Humanities
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When Your Brain Gets Transmogrified: BYU Professor Explores Mental Illness in Award-Winning Book Inspired by Calvin and Hobbes.
Martine Leavitt was reading Calvin and Hobbes one rainy day when the thought occurred to her that nowadays Calvin might be diagnosed with having schizophrenia.
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Rubbing Elbows with UN Diplomats: BYU Students Win International Language Competition
Humanities students Rachel Lott and Jamie Clegg felt honored when the women realized they were among only 10 Arabic language finalists chosen from students worldwide to address a United Nations General Assembly.
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BYU Humanities Professor Commended by the Foreign Minister of Japan
As a young missionary in Japan, Professor Van C. Gessel jokingly admits he was guilty of some cultural confusion. But now he's one of a select number of non-Japanese citizens to be commended for promoting cultural understanding.
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Do You Write Like Mark Twain or Ralph Waldo Emerson? BYU Corpus Has The Answer
If you've ever wondered how your writing style compares to the literary greats, the Essay Genome Project can help you find your place. Submit your writing to the project and receive personalized feedback about your writing style.
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The look of a language
In the Andes and Amazon Field School, a BYU team is learning and preserving the Quichua language and culture. See this stunning photo essay.
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Tales as old as time: Why age-old fairy tales are so prevalent in modern TV
What makes age-old fairy tales stand the test of time? BYU English professor and folklorist Jill Terry Rudy has the answer. She's written the book on the prevalence of fairy tales in modern television shows.
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