Hip-Hop, a Global Social Movement

  • UANews
  • January 31, 2013
Having just received worldwide attention for the UA's new Africana studies minor concentration in hip-hop, UA students, faculty and staff are hosting an international conference, "The Poetics and Politics of Hip-Hop Cultures." Scholars and performers from the U.S. and abroad will explore how the world's hip-hop cultures engage artistically to address important social and political issues.

Poet in Obama Inauguration Reflects Changing U.S.

  • The Arizona Republic
  • January 22, 2013
The UA Press published Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco's second book, "Directions to the Beach of the Dead," in 2005 as part of its Camino del Sol series. The series is among the first and longest-running in the nation that specializes in Latina and Latino writers and is "one of the best known," said Kristen Buckles, the Camino del Sol acquiring editor.

Chinese Music, Martial Arts Among New Course Offerings

  • UANews
  • January 10, 2013
The UA Confucius Institute is offering new community courses in tai chi, martial arts and Chinese music and language that will be taught by visiting scholars from China. The institute, one of 80 of its kind in the United States, promotes Chinese language and culture.

Poet with UA Ties Chosen to Read at Obama's Inauguration

  • PBS NewsHour
  • January 9, 2013
UA Press poet Richard Blanco has been named the 2013 Inaugural Poet for President Barack Obama. Joining the ranks of such renowned poets as Robert Frost, Maya Angelou and Elizabeth Alexander, the 44-year-old Blanco will be the first Latino, the first gay man and the youngest person to serve in the role. Blanco received the PEN/Open Book Award in 2006 for his collection, "Directions to the Beach of the Dead."

UApresents Competition Winner Named

  • UANews
  • November 29, 2012
The illustration produced by William Aguayo, a UA visual communications senior, has been chosen to represent the UApresents 2013-14 season, culminating a nearly semester-long competition involving School of Art students. This is the fifth and final feature in a series about UApresents, the University's professional performing arts organization.

Kathryn Conrad Appointed UA Press Director

  • UANews
  • November 28, 2012
Kathryn Conrad has been appointed to serve as director of the UA Press. Conrad has spent more than 25 years of her career in publishing and more than 15 years working with the UA Press, the University's nonprofit publisher of scholarly and regional books.

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