USC Dornsife News

Broadening Language Skills in East Asia

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 08:33:00 -0500

With Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships, USC Dornsife undergraduates are studying Mandarin in Beijing and Taiwan.

From Classroom to Center Stage

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:58:00 -0500

USC Dornsife’s Jennifer Do swapped a lab coat for a traditional Vietnamese gown when she participated in the 2012 Miss Vietnam of Southern California Pageant. An assignment in Professor Andrew Simpson’s class compelled her to study her Vietnamese culture.

A Fantastical Take on Reality

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:33:00 -0500

Godzilla, created by Japanese film director Ishirō Honda in 1954, represents the United States and Japan’s fears about the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Image credit: 1954 © Toho Co., Ltd." title="In the Fall special topics course "The Fantastic in Modern East Asian Literature and Film," USC undergraduates and graduate students learned the film Godzilla, created by Japanese film director Ishirō Honda in 1954, represents the United States and Japan’s fears about the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Image credit: 1954 © Toho Co., Ltd." /> USC students explored the subtle messages of the fantastic genre this Fall in a new class led by USC Dornsife’s Geraldine Fiss, a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures.

FYI Peer Mentors

Thu, 3 Nov 2011 08:47:00 -0500

How can students get the most out of their USC Dornsife experience? These sophomores have the answers. They took FYI seminars last year and now are helping others acclimate and navigate.

Kucha and the Silk Road

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:57:00 -0500

USC College hosts inaugural event for an international consortium advancing the study of the ancient Kucha Kingdom and the Silk Road.

Getting to the Roots of Evil

Mon, 1 Nov 2010 11:19:00 -0500

Undergraduates in Problems Without Passports learn about shades of gray in Cambodia, 35 years after the Khmer Rouge.

USC College Kambun Workshop Draws Grad Students Nationwide

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:35:00 -0500

Japanese historians Masao Kawashima of Ritsumeikan University and Ikuyo Matsumoto of Yokohama City University taught the workshop, which focused on passages of the Gyokuyō involving religious themes.

May You Stay Forever Young

Tue, 26 May 2009 14:28:00 -0500

Robert Campany of USC College researches the quest for immortality in early medieval China.