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Valerie Alhart is press officer for humanities and broadcast media, and covers humanities and the arts at the University.

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April 17, 2014 | 03:48 pm

Best Translated Book Award honored at London Book Fair

The Best Translated Book Award — launched in 2008 by Three Percent, the University’s website for translated literature — is the only prize of its kind to honor the best original works of international fiction and poetry published in the United States.

topics: announcements, literature, Three Percent, translation,
The Arts
April 11, 2014 | 06:18 pm

Devotion, deviance face off in ‘Madame de Sade’

On Thursday, April 24, the International Theatre Program presents the rarely performed Madame de Sade, a work that explores deeply disquieting questions about the nature of suffering and belief.

topics: Department of English, events, humanities, International Theatre Program, Nigel Maister, School of Arts and Sciences,
The Arts
April 4, 2014 | 01:21 pm

2014 Day of the Arts showcases street art

Students, faculty, and staff will gather together to celebrate Day of the Arts 2014: Street Art on Friday, April 11. This two-day series will showcase movement, dance, and art executed outside of traditional art venues.

topics: dance, Day of the Arts, Department of Art and Art History, events,
Society & Culture
March 14, 2014 | 09:26 pm

3-day series looks at reporting in the ‘post-feminist’ age

A three-day film and lecture series looks at the work of female journalists, authors, and filmmakers working to bring attention to stories about motherhood in America, sex and sexuality, reproductive rights, and racial inequality.

topics: Department of Anthropology, Department of Art and Art History, events, feminism, Film and Media Studies Program, Graduate Program in Visual and Cultural Studies, Humanities Project, Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender Sexuality and Women's Studies,
University News
March 5, 2014 | 10:13 pm

Nigel Maister is first recipient of Peck Artistic Directorship

Created with a lead gift by University Trustee Janice M. Willett ’78S (MBA) and Joseph T. Willett ’75S (MBA), the Russell and Ruth Peck Artistic Directorship is endowed thanks to generous contributions from 176 additional University alumni and friends.

topics: International Theatre Program, Nigel Maister, Russell and Ruth Peck Artistic Directorship, Russell Peck,
The Arts
February 24, 2014 | 04:34 pm

Inaugural visiting artist residency begins

Canadian artists Louis Couturier and Jacky Georges Lafargue’s work uses communication, exchange, and observation to create images, site-specific art, sculptures, special events, and multimedia.

topics: Department of Art and Art History, events, Humanities Project,
The Arts
February 20, 2014 | 09:35 pm

Play explores morality, corporate responsibility

The International Theatre Program presents a modern take on one man’s struggle between morality and self-interest in Henrik Ibsen’s dark satire, An Enemy of the People.

topics: Department of English, events, humanities, International Theatre Program, School of Arts and Sciences,
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