A USC Dornsife Writing Program instructor known for her wit and kindness, Phyllis Franzek played an important role in shaping and expanding the university’s writing curriculum over the course of 18 years.
Outstanding students, exceptional alumni, prestigious scholarships and new leadership top the list of subjects our readers found most intriguing this past year. As we say goodbye to 2015, we look back at the 10 most read USC Dornsife stories from the past 12 months.
At USC Dornsife, we view stars differently. Join us as we explore the constellation of meanings these celestial bodies have in literature, physics, spatial sciences — and more.
Building on her USC architecture degree, Di Luo, a doctoral student in East Asian languages and cultures at USC Dornsife, is shedding light on the mysterious and exquisite miniatures used to ornament Chinese Buddhist temples and monasteries.
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Not long after its emergence in the early 19th century, photography gained prominence both as visual art form and as a means of journalistic documentation — with the two seemingly disparate genres often overlapping. Kate Flint, Provost Professor of Art History and English, and Geoff Dyer, writer in residence, delve into photography’s role as a window on life and an evolving method of defining reality.
Researchers in USC Dornsife’s Brain and Creativity Institute are using Holocaust survivor testimonies from USC Shoah Foundation — The Institute for Visual History and Education to map brain circuitry.
Doctoral students explore the Getty Research Institute’s Special Collections through a summer seminar offered by the Visual Studies Research Institute.
This academic year, 17 natural sciences, humanities and social sciences faculty members join the Trojan Family.
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