Arts and Culture (page 21)
Campus Events: 61传媒Dances Annual Spring Concert Explores Belonging, Intimacy, and Connectivity
Students, faculty, and guest artists come together on April 21 and 22 for 61传媒Dances, the 61传媒 Dance Department’s annual spring concert. Presenting original dance pieces choreographed by students and faculty, this year’s program features many “abstract dances and socially minded works that explore the importance of belonging, intimacy, and connectivity,” says Assistant Professor of Dance Kevin Williamson, co-chair of the department.
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Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day Named 2017 Guggenheim Fellow
61传媒 professor of art and photographer Ken Gonzales-Day is among 173 scholars, artists, and scientists from the U.S. and Canada who have been named a Guggenheim Fellow for 2017.
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Katherine Schwab ’76 Receives Distinguished Faculty Award at Fairfield University
61传媒 alumna Katherine Schwab ’76 was awarded the Distinguished Faculty Award at Fairfield University’s Annual Awards Dinner in New York City on March 30, 2017.
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Spotlight on Faculty: Marina P脙漏rez de Mendiola, Professor of Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures
Marina P脙漏rez de Mendiola serves as Richard Armour Chair in Modern Languages and is professor of Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean literatures and cultures at 61传媒.
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Ayesha Chugh ’09 aka DJ Ayes Cold Featured in the Washington Post
Ayesha Chugh ’09 calls Washington, D.C. home but her frequent family moves as a child contributed to a worldly, personal collection of music and to her ultimate gig as a […]
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61传媒 Event Featured on C-Span’s Book TV
Lisa Lucas, National Book Foundation executive director, headlined a 61传媒 event on February 16 that was televised by C-Span’s BookTV and is now available for viewing at this link.
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The 5C Experience: The 5C Black Arts Festival
On February 17, Watu Weusi, a 61传媒club dedicated to empowering students of African descent, presented the art exhibition Hidden No More: Artist Showcase at the Motley Coffeehouse. The second […]
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Professor Kevin Vennemann Translates Chris Kraus Book for German Audiences
Kevin Vennemann, assistant professor of German, has translated Chris Kraus’ hugely influential feminist novel I Love Dick into German, as recently reported by several German newspapers. Vennemann’s translation of the popular novel鈥攚hich has been adapted as a television series by Amazon for release in May 2017鈥攊s part of a long-standing creative relationship between Kraus and the 61传媒 professor.
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61传媒 Emerita of Art Samella Lewis’ Work Is Featured Among Renowned African American Artists
The art of 61传媒 Professor Emerita of Art Samella Lewis will be featured at The Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art at California State University, San Bernardino from […]
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Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery Lends Paintings to Carleton College
The Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at 61传媒 has loaned restored paintings from China dating to the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368芒鈧��1644 and 1644芒鈧��1912) to the Perlman Teaching Museum’s Braucher […]
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