In addition to recently presenting for the College of Liberal Arts’ Festival of Ideas, Dr. Christopher Conway and Dr. Antoinette Sol won the 2023 Ray and Pat Browne Award for Best Edited Collection in Popular and American Culture by the Popular Culture Association for their book The Comic Book Western: New Perspectives of a Global…Continue Reading Christopher Conway and Toni Sol’s “The Comic Book Western” honored with popular culture award
Year: 2023
Brown Bag on Books – Tim Morris
We have a new series for graduate students hosted by the Center for Theory entitled “Brown Bag on Books.” The idea is to bring in UTA faculty to discuss their experiences writing and publishing books. It is an informal event that is less book talk and more discussion about the process. The first event in…Continue Reading Brown Bag on Books – Tim Morris
Dr. Hannah Lebovits – Colloquium
Join us for the final colloquium for Spring 2023 on April 26 at Noon in 432 University Hall. Dr. Hannah Lebovits, Assistant Professor of Public Affairs and planning will present “Nobodies: The Role of the Administrative State in Perpetuating Urban Homelessness.” Abstract: Now in its fifth decade, the contemporary urban homelessness crisis attracts a tremendous…Continue Reading Dr. Hannah Lebovits – Colloquium
Dr. David Arditi’s New Book – Digital Feudalism
Digital Feudalism Creators, Credit, Consumption and Capitalism David Arditi Publication: 6th April 2023 PB, $24.99, ISBN: 9781804557693, Emerald Books Digital Feudalism explores the shifting nature of the global economy. As people and corporations deploy digital technology, the way we work, consume and pay for things has changed dramatically. This marks a new moment…Continue Reading Dr. David Arditi’s New Book – Digital Feudalism
Two Short Stories by Cedrick May
Dr. Cedrick May, Professor of English at UTA, published two short stories this year. The first one, “The Fifth Stage of Grief,” appeared in the January issue of the horror monthly, Dark Horses Magazine. The title signals the story’s theme: A pair of strangers wrestle with ghosts from their past in an attempt to overcome…Continue Reading Two Short Stories by Cedrick May