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Allison Adelle Hedge Coke’s new book, “Look at This Blue,” is set to release on March 29 by Coffee House Press. (UCR/Stan Lim)

New book by Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, ‘Look at This Blue,’ is a tough love letter to California 

Poetry collection captures the author's own life, as well as many of the golden state’s overlooked truths: genocide, environmental degradation, and climate change.

By | March 24, 2022 | Arts / Culture
Candelas Guitars- Las Fotos Project 2021. Photo by Rocio Hernandez

Boyle Heights: Cemented in history

Capturing the essence of a place requires more than time. It requires confianza. Trust. That’s why for more than a year a team co-led by a UC Riverside cultural and urban historian interviewed, researched, and documented the lives of Boyle Heights residents — all in the midst of the COVID-19...

By | March 21, 2022 | Arts / Culture, Social Science / Education
UCR Distinguished Professor Susan Straight in her front yard with her dog Angel on July 27, 2020, in Riverside. (UCR/Stan Lim)

Susan Straight releases new novel, ‘Mecca’   

Set in the Inland Empire, her tenth novel, weaves together people, history, and scenery.

By | March 15, 2022 | Arts / Culture

Sandra Cisneros, Linda Hogan, and Ishmael Reed to be honored during Writers Week

The free festival, in its 45th year, will be held virtually.

By | February 9, 2022 | Arts / Culture
Christina Fernandez, "Starline Fashion," 2000, from the series Manuela S-T-I-T-C-H-E-D. Photo courtesy of the artist and Gallery Luisotti, Los Angeles.

UCR ARTS awarded National Endowment for the Arts grant

The grant will support “Christina Fernandez: Multiple Exposures,” an exhibition opening in fall 2022.

By | January 11, 2022 | Arts / Culture
Tagumpay Mendoza De Leon (UCR/Stan Lim)

Music lecturer recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts

For the past 20 years Tagumpay Mendoza De Leon has been teaching Filipino rondalla music at UCR.

By | December 3, 2021 | Arts / Culture
Writers Week Festival 2022

Authors, schedule announced for 45th Writers Week

The February 2022 festival will be virtual. Lifetime Achievement Awards and Costo Medals will be presented to literary giants Sandra Cisneros, Linda Hogan, and Ishmael Reed.

By | December 1, 2021 | Arts / Culture
A girl raises her fist from the roof of a car at a Black Lives Matter protest

Anger as an appropriate power source for social justice

Philosopher Myisha Cherry’s new book makes a strong case for rage

By Holly Ober | November 2, 2021 | Arts / Culture
Outpost Concert Series is back at the Culver Center of the Arts for the 2021-22 season

‘Adventurous Music for Curious Ears’

The 2021-22 Outpost Concert Series kicks off the five-concert season on Nov. 3.

By | October 29, 2021 | Arts / Culture
Brandon Lattu, Beacon, 1996. Gelatin silver print, 8 x 10 inches. Courtesy of the artist.

UCR ARTS features work by UCR faculty and alumni in four new exhibitions

An opening reception featuring the artists will be held Oct. 16

By UCR News | October 14, 2021 | Arts / Culture
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.” (Image courtesy of Marvel Studios)

Shang-Chi, an Asian superhero on the big screen

Marvel’s first Asian film protagonist marks many milestones.

By | September 5, 2021 | Arts / Culture
Aubin Codex

New book explores how plague shaped Christianity in the Americas

During the first century of American colonization, as many as 20 million people in Mexico perished from disease, violence, and exploitation. Jennifer Scheper Hughes, a professor in the Department of History at the University of California, Riverside, examines this period from historical and theological perspectives in her new book, “The...

By Stacy Kish | August 5, 2021 | Arts / Culture, Social Science / Education
Rainn Wilson and Reza Aslan arm wrestling

Reza Aslan and Rainn Wilson wrestle with life’s biggest questions on new podcast

“Metaphysical Milkshake” sees the scholar and actor discuss weighty topics with contemporary thought leaders, bringing humor and insight to a new subject each week.

By Jessica Weber | June 29, 2021 | Arts / Culture
CHASS building

University of Maryland scholar is UCR’s next CHASS dean

Daryle Williams is a historian who co-directs the online database Enslaved.org.

By John Warren | June 11, 2021 | University, Social Science / Education, Arts / Culture
A man on a mountain looks at the stars.

Should we live in the moment — or not?

John Martin Fischer, a leading philosopher of free will and moral responsibility, has written two companion essays exploring the ideas of mindfulness and living in the moment, which are often encapsulated in the phrase: “Be here now.” In the first piece, published by Aeon, Fischer sorts through various theories regarding...

By | June 8, 2021 | Arts / Culture, Social Science / Education
A Jewish man walks through a market place.

Jewish Studies expert discusses rise in antisemitic attacks

The Associated Press reported this week that preliminary data compiled by the Anti-Defamation League shows an increase in violent attacks, vandalism and harassment of Jews in the U.S., around the world, and online, since fighting broke out between Israel and Gaza’s militant rulers Hamas earlier this month. While hatred toward...

By | May 27, 2021 | Arts / Culture
Assistant Professor Ilya Brookwell sits in the new MCS Livestreaming and VR Lab

New Livestreaming and Virtual Reality Lab is bringing VR to the masses

The lab aims to democratize virtual reality while also providing students new opportunities in the burgeoning digital media industry.

By Jessica Weber | May 17, 2021 | University, Arts / Culture
UCR ARTS building exterior

UCR ARTS reopens May 13 — now with free admission

Explore six exhibitions at the California Museum of Photography and Culver Center of the Arts with new measures ensuring guest safety

By Jessica Weber | May 3, 2021 | Arts / Culture
Tomás Rivera book cover 'Y no se lo tragó la tierra' (UCR)

A 50th anniversary celebration for Tomás Rivera’s seminal book: ‘Y no se lo tragó la tierra’

The free, virtual events will culminate with an inaugural Tomás Rivera Book Prize.

By | April 12, 2021 | Arts / Culture
Person playing violin with sheet music on stand

Poetry and music collaborations from Katie Ford strike a chord with audiences

The poet looks back on her collaborations with composers and the debut of her newest project through Brooklyn Art Song Society on April 10.

By Jessica Weber | April 5, 2021 | Arts / Culture
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