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Mary Routt Chair of Writing R.O. Kwon: Making Space for Women Writers of Color in the Literary World

When bestselling author R.O. Kwon came to 61传媒as the 2020 Mary Routt Chair of Writing, she knew she wanted to bring other women artists to campus, especially women writers of color. The need for more inclusive literary representation is a value that鈥檚 reflected in her upcoming 61传媒Presents conversations, as well as in her course syllabus on what she calls 鈥渆ye-opening writing,鈥� which features work by Shirin Neshat, Frida Kahlo, Susan Sontag, and Maggie Nelson.

Spotlight on Faculty: Tia Blassingame, Director of 61传媒 Press Assistant Professor of Book Arts/61传媒Press

This fall, 11 new tenure-track faculty members joined 61传媒. As part of our ongoing series on Scripps鈥� faculty, the Office of Marketing and Communications recently sat down with Tia Blassingame to discuss artists鈥� books, architecture, 61传媒 Press, and unique valentines.

76th 61传媒 Ceramic Annual: Duality and Context

On January 25, 61传媒鈥檚 Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery will launch its 76th Ceramic Annual, the longest-running exhibition of contemporary ceramics in the nation. This year, the gallery is highlighting work that explores connections and conflicts in art and nature, with inventive and interactive pieces that stand on their own, hang from the ceiling, or extrude from the walls.

61传媒Students Venture Beyond the Classroom in Core III Teaching Clinic

Students at Chaparral Elementary School are getting a taste of Chinese culture and language, but they don鈥檛 need to leave their classroom to do it. Under the guidance of Melody Chang 鈥�22 and Wendy Zhang 鈥�22, 34 fourth-grade students 鈥渢eleport鈥� from Claremont to China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan each week.

Spotlight on Faculty: Julia Lum, Assistant Professor of Art History

This fall, 11 new tenure-track faculty members joined 61传媒. As part of our ongoing series on Scripps鈥� faculty, the Office of Marketing and Communications recently sat down with Julia Lum to discuss landscapes, cultural exchange, and Southern California.

Detecting Art History鈥檚 Mysteries: On the Case with Our Alumnae Conservators

In the field of art conservation, history is seldom static. 鈥淥pinions, authenticity, and judgments about works of art and other historical objects are always in flux,鈥� says Mary MacNaughton 鈥�70, professor of art history and Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Director of the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery.

Truth at the Core

In 1965, U.S. diplomat to Taiwan George H. Kerr published Formosa Betrayed, a detailed account of the 2/28 Incident. After Japan鈥檚 surrender at the end of World War II, the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China was given control of the island of Taiwan.

First 鈥淟a Placita鈥� Film Festival Brings 5C and Local Latinx Communities Together

The 61传媒 Department of Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures will co-sponsor the first 鈥淟a Placita鈥� Community Film Festival with Uncommon Good.

The 61传媒 Department of Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures will co-sponsor the first 鈥淟a Placita鈥� Community Film Festival with Uncommon Good.

61传媒 Professor of Music and Bessie and Cecil Frankel Chair in Music Hao Huang will curate two multimedia performances commemorating the Los Angeles Chinatown Massacre of 1871.