College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences

History Department Chair Jürgen Buchenau has just published a new book with Gilbert M. Joseph of Yale University, titled “Mexico’s Once and Future Revolution: Social Upheaval and the Challenge of Rule since the Late Nineteenth Century.”

English faculty member Balaka Basu’s co-edited volume Contemporary Dystopian Fiction for Young Adults: Brave New Teenagers, considers dystopian fiction from literary and political perspectives.

Africana Studies faculty member Debra C. Smith is the co-author of a recently published article on Mediating Culture: Media Literacy and Cultural Awareness.

Steven Rogelberg has been appointed the inaugural University Professor of UNC Charlotte. The title recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement in a professional field as well as demonstrated ability to excel at interdisciplinary research, teaching and service.

Akin Ogundiran has published an essay that offers a new interpretation of the origins of cities and states in the West African rainforest. The paper offers new evidence and interpretation that debunk the “tribal model” of African history.

Kent Brintnall, associate professor of religious studies, is the 2013 recipient of the Bonnie E. Cone Early-Career Professorship for Teaching. His selection was announced during the annual University Convocation on Tuesday, Aug. 20.

A study of mortality and fertility patterns among seven species of wild apes and monkeys and their relatives, compared with similar data from hunter-gatherer humans, shows that menopause sets humans apart from other primates.

Full understanding of how natural resources relate to rebel forces in the developing world is crucial to U.S. national security policy, and a Department of Defense-funded project at UNC Charlotte is expected to provide greater insights into the impact of those resources.

Karen L. Cox, a UNC Charlotte history professor, received the 2013 Allen G. Noble Award for her book Destination Dixie: Tourism & Southern History. The Pioneer America Society offers the prize for the best edited book on material culture in North America. Destination Dixie includes thirteen essays that examine the way various historic sites throughout […]

In recognition of its innovative approach and focus on community research and action, UNC Charlotte’s community psychology training program has received the Outstanding Program Award from an international psychological association. The UNC Charlotte program earned the recognition this summer in Miami at the biennial conference of the Society for Community Research and Action – the […]