Cal State Fullerton DEFCon and the Latinx Lab for Storytelling and Social Justice collaborate to present the 7th Annual Digital Humanities Keynote and Discussion with guest speaker Linda Garcia Merchant. Garcia Merchant is at the forefront of innovative digital humanities practice and co-founder of the Chicana por mi Raza Digital Memory Collective at The University […]
Cal State Fullerton’s French Program will present a Thursday, April 11, screening of the film “BPM (Beats Per Minute)” at 7 p.m. in Humanities and Social Sciences Building, room 110. Released in 2017, the movie tells the fictionalized story of the Paris branch of the AIDS activism group ACT UP in the 1990s. The movie […]
Layla Bahar Al-Aloom, a lecturer in modern languages and literatures, has been honored with the 2024 California Language Teachers’ Association Outstanding Teacher Leader Award for her contributions to teaching Arabic and English as a second language. Bahar Al-Aloom was formally recognized at the CLTA awards brunch on March 10. “I am honored to receive the […]
Nicole Seymour, professor of English, comparative literature and linguistics, has been awarded a residential fellowship at the Huntington Library in San Marino, California. This summer, she will conduct archival research on author Christopher Isherwood, whose 1964 novel “A Single Man” fictionalizes his experience as a Cal State LA professor. Seymour plans to complete a scholarly […]
Cal State Fullerton undergraduate student panelists Deborah Kim, Yesenia Rivera Rayo and Yahir Gonzalez will discuss their research process and digital storytelling outcomes from the Ethnofiction Through Contemporary Narratives course taught in fall 2023 by Sarah Rafael Garcia, visiting professor of creative writing for the Latinx Lab. During the March 27, 2:30-3:30 p.m. presentation at […]
Psychology major Jasmine Lars is deeply involved in the Cal State DC Scholars program, delving into social justice efforts in Washington, D.C. Her internship at The Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships focuses on maternal dialogues to combat societal prejudices and violence. Lars also is the recipient of a scholarship from the Scott-Jewett Fund for […]
CSUF honors student Alexa Vega Rivas ’22 (B.A. psychology) published her honors thesis study in the Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy journal, with the help of her mentor Ella Ben Hagai (psychology) and Christine R. Starr (University of Wisconsin, Madison). In this research, the authors examine the role of the American dream and […]
Terri L. Snyder, professor and chair of American studies, has been appointed to the Huntington Library’s Research Division Board of Governors. The Huntington Library, located in San Marino, California, is one of the world’s great independent research libraries. Each year, the Huntington awards roughly 150 long- and short-term research fellowships to scholars to support humanities […]
Join Cal State Fullerton’s French Program Thursday, March 14, for a screening of the film “Saint Omer” (2022) by Alice Diop. The New French and Francophone Film Series event will take place at 7 p.m. in Humanities and Social Sciences Building, Room 110. Based on a true story, “Saint Omer” is a courtroom drama that […]
More than 150 alumni and guests gathered at Cal State Fullerton’s Golleher Alumni House Jan. 27 to participate in an event featuring alumnus Kaveh Zamanian and his Rabbit Hole Distillery. In addition to tasting his one-of-a-kind straight bourbon and rye whiskeys, guests were able to view the Kentucky distillery with a live virtual tour provided […]