry, fiction, and drama during the Enlightenment, and the volume accompanies his new Collected Works edited by Michael Griffin and David O’Shaughnessy.  

Susan Byrne (World Languages and Cultures) presented an invited public lecture titled "Early Modern Aesthetics: A Missing Link" at Carleton College in Northfield, MN. In her talk, she analyzed  the role of creative authors and writers in 16th c. Spain as part of the historical arc of changes in artistic and aesthetic developments. 

Michael J. Alarid (History) was interviewed for the New Books Network podcast by host Miranda Melcher of City, University of London. The interview explores the origins, methods, and themes of his book, Hispano Bastion: New Mexican Power in the Age of Manifest Destiny, 1837-1860 (University of New Mexico Press, 2022).

Assistant Professor Roberto Lovato (English) published "Exodus," a feature-length essay in GEO magazine, "Europe's National Geographic." Written in conjunction with Italian photographer Nicolo Rosso, the piece documents and explores the migration epic taking place across the continent of América.

Assistant professor Roberto Lovato (English) delivered the keynote address at Rooted and Written, the first and only tuition-free literary conference for non-white writers, in the United States. Lovato founded Rooted and Written, which runs from Oct. 27 through Nov. 3 and provides 40 writers with classes, seminars, workshops, and other mentoring…

Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) published an essay entitled, "Roll, Jordan, Roll Fifty Years Later: Reevaluating the Inspirations, Contributions, and Limitations of the 'Cultural Turn' of the 1970s," in the Journal of Southern History. The article provides a specific reflection upon the enduring relevance of…

Melikabella Shenouda (Liberal Arts) is a featured artist for the Las Vegas Natural History Museum's Hispanic Heritage Month Art Exhibition. Her piece entitled, "Las Fases de la Pupusa" is a personal take on the phases of the moon, or Las Fases de la Luna. Artwork will be available for viewing from September 15 through November 2 in order to…

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) gave a virtual presentation on children's philosophy in Mexico to the Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas (Diplomado en Filosofía Para Niños) at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).

Rachel Torres (Political Science) and her coauthors Joseph Coll from Texas Tech University and Caroline Tolbert from the University of Iowa recently published "The unqualified voter: racial animus in support for voter qualifications" in Politics, Groups, and Identities. Their article examines the extent to which racial animus influences…

Iván Sandoval-Cervantes (Anthropology) participated in the "PUBLIC CONFERENCE | Violent Intimacies: The Intimate Lives of Violence in Greece and Mexico," organized by Harvard University's Department of Anthropology, where he presented his paper on human-animal relationships in Mexico entitled: "Witnessing, Suffering, and Inter-Species Intimacy in…

Dave Beisecker (Philosophy) has been named Director of the Foundation for the Philosophy of Creativity. The foundation organizes conferences, conference sessions, and public lectures on the topic of creativity, and sponsors a pre- and post-doc fellowship program for scholars.