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UC Santa Barbara’s Art, Design and Architecture Museum has responded to its COVID-19 imposed closure by creating digital portals for the public to be able to tour exhibits and collections. Read more about it here, along with an invitation by acting directly Silvia Perea to engage with the museum via feedback comments.
This symposium highlighted research in graphic visualization of representation, power, and identity. Topics such as race, sexuality, nation, and more were explored through the power and ability of engagement through comics, a rising medium in cultural studies research. Visiting Professor Frederick Luis Aldama from The Ohio State University joined other graduate students from a wide span of universities to discuss this growing interest in visual representation.
UC Santa Barbara's Philosophy Department boasts the fastest growing Humanities major among undergraduates. Along with three recent faculty hires, new courses such as the Philosophy of Economics have been added to the curriculum and there are plans to keep expanding. In this video by HFA intern Calvin Bruhns, faculty and students describe how Philosophy has become a go-to major to prepare for post-graduate work and professional schools.
