Office of International Studies - Faculty - UCF

Center for Global Education Resource Center

admin — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:02:55 +0000

The Center for Global Education website provides education provides resources to foster cross-cultural awareness, cooperation and understanding through adding an international perspective to curricula.

MARCH 2008: Karen L. Biraimah, Professor and Department Chair, Educational Studies

denise — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:28:13 +0000

FEBRUARY 2008: Humberto Lopez Cruz, Professor of Spanish

denise — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:14:50 +0000

Dr. Humberto Lopez Cruz is loving his “second life” as a Professor of Spanish in the UCF Modern Languages Department after many years as a professional accountant. More importantly, students are loving the personalized attention they get and the support to study and travel internationally!
Most recently, Dr. Cruz had the pleasure and honor of escorting students to the annual conference for “Horizontes” hosted by The Pontificia Universidad Catolica of Ponce in Puerto Rico. There, two of Dr. Cruz’s esteemed students, Gibran Peirluissi-Jovet and Joyner R. Perez-Marrerro, gave presentations on their Spanish history research outlining the impact that Horizontes has had on their endeavors. They were also accompanied by former Cruz student and current law student Omar Carmona Sanchez.

Dr. Cruz has also taken students to present at conferences in Spain and Panama, as well as Puerto Rico. He encourages students to go the extra mile and to engage international experiences whenever possible!

January 2008: John Shafer, Assistant Professor in Performance Acting/Generalist

denise — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:00:21 +0000

Three cities, one cast, one show - simultaneously. Sound impossible? Think again…think Alice Experiments in Wonderland. Welcome to the technological innovations of modern theatre!

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New! “Featured Faculty”

denise — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:49:29 +0000

Starting January, 2008, the UCF Office of International Studies will feature a different faculty member each month who has international interests, experiences or connections! Please feel free to submit feature faculty nominations!!!

MERLOT

CBorda — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:57:19 +0000

MERLOT
MERLOT stands for Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching. It is a leading edge, user-centered, searchable collection of peer reviewed, higher education, online learning materials created by registered members, and a set of faculty development support services.

Ramayana In Performance (DVD) 2 Disc set

admin — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:49:54 +0000

Disc 1: Ramayana - Drama Teaching Module Supplemental Materials
1. Deemdanna - royalty free
2. Ramayana - brief outline
3. Shadow puppets shapes
4. The Ramayana
5. The Ramayana

Disc2: The Ramayana: UCF Teaching Module
1. Introduction
2. The Ramayana Story
3. Shadow Puppets
4. Rod Puppets
5. Mask Theatre

Leslie Caulfield (2005)

Modernity of Asian Art

admin — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:44:38 +0000

This book deals collectively with the history of modern art in Asia and is based on papers presented at the conference on Modernism and Post-Modernism in Asian Art held at the Australian National University in 1991.

The preface by Virginia Spate and the introduction by John Clarke are original analyses on cross-disciplinary issues, and are followed by essays on China, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Japan and the Philippines. The contributors are drawn from these parts of Asia as well as Australia, Europe and North America.

Edited by John Clark (1993)

Colors of Enhancement: Theater, Dance, Music, and the Visual Arts of the Middle East

admin — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:38:36 +0000

In this companion volume to the successful Images of Enchantment: Visual and Performing Arts of the Middle East (AUC Press, 1998), historian and ethnomusicologist Sherifa Zuhur has once again commissioned the edited authoritative essays from noteworthy scholars from around the globe that explore the visual and performing arts in the Middle East. What differentiates this volume from its predecessor is its investigation of theater, from the early modern period to the contemporary. Topics include race and national identity in Egyptian theater, early writing in the Arab theater in North America, Persian-language theater from its origins through the twentieth century, Palestinian nationalist theater, and a survey of the work of noted Egyptian playwright Yusuf Idris. Other aspects of the arts are not neglected, of course, as further avenues of dance, music and the visual arts are explored. Marked by interesting and fresh perspective, Colors of Enchantment is another vital contribution to scholarship on the arts of the Middle East.

Edited by Sherifa Zuhur (2001)

Asian Art: India China Japan

admin — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:24:18 +0000

Westerners often have only a confused idea of Asian art, one peopled with good-natured Buddhas, ferocious deities with myriad arms and licentious erotic prints. Now, this beautiful volume offers a clear and visually stunning tour of the artistic achievements of Asian civilization, highlighting the greatest works. Spanning an eclectic range of imagery, from the aesthetically classic to the intrinsically modern, Asian Art introduces the reader to the subtle beauty of Japanese screen painting, the elegance of Chinese calligraphy and the sensuality of Indian goddesses.

Author: Bérénice Geoffroy-Schneiter (2002)