English symposium navigates, reconstructs environment

November 28, 2023.Reading time 4 minutes.

Author, translator, and Stanford University professor Roanne L. Kantor will deliver the keynote address for Fresno State’s seventh annual Students of English Studies Association symposium.

College of Arts and Humanities 2023 Holiday Gift Guide

November 27, 2023.Reading time 12 minutes.

An Adobe Firefly AI depiction of a Christmas tree with presents and falling snow in front of a old building with a warm glow.

Students, faculty and alumni of the College of Arts and Humanities have created some exciting products that would make fantastic gifts this holiday season!

Study Abroad illuminated through Student Voices

November 27, 2023.Reading time 17 minutes.

A group takes a photo together in Spain. A mountain can be seen in the background.

One of the most important parts of Fresno State’s study abroad program is students’ voices during their time out of the country, both to show the value of their experience and to inspire students to go abroad in the future.

Jazz Festival concert features trumpeter and composer Dan Rosenboom

November 27, 2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

Dan Rosenboom, Gavin Templeton, John Escreet, Billy Mohler, and Damion Reid in a park at night in black and white.

Mark Swed with the L.A. Times called Dan Rosenboom “a phenomenon.”

‘Lit Night’ event brings collaboration and original works to University Theatre stage

November 22, 2023.Reading time 5 minutes.

head shots of Soreath Hok, Yamille Moss and Emily Peacock

Fresno State’s Department of Theatre and Dance, in collaboration with the Department of English’s MFA Creative Writing Program, presents “Lit Night” at the Dec. 5 performance of “Seminar.”

University Theatre presents ‘Seminar,’ a comedic exploration of the writers’ world

November 16, 2023.Reading time 4 minutes.

A floating hand and arm has red strings tied to the fingers which are around the wrists, neck and waist of four black and white people figures over a yellow background.

Theresa Rebeck’s “Seminar” is a brilliant examination of the creative process and the complex interplay of art and ego.

Fulbright scholar Boone brings new insights into pedagogy from Ireland

November 16, 2023.Reading time 18 minutes.

Benjamin Boone holds his saxophone in front of a dark grey-blue background wearing a dark blue sport jacket and black Tshirt with bright blue eyeglasses.

Boone spent the 2022-23 school year as a Fulbright scholar exploring pedagogy and learning and collaborating in the diverse musical program at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick.

This week on Fresno State Focus

November 14, 2023.Reading time 1 minute.

Student Emily Crabtree on the anchor desk during Fresno State Focus with two TV cameras facing her.

This edition of Fresno State Focus will air at 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 15, 2023, on Comcast Channel 94 and U-Verse Channel 99.

New Faces: Young Maeng

November 8, 2023.Reading time 10 minutes.

The College of Arts and Humanities is excited to greet Dr. Young Maeng into the Department of Art, Design, and Art History. Welcome, Dr. Maeng!

Professor and genocide survivor explores memories of WWII through popular media

November 6, 2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

Some of the Jewish children rescued by the Krauses wave to the Statue of Liberty upon arrival in New York, June 1939. US Holocaust Memorial Museum.

In her talk, “Remembering the WWII Past through Popular Media,” Dr. Amila Becirbegovic, Ph.D., explores how contemporary generations frame the history of World War II and the Holocaust through popular representations, such as social media, comedies, comics, films, and video games.