https://news.ucr.edu/ en https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2023/02/02/ghost-light-marvels-new-cosmic-hero-black <img loading="eager" width="1170" height="450" src="https://news.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_article_featured_l/public/2023-02/Silver%20Surfer-Ghost%20Light%201.png?h=e03f61ca&amp;itok=upwULx3T" alt="Silver Surfer: Ghost Light 1-Dr. Solomon (Marvel)"> The once human character is now a superhero, envisioned by UCR professor John Jennings. Thu, 02 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0800 custom--department-media-and-cultural-studies--4a9457a6-5fc5-43c9-90a0-053f96b5d05d https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2023/01/25/asian-american-shootings-not-exception-and-other-issues-need-be-discussed <img loading="eager" width="1170" height="450" src="https://news.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_article_featured_l/public/2023-01/GettyImages-1459253655.jpg?h=b487ebe3&amp;itok=owAXdnyj" alt="MONTEREY PARK, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 24: People attend a candlelight vigil for victims of a deadly mass shooting at a ballroom dance studio on January 24, 2023 in Monterey Park, California. Eleven people died and nine more were injured at the studio near a Lunar New Year celebration last Saturday night. Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to visit the predominantly Asian American community tomorrow. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)"> Farm working, mental health, and social and cultural barriers that some Asian American communities face. Wed, 25 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0800 Sandra Baltazar Martinez custom--department-media-and-cultural-studies--056271e6-c6ac-41d1-a186-400819888dc9 https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2023/01/18/kid-kongo-powers-post-punk-culture-and-identity <img loading="eager" width="1170" height="450" src="https://news.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_article_featured_l/public/2023-01/Richard%20T.%20Rodri%CC%81guez%20and%20Kid%20Kongo%20Powers.png?h=f1c96932&amp;itok=2Jrob18T" alt="Kid Kongo Powers will be in conversation with UCR’s Richard T. Rodríguez, author of “A Kiss Across the Ocean.”"> Richard T. Rodríguez, UC Riverside professor of English and media and cultural studies, will host a joint reading and conversation with Kid Congo Powers, an author and musician widely known for being part of bands such as The Gun Club, The Cramps, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, as well as for leading his own group, The Pink Monkey Birds.&nbsp; Wed, 18 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0800 custom--department-media-and-cultural-studies--227aaea9-25bc-4631-b500-ca16c4e15633 https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2022/09/12/latinos-british-post-punk-music-and-growing-southern-california <img loading="eager" width="1170" height="450" src="https://news.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_article_featured_l/public/2022-09/2022-09-01%20R.Rodriguez%2006.JPG?h=b0141ace&amp;itok=s6eGfgCD" alt="Portrait of Richard T. Rodríguez, professor of English and media and cultural studies, who is also a DJ at KUCR radio, on Thursday, September 1, 2022, in Riverside. (UCR/Stan Lim)"> New book by UC Riverside’s Richard Rodríguez offers personal stories as he explores musical connections between Latino fans and British bands. Mon, 12 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0700 custom--department-media-and-cultural-studies--2ec0d58d-59ea-4bb9-b330-0c2c7dec76cd https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2021/11/10/center-ideas-and-society-has-new-co-directors <img loading="eager" width="1170" height="450" src="https://news.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_article_featured_l/public/2021-11/2021-10-28%20Ideas%20and%20Society%20007%5B1%5D.JPG?h=e5aec6c8&amp;itok=cvuEhw4b" alt="Professors Dylan Rodríguez and Jeanette Kohl. (UCR/Stan Lim)"> Meet professors Dylan Rodríguez and Jeanette Kohl. Wed, 10 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0800 custom--department-media-and-cultural-studies--b826e82c-3404-4e99-b5ed-ed0bc99e9197 https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2021/09/05/shang-chi-asian-superhero-big-screen <img loading="eager" width="1170" height="450" src="https://news.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_article_featured_l/public/2021-09/Marvel-%E2%80%9CShang-Chi%20and%20the%20Legend%20of%20the%20Ten%20Rings%E2%80%9D%20.png?h=caa9964a&amp;itok=3WCzBbeE" alt="“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.” (Image courtesy of Marvel Studios)"> Marvel’s first Asian film protagonist marks many milestones. Sun, 05 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0700 custom--department-media-and-cultural-studies--e21f3492-f1c0-4e13-8637-75bec1c8b67b