I am a humanist at work. I am a PhD candidate in English at UC Davis, always interested in the work that humanists and the humanities do in and for society. My dissertation Under the Sign of the Rainbow: The Production of Multi-Ethnic Literature in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1960s-1990s, is literary history and an investigation of the the multi-ethnic as idea. And at its core it is also a story about a public humanities movement for racial justice, American cultural diversity, and the crucial role of arts and culture in understanding ourselves, others, our nations, and our planet.
An argument for transforming the humanities to meet the needs of new constituencies, increasing the diversity of students and faculty, and stimulating a demand for rigorous humanistic inquiry as value, necessity, and right.
Graduate Advisory Committee member Simon Abramowitsch interviews two PhDs candidates in the UC Davis English Department who conducted successful alt-ac job searches this year (Part II).
Graduate Advisory Committee member Simon Abramowitsch interviews two PhDs candidates in the UC Davis English Department who conducted successful alt-ac job searches this year (Part I).
