Students receive Africana Studies scholarships
Three students recently received scholarships from the Africana Studies program for the Fall 2019 and/or Spring 2020 semesters.
New books from faculty to add to your winter break reading list
Discover the perfect book to cozy up with over winter break among a list of seven of the College of Arts and Humanities’ most recent faculty publications.
History M.A. student Matt Patsis in Orlando Sentinel: The forgotten people of the forgotten war
History M.A. student Matt Patsis wrote a guest column in yesterday’s Orlando Sentinel entitled “The forgotten people of the forgotten war.”
James Weldon Johnson Lecture Series: Exploring gynecology through a socio-cultural anthropological lens
Nessette Falu, PhD, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at UCF, delivered the second lecture in the 2019 James Weldon Johnson Lecture Series, “Afrofuturistic Bem-Estar: Black Lesbians’ Wellbeing, Liberation, and Gynecology in Brazil.” Falu framed the discussion in the context of the growing field of Afrofuturism, and used “an afrofuturistic vision to reimagine freedom and legitimize non-normative Black female patient bodies’ creativity, beauty, love, and collective wellbeing.”
Annual Shofner lecture focuses on Florida's changing environmental landscape
Visiting scholars shared diverse insights into Florida’s environment as the UCF History Department and the Florida Historical Quarterly presented the seventh annual Jerrell Shofner Lecture on Florida History and Culture.
“Awareness, Appreciation and Advocacy”: Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community honors UCF
Preserve the Eatonville Community, Inc. celebrated and honored UCF’s ongoing role in documenting, preserving, and educating others about the historically African American town of Eatonville.
Five ways to celebrate Latinx Heritage Month 2019 at UCF
It’s September, which means it’s time for Latinx Heritage Month! Here are 5 fun ways you can celebrate with the College of Arts and Humanities.
New faculty members strengthen the arts & humanities
Please join us in welcoming our new colleagues in the College of Arts and Humanities.
Online History student makes first visit to campus — to graduate
The North Carolina resident, who is married to a Marine and had to be ready to move at any time, says UCF’s courses gave her the ability to remain mobile and study on the go.
History professor's first book receives award from the Royal Historical Society
Duncan Hardy, associate professor of history, received the 2019 Gladstone Award for his first book, “Associative Political Culture in the Holy Roman Empire: Upper Germany, 1346-1521” from the Royal Historical Society. The volume offers the first book-length study of the Holy Roman Empire in the fifteenth century and proposes a new model for examining medieval and early modern politics.