Kate Dorsch is interested in aliens— but not really. Instead, she studies what different people, from so-called experts to everyday observers, say about reported UFO sightings in the Cold War era.
Deborah A. Thomas, R. Jean Brownlee Professor of Anthropology, discusses her journey from professional dancer to academic, embracing her many roles as an author, activist, educator, and artist.
Thursday, October 11, 2018
Recorded and edited by Alex Schein
Photos by Shira Yudkoff
Fernando Rojo, C’18, aims to empower artisans across Latin America through his company, PATOS.
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Filmed and Edited by Annemarie Branco
Additional filming by Ricardo Echegaray E. and Fernando Villavicencio
Karen Redrobe, Elliot and Roslyn Jaffe Endowed Professor in Film Studies, discusses her journey as a film scholar.
Thursday, January 11, 2018
Recorded and edited by Alex Schein
Photos by Brooke Sietinsons
Monday, October 9, 2017
Discover the stories behind the Associate Professor of History of Art's favorite office items.
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Discover the stories behind the Samuel A. Stouffer Professor of Political Science and Communication's favorite office items.
Friday, March 30, 2018
Carmen Maria Machado, Writer-in-Residence at Kelly Writers House, combines science fiction, horror, folk tales, and pop culture references in stories that are utterly modern and unabashedly focused on female experience. Her debut collection, Her Body and Other Parties, was a finalist for the 2017 National Book Award.
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Featuring Robert St. George
Thursday, July 13, 2017
James English, John Welsh Centennial Professor of English and Director of the Penn Humanities Forum, chaired the committee that selected the National Book Award winner in fiction last November.
Thursday, October 11, 2018
Deborah A. Thomas, R. Jean Brownlee Professor of Anthropology, discusses her journey from professional dancer to academic, embracing her many roles as an author, activist, educator, and artist.
Thursday, January 11, 2018
Karen Redrobe, Elliot and Roslyn Jaffe Endowed Professor in Film Studies, discusses her journey as a film scholar.
Friday, March 30, 2018
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Thursday, May 11, 2017
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Thursday, January 11, 2018
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