Jan 31, 2023
Celebrating Black History Month
February marks Black History Month, a time to recognize and celebrate the contributions Black Americans have made to this country…
Mar 28, 2017
GSC Education Coordinator Kristen Hogan Nominated for Lambda Literary Award
Dr. Kristen Hogan, education coordinator at the Gender and Sexuality Center, has been nominated for a 2017 Lambda Literary…
Jan 25, 2017
Faculty Book Talk: ‘The Price for Their Pound of Flesh’
Tonight Daina Berry, professor of history and African and African Diaspora Studies, will discuss her book “The Price…
Sep 17, 2015
Faculty Authors Showcase their Works at the 20th Annual Texas Book Festival
Bookworms, foodies, artists and scholars will partake in an annual rite of fall here in Austin: The Texas Book Festival! This…
Oct 21, 2011
Author Dishes Up Stories of Race, Class, Gender and Place in Southern Food
The South has always been celebrated for its food. From collard greens and okra to heaping plates of biscuits and…
Feb 17, 2010
Center for Mexican American Studies hosts talk with the co-editors of “Beyond the Latino World War II Hero”
Maggie Rivas-Rodríguez, associate professor of journalism, and Emilio Zamora, professor of history, will discuss their new anthology…
Dec 10, 2009
Oscar Casares’ “Amigoland” Selected As 2010 Mayor’s Book Club Pick
Oscar Casares’ novel, “Amigoland,” (2009, Little, Brown) is the ninth annual official selection of the Mayor’s Book Club. The selection…
Aug 10, 2009
Oscar Casares' "AMIGOLAND" releases August 10
Even before its official release on August 10th, Oscar Casares’…
Jun 11, 2009
Frida Kahlo biographer to speak at the Ransom Center
Fritz Henle. Frida Kahlo at Xochimilco, Mexico. 1937. © Fritz Henle Estate. For the 2009 Amon Carter Lecture, Hayden…
Nov 20, 2008
Books Offer New Perspectives on American Indian Identity
November is a time of year when popular culture often revisits stereotypes about American Indians via mythologized depictions of the…