Deconstruction Explained
April 20, 2018 By Barry Mauer Deconstruction raises controversy and confusion for American students, often because it is not put in context. Deconstruction is an activity, one of many, practiced by post-structuralists. Post-structuralists, following Jacques Derrida, had read the works of Roman Jacobson, a linguist, and Claude Lévi-Stauss, an anthropologist, who argued that...
T&T Student Landon Berry Successfully Defends Dissertation
April 20, 2018 T&T student Landon Berry successfully defended his dissertation on March 30, 2018. Landon’s dissertation title is Learning Spaces are WAC: Investigating How Classroom Space Design Influences Student Disciplinary Identities This dissertation used classroom observations, movement mapping, instructor interviews, and student focus groups to examine the ways in which both instructors...
T&T Student Nathan Snow Successfully Defends Dissertation
April 20, 2018 T&T student Nathan Snow, pictured here on the top of the screen, successfully defended his dissertation on April 5, 2018. Nathan’s dissertation title is Touching the Unreal: The Definition, Narrative Strategies, and Aesthetics of 3D Cartoon Narratives. Despite it being one of the most popular, profitable, and influential forms of...
T&T Student Valerie Kasper Successfully Defends Dissertation
April 20, 2018 T&T student Valerie Kasper successfully defended her dissertation on March 27, 2018. Valerie’s Dissertation title is The Resonance and Residue of the First African American Newspaper: How Freedom’s Journal Created Space in the Early 19th Century Newspapers as a medium create space by creating an environment through which its readership...
T&T Student Carissa Baker Receives the Pegasus Award
April 20, 2018 The Order of Pegasus is the highest student award that can be attained at the university. Congratulations, Carissa!
Stuart Moulthrop Addresses the T&T-Based Games Research Group
April 20, 2018 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Professor Stuart Moulthroup presented on the state of game studies to a group of faculty and students at UCF on April 16, 2018.
Philosophy Department Announces 2017-2018 Student Awards
April 18, 2018 The UCF Philosophy Department announced its 2017-18 Student Academic Excellence Award winners. These students were recognized for their academic achievements within the department. Emily Harrington Oscar Jablon Matthew Shalna Nicole Wrobol
A variety of courses are being offered through the History Department for Summer 2018
April 17, 2018 This summer, the History Department has numerous interesting courses available for student registration. Still looking to fill your schedule? We’ve got you covered. History of the Caribbean provides student with a multidisciplinary introduction to the historical trajectory of the Caribbean from the pre-Columbian era to the present. It covers selected topics...
ACE Women's Network at UCF
April 16, 2018 The prestigious ACE Women’s Network arrived at UCF this spring for a line up of workshops and events for women in higher education starting this fall 2018. The network’s state Chair is Dr. Lisa Guion Jones, Associate Provost for Strategy, Special Assistant to the President, & Professor. An ACE’s fellow...
History graduate student is recognized by Order of the Pegasus for first time in department history
April 13, 2018 History graduate student Porsha Dossie was awarded UCF’s Order of the Pegasus, which is the first time a History student has received the universities most prestigious recognition. The Order of the Pegasus award recognizes students for their exemplary performance at both the graduate and undergraduate level. Undergraduates who are selected...
UCF Celebrates the Arts features Veterans Legacy Program
April 13, 2018 As UCF celebrates the arts at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, the Veterans Legacy Program digitally showcased playscript readings and demonstrated a mobile app for the arts, storytelling and technology themed exhibition night. Undergraduate students in three UCF history courses researched and wrote biographies of more than 100 veterans...
UCF Student Uses Math, Philosophy Skills to Score Summer Project at Harvard
April 11, 2018 A UCF math major is headed to Harvard University this summer to study forest ecology through an interdisciplinary research project that combines philosophy, math algorithms and principles of ecology. Evan Waldmann credits working with Assistant Professor of Philosophy Jonathan Beever and his team for helping him land a Research Experience...
Faculty members, students win Founders' Day awards
April 11, 2018 The Founders’ Day ceremony recognized faculty members and students for excellence in teaching, research and service.
Collecting and Digitizing Local History: RICHES hosts "How to Conduct a History Harvest"
April 10, 2018 Collecting and Digitizing Local History: How to Conduct a History Harvest was the first workshop of its kind offered as a collaborative community outreach initiative presented by RICHES, Celery Soup and UCF’s Department of History. The workshop provided community organizations and members with tips and techniques on how to preserve...
Judaic Studies professor engages students through video textbooks
April 10, 2018 Professors are constantly searching for innovative ways to engage their students. Judaic Studies professor Dr. Ken Hanson is leading the charge with courses that use cinematic productions and interactive video games to bridge the gap between the past and present. Hanson was the 2017 recipient of the Chuck D. Dziuban...
UCF Art History Minor Student to Compete on Jeopardy! Finals Tonight
April 09, 2018 Sophomore Hannah Sage advanced to the finals in the Jeopardy! College Championship. Sophomore Hannah Sage won the second round of Jeopardy! College Championship competition against students from Dartmouth College and the University of Oklahoma, completing the semifinal competition with $28,401. She has advanced to the finals and will compete on Thursday...
History students present at annual Graduate Research Forum
April 06, 2018 The 15th annual Graduate Research Forum was held in the Student Union’s Pegasus Ballroom, April 3, 2018. The event is one of many scheduled during UCF’s Research Week and showcased the research and creative projects of more than 300 graduate students. Student presentations represented a variety of disciplines and were evaluated...
UCF Faculty Author Series to Feature T&T Faculty
April 06, 2018 The John C. Hitt Library, Office of Research, and Faculty Excellence are pleased to announce two upcoming events to be hosted by the Burnett Honors College. The panel sessions described below will highlight the diverse research interests and publishing activities of scholars in the College of Arts & Humanities. We...
Race and Pregnancy Lecture by Dr. Dána Ain Davis
April 05, 2018 The Women’s and Gender Studies program is proud to co-sponsor the visit of Dr. Dána Ain Davis to campus. Dr. Davis will conduct a lecture on her research on reproductive justice and black women. We encourage our students, faculty affiliates and junior affiliates to attend the lecture “Pregnancy, NICUs, and...
UCF Faculty Author Series
April 05, 2018 The John C. Hitt Library, Office of Research, and Faculty Excellence are pleased to announce two panel sessions that highlight the diverse research interests and publishing activities of scholars in the College of Arts & Humanities.