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College of Arts and Humanities at UMD @umd-arhu.bsky.social · 2d

Join the Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies on Wed, Oct. 8 at 4 p.m. for the launch of Technocreep and the Politics of Things Unseen—a feminist take on why our ties to tech often feel “creepy.”

go.umd.edu/technocreep

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College of Arts and Humanities at UMD @umd-arhu.bsky.social · 2d

Join ARHU Dean Stephanie Shonekan and panelists this Thursday, Oct. 9, 3:30–4:30 p.m., to explore how the College of Arts and Humanities examines AI through humanistic and social science perspectives—examining its impact and creatively using its tools. arhu.umd.edu/events/arhu-...

College of Arts and Humanities at UMD @umd-arhu.bsky.social · 28d

The HPV vaccine prevents cancer—but uptake remains far below national goals.

Professor of Communication Xiaoli Nan has earned a $2.8M NIH grant to lead an interdisciplinary team developing an AI-powered chatbot to support parents in making informed choices.

Read more: arhu.umd.edu/news/umd-res...

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@DramaMen @dramamen.bsky.social · 29d

Have you voted yet for your favorite #JaneAusten heroine? @umdhistory.bsky.social Prof Julie Taddeo takes part in @uk.theconversation.com #FightClub! @umd-arhu.bsky.social

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Who was Jane Austen’s best heroine? These experts think they know

We’re pitting her much-loved heroines against each other in a battle of wit, charm and sass

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College of Arts and Humanities at UMD @umd-arhu.bsky.social · Sep 8

In honor of Jacob Lawrence's birthday, we're throwing it waayyy back to 2011 when The David C. Driskell Center hosted a survey exhibition of his prints from 1963-2000. Check out the installation shots of the exhibition, or explore pieces in the permanent collection go.umd.edu/21wx.

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UMD Department of History @umdhistory.bsky.social · Aug 21

In honor of Jane Austen's 250th birthday, Dr. Julie Taddeo and other Regency era scholars were featured in The Conversation UK's "Jane Austen Fight Club." Continue reading to learn who Dr. Taddeo chose as her ultimate Jane Austen heroine! theconversation.com/who-was-jane...

Who was Jane Austen’s best heroine? These experts think they know

We’re pitting her much-loved heroines against each other in a battle of wit, charm and sass

theconversation.com

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College of Arts and Humanities at UMD @umd-arhu.bsky.social · Aug 22

What makes smart tech creepy?

Professor Neda Atanasoski, chair of @wgss-umd.bsky.social, recently joined KPFA's "Against the Grain" to unpack surveillance, ethics and the politics of "technocreep."

Technocreep | KPFA

Many new and emerging smart technologies are characterized as creepy. What’s the basis for these claims, and how should we respond to them? Neda Atanasoski and Nassim Parvin consider creepy technologi...

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College of Arts and Humanities at UMD @umd-arhu.bsky.social · Aug 7

Support students at Hollywood Elementary with the ARHU Staff Council's annual School Supply Drive! We're collecting backpacks, pencils, notebooks, and more. Drop-off locations on campus. Find out how you can help: go.umd.edu/arhuschooldr... #UMD #ARHU #CommunityService #SchoolSupplyDrive

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College of Arts and Humanities at UMD @umd-arhu.bsky.social · Aug 6

Ten years ago, a new musical changed Broadway forever. We're revisiting this article about UMD history professor Richard Bell, an expert in the American Revolution, who shares what "Hamilton" gets right—and wrong—about our founding fathers. brnw.ch/21wUIss #Hamilten

Historian: “Hamilton” the Ultimate Teachable Moment

Professor Travels Country Parsing Popular Musical’s Merits

today.umd.edu

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Lee Konstantinou @lkonstan.bsky.social · Jul 21

If you want to hear a podcast featuring me talking about Tolkien and the far right, have I got something for you.

Mythic Capital (w/ Lee Konstantinou)

Podcast Episode · The Entmoot Podcast · 07/21/2025 · 1h 6m

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College of Arts and Humanities at UMD @umd-arhu.bsky.social · Jul 21

SPAN448M: Contemporary Puerto Rican Musicality: From Plena to Bad Bunny explores lyrics, performance, and the impact of genres like bomba, plena, salsa, reggaetón and more.

📚 Prof. Quintero-Herencia
🗓️ Fall 2025
📍 UMD Spanish & Portuguese
🔗 app.testudo.umd.edu/soc/202405/S...

College of Arts and Humanities at UMD @umd-arhu.bsky.social · Jul 18

Drawing from black avant-garde poetic traditions and led by Marissa Parham, the “Remixed Poetry towards Computational Literacies”workshop put remix skills and digital literacy at the forefront.

College of Arts and Humanities at UMD @umd-arhu.bsky.social · Jul 18

In a session on Embodied Teaching as Radical Practice. Tamisha Ponder, owner of Sankofa Yoga and Wellness, shared this Thomas Merton quote. Ponder studies the physiological responses of those doing organizing and activism to the stress of the work. She considers educators as activists.

College of Arts and Humanities at UMD @umd-arhu.bsky.social · Jul 18

“We are not authoritarian figures in the classroom. Students are not passive. Authority is shared.” - Tony Louis on “Cultivating Joy: Centering Ecstasy and Pleasure in the Classroom.”

College of Arts and Humanities at UMD @umd-arhu.bsky.social · Jul 18

“The journey is also to the teacher and beyond. It’s always a path to the heart.” -bell hooks

College of Arts and Humanities at UMD @umd-arhu.bsky.social · Jul 18

Dr. Tamisha J. Ponder led the group in a grounding and centering exercise and shared that bell hooks was inspired by Thich Nat Han. hooks said: “He met rage with loving kindness.”

College of Arts and Humanities at UMD @umd-arhu.bsky.social · Jul 18

The institute, called “Teaching To Transgress,” is convened in the spirit of bell hooks, who said that the classroom remains the most radical space in the academy.

College of Arts and Humanities at UMD @umd-arhu.bsky.social · Jul 18

“To be a leader you have to be grounded in a study of the humanities” - Dr. Quincy Mills at the Third Annual Maryland Humanities Summer Institute organized by the Frederick Douglass Center For Leadership Through The Humanities. Happening now!

College of Arts and Humanities at UMD @umd-arhu.bsky.social · Jul 16

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Fall 2025 Leadership Appointments | College of Arts and Humanities

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College of Arts and Humanities at UMD @umd-arhu.bsky.social · Jul 16

Leadership updates from Dean Stephanie Shonekan:

🎓 Christina Hanhardt - Chair, American Studies
🎶 Jared Rawlings – Director, School of Music
🎨 Justin Strom – Art, Chair
more updates & thanks to outgoing leaders!
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College of Arts and Humanities at UMD @umd-arhu.bsky.social · Jul 11

Looking for your next summer read? 📚 Terp alums from @umdenglish.bsky.social and American studies are making waves—from Hamptons fiction to feminist TV critique to YA thrillers. Check out new books by Brooke Foster, Vincent Stephens, Meg Eden, & Allison Stine! #UMD #TerpAuthors

College of Arts and Humanities at UMD @umd-arhu.bsky.social · May 28

Congratulations to the ARHU awardees whose #artificialintelligence research projects were among those funded through a new #UMD seed grant program. Their projects span developing sea ice monitoring techniques, to improving speech therapy for neurodiverse people and more go.umd.edu/aim-grants-25

AIM Seed Grants Support 22 AI Research Projects | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland

From developing futuristic packaging that guards food freshness and safety, to improving speech therapy for neurodive

go.umd.edu

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College of Arts and Humanities at UMD @umd-arhu.bsky.social · May 9

Piotr Kosicki, associate professor of history, speaks to WJLA about the historical impact of the new Pope Leo XIV. Watch the interview.
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WATCH: University of Maryland history analyzes the new American Pope Leo XIV

Associate Professor of History at the University of Maryland, Dr. Piotr Kosicki, analyzes the historical impact of the new Pope Leo XIV.

wjla.com

College of Arts and Humanities at UMD @umd-arhu.bsky.social · Apr 30

Congratulations to Professor of History Robyn Muncy, Professor of Violin James Stern and Professor of Conducting and Ensembles Michael Votta, Jr.—three ARHU professors named 2025 Distinguished Scholar-Teachers! Learn more: go.umd.edu/1z17

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Trevor Parry-Giles @trevorpg.bsky.social · Apr 2

Happy to celebrate the great research underway in ARHU at the annual Maryland Research Excellence Celebration. Glad to join with ARHU colleagues and Dean Stephanie Shonekan. Be sure to check out the great research from ARHU at arhu.umd.edu/research

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