Division of Languages and Literature News by Date
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August 2013
08-28-2013
Gustave Flaubert’s collection of satirical definitions, The Dictionary of Received Ideas, was a complaint against clichés and unreflective thinking. Teju Cole recently presented a similar, updated project on Twitter.
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Languages and Literature | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Languages and Literature | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
08-22-2013
Bard writer in residence Teju Cole's novel Open City is Book One for first-years at Simon's Rock, and it's made The Choice's list of best college orientation program books.
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Languages and Literature,Early Colleges | Institutes(s): Bard College at Simon's Rock,Bard Undergraduate Programs |
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Languages and Literature,Early Colleges | Institutes(s): Bard College at Simon's Rock,Bard Undergraduate Programs |
08-21-2013
Daniel Mendelsohn's translation "reveals the sensual and cerebral pleasures of a 20th-century master."
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Languages and Literature | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Languages and Literature | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
08-16-2013
Naomi LaChance '16 spoke with Hannah Arendt Center director Roger Berkowitz, previewing the new Hannah Arendt film as part of her Community Action Award internship at the Berkshire Eagle.
Meta: Type(s): Student | Subject(s): Division of Languages and Literature,Film,Student | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs,Center for Civic Engagement |
Meta: Type(s): Student | Subject(s): Division of Languages and Literature,Film,Student | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs,Center for Civic Engagement |
08-16-2013
Francine Prose examines director Woody Allen's treatment of his heroine in Blue Jasmine, and reflects on women's roles in his earlier films.
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Languages and Literature,Film | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Languages and Literature,Film | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
08-16-2013
Teju Cole looks at a power struggle in Nigeria, and author Wole Soyinka's criticism of First Lady Patience Jonathan's involvement.
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Languages and Literature,Politics and International Affairs | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Languages and Literature,Politics and International Affairs | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
08-15-2013
Bard faculty member Daniel Mendelsohn is one of two runners-up for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay. Professor Mendelsohn was recognized for his collection Waiting for the Barbarians.
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Languages and Literature | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Languages and Literature | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
08-11-2013
"[W]hen I look up from my e-reading, I realize that the physical books are serving a new purpose—as constant reminders of what I’ve read," writes Verlyn Klinkenborg.
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Languages and Literature,Division of Science, Math, and Computing | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Languages and Literature,Division of Science, Math, and Computing | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
08-01-2013
Meta: Type(s): Alumni | Subject(s): Alumni/ae,Division of Languages and Literature,Environmental/Sustainability | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
08-01-2013
Bard alumnus, performer, screenwriter, and playwright Nick Jones '01 talks about how the Netflix approach of making an entire series available at once enables a different kind of viewing experience.
Meta: Type(s): Alumni | Subject(s): Alumni/ae,Division of Languages and Literature,Division of the Arts,Film,Theater | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
Meta: Type(s): Alumni | Subject(s): Alumni/ae,Division of Languages and Literature,Division of the Arts,Film,Theater | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
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