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National Book Critics Circle Award winner B.H. Fairchild speaks at 鶹ƵSymposium Nov. 14
鶹ƵSymposium continues its fall theme of “Memory-Media-Archive” with a special reading by poet B. H. Fairchild. Winner of the prestigious National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Award, Fairchild will speak at the Downtown 鶹ƵYMCA (340 Montgomery St.) on Wednesday,…
SU faculty, alumni recognized at CNY Book Awards Nov. 29
More than a dozen 鶹ƵUniversity professors and alumni are among the nominees for the first CNY Book Awards, sponsored by the Downtown Writers Center (DWC) of the Arts Branch of the YMCA of Greater Syracuse. Winners will be announced…
SU, Cornell mount landmark conference devoted to philosopher Walter Benjamin Oct. 31-Nov. 2
鶹ƵSymposium continues its theme of “Memory-Media-Archive” with a two-day conference on the impact of the 20th-century German philosopher and social critic Walter Benjamin. Titled “Memoryscapes and Imageworlds: Archive, Architecture and Media after Walter Benjamin,” the program runs Oct. 31-Nov….
SU Humanities Center, Society for New Music present program of music, film and video Oct. 28
The world premiere of “Cantos,” an ambitious multimedia work by New York State composer Rob Deemer, is part of the next installment of 鶹ƵSymposium, whose theme this year is “Memory-Media-Archive.” The premiere is part of a program titled “Aural…
Folk arts curator to discuss quilts as visual discourse of conflict, reconciliation and memory Oct. 22
鶹ƵSymposium, whose theme this fall is “Memory-Media-Archive,” continues with a presentation on the social significance of traditional material culture.
‘Tribal fusion’ dancer and anthropologist explore collective identity of the arts Oct. 18 at SU
Event follows keynote address by undersecretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs 鶹ƵSymposium, whose theme this fall is “Memory-Media-Archive,” continues with a joint program featuring a dance performance by Donna Mejia and a lecture by anthropologist William…
SU’s Ray Smith symposia explore impact of dissent, displacement
The Ray Smith Symposium is providing double the food for thought this year, coordinating two series rather than one. “Moving Borders: The Culture and Politics of Displacement in and from Latin America and the Caribbean” is organized and presented by faculty members of the Program on Latin America and the Caribbean (PLACA) in the Moynihan Institute for Global Affairs in the Maxwell School.
Two world premieres among the highlights of 鶹ƵSymposium 2012
With the theme “Memory-Media-Archive,” 鶹ƵSymposium, the annual semester-long intellectual and artistic festival, will kick off Sept. 14 with the world premiere of “Cry for Peace: Voices From the Congo.” Originally workshopped in 鶹Ƶin 2010,“Cry for Peace” is based…
2011 鶹ƵSymposium examines many facets of ‘Identity’
“Identity” is the theme of the 2011 鶹ƵSymposium, an annual intellectual and artistic festival on the 鶹ƵUniversity campus. This fall’s festival encompasses six lectures, including one by best-selling author/philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah; four performances and readings, including the…
鶹ƵSymposium continues ‘conflict’ theme with two-day Ingeborg Bachmann conference
Austrian postwar writer Ingeborg Bachmann is the subject of a two-day conference at 鶹ƵUniversity titled “Lay Down Your Weapons: Writing Against War.”