Oksana Lutsyshyna’s new novel explores a little-known Ukrainian protest movement and the weight of change
Features
“It’s Always Our Decision Who We Are”
Bob Solomon and Kathleen Higgins’ ‘80s Love Story
A Defining Moment
1984 marked a turning point in the anti-apartheid movement at UT Austin
Blog
The Aims of a Presidential Assassin
On the history — and meaning — of the modern presidential assassination attempt
Meet Juan Pablo Abalo, LLILAS Artist-in-Residence
The Chilean composer, musical producer, and artist will be the first artist-in-residence at LLILAS in recent history
A Place to Belong
With her gift to the Program in Native American and Indigenous Studies at UT, Mary Braunagel-Brown supports students as they find their footing on campus
Mākua’s Futures
Laurel Mei-Singh on the possibilities for life after militarism in Hawai’i
Teaching & Learning
Law, Societies, and Justice for All
UT’s Initiative for Law, Societies, and Justice unites scholars, researchers, students, and community organizers in the pursuit of a more equitable criminal justice system
Where the Great Books Live
The Jefferson Center for Core Texts and Ideas relies on the great books to prepare its students for the future
Hunting Oppenheimer
Bruce Hunt regularly teaches a course at UT on the “History of the Atomic Bomb” — and he has a few quibbles with Christopher Nolan’s latest film
Research
Modeling Disability Justice, One Relative Unit of Forward Movement at a Time
Alison Kafer and Julie Minich are using their institutional platform — along with a financial boost from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation — to make waves in the field of disability studies
Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez Has Some Questions For You
An experienced journalist turned university professor, Rivas-Rodriguez is leading CMAS through its largest oral history project yet
Tom Cook’s Legacy
UT anthropologist Maria Franklin spotlights Black history in Bolivar, Texas
Books
Writing Portraits
Javier Auyero on his new book, “Portraits of Persistence: Inequality and Hope in Latin America”
Eye of Guaraná
Historian Seth Garfield tells the rich cultural and commercial story of guaraná, the world’s most caffeine-rich plant
