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College of Humanities and Fine Arts

Spring 2023

A satellite dish, backed by a pink and purple sky.

In Memoriam

Remembering a groundbreaking researcher, a DJ who forged community, and more

Spring 2023

Books wrapped in black and yellow caution tape.

Telling a Different Story

Artress Bethany White ’86 explains how diverse narratives can forge connections

Spring 2023

Colorful silhouettes with hairstyles including braids and locs.

Crowning Achievement

Deanna Cook ’23 on halting hair discrimination

Spring 2023

A smiling person in an inflatable flamingo raft.

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Around the Pond

Flocking together
Under construction
Sacred smoke

Spring 2023

A smiling person in a t-shirt holds a pot full of compost towards the camera.

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From Death to Life

Katrina Spade ’13MA reimagines burial practices

Spring 2023

The artist Brett Wallace sits in front of cardboard boxes printed with words like “Empathy” and “Drone Delivery.”

Working on it

The art of documenting labor

Extra Credit

Photos of disabled people by Lauren Anders Brown ’07 in front of a globe background

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Bodily autonomy for one billion

Lauren Anders Brown ’07 curates a UN exhibition on disabled lives

Extra Credit

Frame from A Bout de Souffle (Breathless): a close-up of a short-haired feminine face with finger raised, poised to bite a fingernail

Multiplying the Possibilities of Cinema

Associate Professor Don E. Levine on Filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard

Fall 2022

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Connections

Class Notes and more

Fall 2022

Concrete forming triangular points.

Brutally Beautiful

UMass’s architectural backbone—reconsidered

Fall 2022

Person with hair net smiling next to a large metal tub.

Back to Work

Do we want to return to ‘normal’?

Fall 2022

Illustration of two designs for sweatshirts.

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An expanding universe of design

Items created for some can be helpful for all