Halloween has changed and evolved throughout the centuries. However, the spookiness and horror of the annual holiday remains the same. Millions of people spend time and money to experience fear in haunted houses and movie theatres during the Halloween season. After a moment of horror,… Read More »Horrors Beyond Halloween
Do you need a push to see a horror movie this October? Dr. William Whittington, a professor in the USC School of Cinematic Arts, might inspire you to embrace the spirit of the season and take a trip to the movies. Dr. Whittington recently taught… Read More »Meet the Professor Inspiring Students to See Horror Films
By: Laura Cechanowicz Spring in Japan is marked by the arrival of the cherry blossoms, an event that begins at a slightly different time from year to year depending on the weather. The cherry blossoms themselves are then remarkably fragile. While it is said they… Read More »Atlas of an Unbroken World: Invisibly Disabled in Japan (Part I of a Study Across Countries)
The school year is coming to a close and academic life has never seemed so hectic! Final exams surely bring a torrent of stressful situations. Not to mention, being a graduate student can be difficult in general. We must balance research and classes with jobs,… Read More »5 Ways for Grad Students to Practice Self-Care
I recently sat down for a conversation with Emmett Harsin Drager, a PhD candidate in American Studies and Ethnicity at USC Dornsife. Emmett’s research focuses on the period of time in the United States during the 1960’s and 1970’s when research universities began performing gender… Read More »6 Things I Learned about Transgender Studies
“Tender and cruel, the pathos in here animates me and the writing hunts me. And so I gratefully surrender.” — Lily Hoang The words above inform the writing of Diana Arterian, a doctoral candidate in Literature and Creative Writing at USC Dornsife and author of… Read More »Poetics, Proximity, and Trauma on World Poetry Day
