Faculty
Memory lies at the heart of many academic disciplines. [6½ min read]
Memory lies at the heart of many academic disciplines. [6½ min read]
Folklore expert Tok Thompson of anthropology at USC Dornsife discusses the enduring popularity of ghosts and how belief in them may be linked to ethics and morality. [4 min read]
From cockroaches to geckos, numbers to colors, superstitions vary dramatically from culture to culture. For this Friday the 13th, USC Dornsife faculty trace what we share and how we differ in what we believe brings us good luck — and bad. [7 min read]
A Problems Without Passports course takes 10 undergraduates to Ireland to learn about efforts to support Gaelic and preserve its cultural role on the island.