Fall 2024 Research Symposium Presenter: Mar Smith Mentor: Kim Hackford-Peer Presentation: Forging Representation in the Wake of Censorship: A “Trans” Analysis of Spider-Man’s Canon Summary: The argument that Spider-Man’s story can be read as a transgender narrative is built on a strong foundation of allegory, body horror, comic history, and censorship. In a time where […]
Read MoreAfter seven years as a program, Pacific Islands Studies at the University of Utah has new stature as an interdisciplinary research center. The University of Utah’s Board of Trustees gave final approval to the Center for Pasifika Indigenous Knowledges during its meeting on Tuesday. The Academic Senate signed off on the center in February. “We […]
Read MoreUniversity of Utah Provost Mitzi M. Montoya announced that Ruma Chopra has accepted an offer to serve as dean of the School for Cultural and Social Transformation.
Read More“Relations of Salt and Stars,” a new podcast produced by the Pacific Islands Studies program, will invoke the ties historically forged between the Pacific Islands and Utah.
Read MoreTransform has three new student ambassadors: Sariah Frost (she/her) Brendan Hatch (he/him), and Talea Steele (she/hers).
Read MoreThe award will support growth and outreach in the U’s Pacific Islands Studies program.
Read MoreFunding will create an intersectional studies collective in the School for Cultural and Social Transformation.
Read MoreAsked to personally reflect on this happiness, the inaugural dean of Transform, professor Kathryn Bond Stockton, harks to her early days at the U.
Read MoreAssociate Professor Hokulani K. Aikau is helping develop strategies to increase STEM engagement in Indigenous communities.
Read MoreLearn how an open dialogue helped create the U’s School for Cultural and Social Transformation.
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