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Arts and Culture (page 21)


April 7, 2017

Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day Named 2017 Guggenheim Fellow

61´«Ã½ 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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April 3, 2017

Katherine Schwab ’76 Receives Distinguished Faculty Award at Fairfield University

61´«Ã½ 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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March 29, 2017

Spotlight on Faculty: Marina Pérez de Mendiola, Professor of Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures

Marina Pérez de Mendiola serves as Richard Armour Chair in Modern Languages and is professor of Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean literatures and cultures at 61´«Ã½.

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March 15, 2017

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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March 13, 2017

61´«Ã½ Event Featured on C-Span’s Book TV

Lisa Lucas, National Book Foundation executive director, headlined a 61´«Ã½ 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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February 27, 2017

The 5C Experience: The 5C Black Arts Festival

On February 17, Watu Weusi, a 61´«Ã½club 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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February 14, 2017

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—which has been adapted as a television series by Amazon for release in May 2017—is part of a long-standing creative relationship between Kraus and the 61´«Ã½ professor.

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February 6, 2017

61´«Ã½ Emerita of Art Samella Lewis’ Work Is Featured Among Renowned African American Artists

The art of 61´«Ã½ 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´«Ã½ has loaned restored paintings from China dating to the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368–1644 and 1644–1912) to the Perlman Teaching Museum’s Braucher […]

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January 31, 2017

Minnesota Public Radio Features Ken Gonzales-Day Exhibit That Examines Role of Lynching in American History

  61´«Ã½ Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day was profiled in a recently aired interview on Minnesota Public Radio about his photography from his exhibit “Shadowlands,” featured at the Minnesota […]

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