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Department of Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies News

The Department of Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies allows students to create degree programs from courses across disciplinary boundaries, including cultural studies, linguistic studies, Asian studies, Latin American studies, multi-disciplinary studies, and social science studies.

Current Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies News

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Campus News |

A collection of top headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.

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People |

The Robert Scott Hooper Photograph Collection at UNLV preserves decades of celebrity portraiture, commercial imagery, and the changing visual culture of Las Vegas. 

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Arts and Culture |

Open to the public through Dec. 20, the collection was curated through a collaboration between the museum and UNLV's Asian and Asian American Studies program.

Norma Jean Almadovar, a sex worker rights activist, poses with her collection of documents.
Research |

The Norma Jean Almodovar Papers document decades of advocacy and expand UNLV’s collecting initiative on sexual entertainment and economies.

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Campus News |

The top headlines featuring UNLV’s staff and students.

A portrait of Saipin Chutima, the founder of a staple Las Vegas Thai food chain, Lotus of Siam.
Campus News |

UNLV students explore Asian American culture, one bite at a time, in Mark Padoongpatt's class.

Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies In The News

Las Vegas Sun

UNLV appears several times on U.S. News & World’s Report’s new Best Global Universities rankings.

New York Times

Virtual sex work is nothing new on TV. But this year it is more visible, central to series like “Euphoria,” “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” and “Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed.”

Wired

As more sex workers quit the industry, some are having to navigate tough questions around consent and the “afterlife” of work they no longer want to be associated with.

Our Weekly LA

In South Central Los Angeles, generations of African American families reside alongside expanding immigrant communities. Debates over citizenship in this context extend beyond legal considerations, encompassing history, identity, economic structures, and daily life.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

Academics and activists in the Las Vegas Valley are remembering Ruby Duncan after her passing at the age of 93. She made it her mission to stand up for better services for needy families.

The Jet Fuel Can't Melt Steel Beams Podcast

A deep dive into the origins of the Make America Great Again movement.

Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies Experts

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An expert in political philosophy, philosophy for children, and Latinx philosophies.
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Javon Johnson is an expert in African American literature, black pop culture, black feminist theory, and black queer theory.  

Recent Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies Accomplishments

Sheila Bock (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) co-guest edited a special Issue of the peer-reviewed and open-access Journal of Folklore and Education titled “Teaching with Monsters: From Whimsy to Shadow.” This issue seeks to create space for the broad spectrum of ways we as humans interact with monsters. While most often associated…
Christopher D. E. Willoughby (African American and African Diaspora Studies; Interdisciplinary, Gender and Ethnic Studies) published the essay "A man of his time: Joseph Leidy, racial science, and American anatomy" in Anatomical Sciences Education. Willoughby's essay examines the role of Dr. Joseph Leidy, first president of the American…
Professor Sheila Bock (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) and doctoral student Claudia Chiang-Frost (Cultural Studies, International Education, and Multicultural Education) published a co-authored book chapter in the edited volume Narrative Knows No Boundaries: Exploring the Claims and Limits of Telling (2026, University Press of…
Christopher D. E. Willoughby (African American and African Diaspora Studies;Interdisciplinary, Gender & Ethnic Studies) published an essay "The Scientific Construction of Race in Early America" as a chapter of the Oxford Handbook of American Medical History. A part of this 34 chapter history of US medicine, Willoughby examines the rise of the…
On June 18, 2026, Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) gave a presentation on the history of Juneteenth and its enduring importance throughout the nation and the Las Vegas Valley. His speech took place at the annual "Flag Raising" for the holiday held at the North Las Vegas City Hall.
On June 18, 2026, Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) received a "Certificate of Recognition" from the City of North Las Vegas for his "commitment to fostering greater awareness and understanding of African American history in the community." The certificate was signed by North Las Vegas Mayor Pamela Goynes-Brown, Mayor…