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UCR author Susan Straight’s fence library continues to serve a Riverside community disproportionately affected by the coronavirus

Fifteen UCR faculty members and staff offer tips on keeping a creative spirit in the age of COVID-19

In an essay for Marvel, John Jennings, a professor of media and cultural studies, reflects on the 1982 graphic novel “X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills” by Chris Claremont and Brent Anderson, which is being re-released this year in a two-part extended cut. “ Solving for X: ‘God Loves, Man Kills’...

Virtual conference will reexamine mission mythology amid widespread removal of Junipero Serra statues

When the coronavirus pandemic hit, Charles Evered, a professor of playwriting at the University of California, Riverside, began to think about how he could help. He fell back on what he knows: supporting artists. His nonprofit organization, the Evered House, honors his late father, Charles J. Evered, a World War...

Nalo Hopkinson and John Jennings to discuss their recent graphic novels and the importance of black speculative fiction at June 25 event

Experience 360-degree exhibition tours, artist interviews, hands-on activities, and more from the comfort of home

Straight joined writer and critic Heather Scott Partington for a live chat about writing, teaching, and calling Riverside home

Nineteen UCR authors offer their top picks for books to read while sheltering in place

State and federal officials are asking Americans to stay home during the COVID-19 pandemic. So is it possible to find an entertaining activity that provides a small respite from our larger societal worries? Derek Burrill, associate professor of media and cultural studies at UC Riverside, has created a list of...

UCR professor’s research weaves together a visual and auditory presentation of Riverside, Brazil, India, Russia, and Germany.

‘Facing Fire’ explores the beauty, threat, and devastation of California’s growing wildfires

Photographer Amir Zaki highlights the unique architectural spaces and their place in California culture

In an essay for Marvel, Jennings lends his voice to discuss the forthcoming “Marvel’s Voices,” a new one-shot anthology series.

"American Dirt" is the No. 1 New York Times bestseller, has been called this generation’s "Grapes of Wrath" and received strong reviews from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus. It has received support from prominent Mexican American and Latina authors, including Sandra Cisneros, Erika Sánchez, Reyna Grande, and Julia Alvarez, who predicted...

The film premieres this weekend at the Sundance Film Festival .

The 43rd annual Writers Week, California’s longest-running free literary event, is heading to UC Riverside, bringing a diverse array of emerging and established authors to the Inland Empire Feb. 10-14.

The 2002 film that placed a middle-class Latino family on the big screen is now officially part of United States cinematic history. “Real Women Have Curves,” directed by University of California, Riverside professor Patricia Cardoso, is now part of the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry. Cardoso is the first...

History doctoral student Alyse Yeargan studies photographs of the deceased to understand how and why we grieve

The gift from Jim and Georgia Steinhart marks the art center’s inaugural born-digital collection and first-ever endowment