News: Department of Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies

Four students on the chances they’ve taken, the confidence they’ve gained, and the dreams they continue to chase.
The Barrick Museum's Axis Mundo exhibit explores the intersectionality of LGBTQ and Latinx artists.

A collection of stories highlighting ºÚÁÏÍø students and faculty who made the news in 2018.

In 2018, faculty and students collaborated with one another and international colleagues on scientific exploration that sought to help people make sense of themselves and the world around them.

ºÚÁÏÍø professor Erika Abad on the history of LGBTQ people in comics, television, film, and other media, and why TV's latest superhero is just what we need.

In the wake of the Oct. 1 shooting, ºÚÁÏÍø academics found new avenues for study. In the process, they’re helping our community explore the issues and heal from the trauma.

Authors explore social justice efforts springing from art, techniques for helping students accept new knowledge that may threaten long-held beliefs, and more.

Like a poetry verse, the artist-turned-academic said he’s most daring when he lets life flow.

The emerging tradition of DIY decorated mortarboards offers professor insight into current day culture.

Can the spoken word community lead us in improving social justice efforts? A new book by acclaimed poet Javon Johnson considers the possibility.

Professor Lynn Comella on the adult store industry, a highly profitable segment of popular culture that scholars and policymakers know surprisingly little about.

The featured speakers from ºÚÁÏÍø Creates share their wishes for this fall's incoming students.