Author: Arts & Humanities at Fresno State

The College of Arts and Humanities provides a diverse student population with the communication skills, humanistic values and cultural awareness that form the foundation of scholarship. The college offers intellectual and artistic programs that engage students and faculty and the community in collaboration, dialog and discovery. These programs help preserve, illuminate and nourish the arts and humanities for the campus and for the wider community.

A Rising Recent Grad

November 24, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

Fresno State alumna Gina Avalos sets up her shot for KSBY-TV.

Avalos graduated from Fresno State in May with a degree in media, communications and journalism. The final two months of her college experience were flipped upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic, as her classes shifted to virtual instruction.

Lecture explores the role of women in the Portuguese monarchy

November 24, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

The Portuguese Beyond Borders Institute invites the community to join Monique Kelley-Vallance, Ph.D. in Portuguese history from U.C. Santa Barbara, in a conversation on “Portuguese Monarchy: A Discussion of Gender and Power in the Portuguese Royal Court.”

Italian Studies kicks off Fall 2020 Lecture Series with perspectives on love and video games

November 23, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

5 p.m. Nov. 24 on Zoom
“(E-)Life is (not) Strange”: Video Game-Based Foreign Language Learning in Higher Education”

Fresno State alumnus Anthony Cody finishes as finalist for National Book Award for Poetry, shares influential books

November 19, 2020.Reading time 14 minutes.

Anthony Cody - National Book Award finalist

Dressed up in black, with a bowtie, burgundy jacket and matching burgundy Pumas, author and Fresno State alumnus Anthony Cody waited with anticipation in the virtual green room for the 71st National Book Awards to be announced.

From stage to screen; the Department of Theatre and Dance goes virtual

November 2, 2020.Reading time 9 minutes.

“Darkside” is the Department of Theatre and Dance’s first attempt at producing virtual theatre. Director Kathleen McKinley has sought out the Department of Media, Communications and Journalism’s video expertise, and specifically Profesor Candace Egan, to turn this “virtual multimedia theatre experience” into a reality.

Presentation focuses on ‘Portraits of Unbelonging: Photography, the Ottoman State and Armenians Leaving for America 1896-1908’

October 29, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

Dr. Zeynep Devrim Gürsel stands in front of a wall of faded photographs

Dr. Zeynep Devrim Gürsel, associate professor of anthropology at Rutgers University, will give a presentation on “Portraits of Unbelonging: Photography, the Ottoman State and Armenians Leaving for America 1896-1908” at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, November 12 on Zoom.

Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval appointed Interim President of Fresno State

October 28, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

California State University (CSU) Chancellor Timothy P. White has appointed Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval, Ph.D., to serve as interim president of California State University, Fresno.

University Theatre to debut first virtual production in new partnership

October 22, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

"Emily" in the Fresno State production of Darkside

Fresno State’s University Theatre will present its first virtual production of the 2020-21 mainstage season with “Darkside,” written by Tom Stoppard and directed by Kathleen McKinley. The production, filmed in the John Wright Theatre in conjunction with the Department of Media, Communications and Journalism, will be presented online at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6-7 and Nov. 10-14, and at 2 p.m. Nov. 8.

‘The Open Mind’ host discusses 2020 president race in virtual event

October 14, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

The Institute for Media and Public Trust at Fresno State presents a talk with journalist Alexander Heffner at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21, live on Zoom. Registration is free, and the event is open to the community. In his talk entitled “The 2020 Campaign: Uncivil and Unwell in America,” Heffner will examine the critical role of information integrity in facilitating […]

Kudos to Fresno Writers – August/September 2020

October 12, 2020.Reading time 15 minutes.

Kudos to #FresnoWriters is a regular series on the Fresno State MFA blog, celebrating the professional accomplishments of students, alumni, and faculty in the Creative Writing Program and the Department of English at Fresno State.