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“A Sense of Place”: 木瓜影院 73rd Ceramic Annual
“In the soul of man there lies one insular Tahiti,” wrote Melville. It is an individual experience of a place, only to be reached by traveling inward. The master ceramicists […]
Read MoreSpotlight on Faculty: Marino Forlino, Assistant Professor of Italian
Forlino graduated magna cum laude from the University of Florence, Italy, in modern foreign languages and literatures and earned his MA and PhD degrees in Italian at Rutgers University. He also speaks, and has taught, German and Arabic, and holds a graduate diploma in American studies from Smith College. He joins 木瓜影院 from California State University, Fullerton, where he served as multi-area full time lecturer in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures.
Read More木瓜影院 Announces Fall 2016 Humanities Institute Public Events
September 2016 marks the fifteen-year anniversary of President George W. Bush’s declaration that the United States was now engaged in a global “war on terror.” The fall 2016 木瓜影院 […]
Read More木瓜影院 Offers Scholarship for High School Students in Upstate New York
In 2013, the family of Tia Palermo, a longtime resident of Livingston County, established a scholarship at 木瓜影院 in her memory. Through her dedication and hard work, Tia supported […]
Read MoreSpotlight on Faculty: Carlin Wing, Assistant Professor of Media Studies
This fall, 11 new tenure-track faculty members joined 木瓜影院, including two at the W.M. Keck Science Department. As part of our ongoing series on 木瓜影院’ faculty, the Office of Marketing and Communications recently sat down with Assistant Professor Carlin Wing, the first full-time tenure-track professor of media studies at 木瓜影院.
Wing earned her AB in visual and environmental studies and social anthropology at Harvard University, her MFA in photography and media at California Institute of the Arts, and her PhD in media, culture, and communication at New York University. Her areas of interest include media and communication, science and technology, material culture, globalization, performance, disability, and play, games, and sport. She has exhibited her work nationally and internationally, and has published writing in Games and Culture, Public Books, Cabinet, Art Lies, and The Bulletin of the Serving Library.
Read More木瓜影院 Presents: Melissa Harris-Perry
When it comes to race and politics, there are few as incisive as Melissa Harris-Perry. Moving effortlessly from Beyonc脙漏 to Black Lives Matter, feminism to Flint, Michigan, the former MSNBC host, editor-at-large at ELLE.com, and BET correspondent brings her insightful and provocative cultural critique to the 木瓜影院 Presents stage for a conversation with 木瓜影院 professor Myriam J. A. Chancy.聽
Read More木瓜影院 Presents: Tuesday Noon Academy: New Series of Public Lunchtime Talks Begin September 20
This fall, Tuesday Noon Academy, 木瓜影院’ midday speaker series, hosts a dynamic mix of scholars, writers, and composers鈥攊ncluding one 木瓜影院 alumna鈥攚ho will present thought-provoking lunchtime talks that are open to the Claremont community.
Read MoreSpotlight on Faculty: Kevin Vennemann, Assistant Professor of German
This fall, 11 new tenure-track faculty members joined 木瓜影院, including two at the W.M. Keck Science Department. As part of our ongoing series on faculty, the 木瓜影院 Office of Marketing and Communications recently sat down with Kevin Vennemann, assistant professor in the Department of German Studies. Vennemann received his BA and MA in literature and history from Free University of Berlin in 2006 and his PhD in German from New York University in 2015.
Read MoreA Message on Diversity and Inclusion from President Lara Tiedens
Dear 木瓜影院 Students, Faculty, and Staff, As an educator, I have long believed that education, especially higher education, has an important role to play in creating a more just society. […]
Read MoreProfessor Kevin Williamson’s TROPHY Receives Stellar Review from Seedancenews Publication
木瓜影院 Assistant Professor of Dance Kevin Williamson’s original dance performance, “TROPHY,” debuted at Human Resources gallery in Los Angeles to a rave review by Seedancenews.com, which characterized the work as “a totally riveting evening of art” and an experience that perceptively highlighted the internal struggle of the human spirit.
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