Arts and Culture
From harmony (meoauniaea) to brainworm (eltungawng), Paul Frommer Ph.D. ’81 creates a brand new language for the film Avatar.
USC Dornsife News
Faculty
With a new movie, a comic book series and Krampus-based festivities debuting in many American cities, it looks like the legendary figure has gained a firm foothold (though whether human or cloven is unclear). USC Dornsife’s Britta Bothe explores the mythology surrounding this previously little-known Christmas figure from Alpine folklore and why it’s gaining in popularity.
Student
A recent on-campus screening of Behind the Wall, a documentary about life on each side of the Berlin Wall, shows the bittersweet joy of reunification.
Faculty
The emeritus associate professor of German at USC Dornsife chaired the German department in addition to founding and directing the USC-Max Kade Institute for Austrian-German-Swiss Studies.
Social Impact
The USC-Max Kade Institute for Austrian-German-Swiss Studies has been renovated and officially reopened with an open house and exciting plans for the future.
Student
The international relations major brings the number of USC students chosen as Truman Scholars to 17.
Faculty
Faculty
The philosophy professor and lead authority on writer Franz Kafka had been with USC College for 34 years.
