Division of Languages and Literature News by Date
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June 2016
06-30-2016
Professor Luc Sante meditates on the disappearance of junk shops, their cultural identity, and the possibility of transcendence amid the junk.
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Languages and Literature,Division of the Arts | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Languages and Literature,Division of the Arts | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
06-28-2016
A young Neil Gaiman spent his shillings on Batman comics, and they made him want to write stories of his own. Excerpt from Gaiman's new collection, The View from the Cheap Seats.
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 |
06-26-2016
"Over the course of the fifth century BCE, tragedy evolved into an ideal literary vehicle for exploring, and often questioning, the political, social, and civic values of Athens itself."
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Languages and Literature,Division of Social Studies,Division of the Arts,Theater | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Languages and Literature,Division of Social Studies,Division of the Arts,Theater | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
06-24-2016
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is one of the most commonly taught texts in schools. Prose explores the novel's strange origins, complex structure, and timeless themes.
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 |
06-19-2016
Artist Kate Stone '09 and writer Hannah Schneider '09 met at Bard; now they've created a "poignant and witty" collection of illustrated short stories.
Meta: Type(s): Alumni | Subject(s): Alumni/ae,Bardians at Work,Division of Languages and Literature,Division of the Arts | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
Meta: Type(s): Alumni | Subject(s): Alumni/ae,Bardians at Work,Division of Languages and Literature,Division of the Arts | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
06-12-2016
"[A]n adult reading experience may be a 'dip' compared with the child’s 'soak,' writes Francine Prose, Bard writer in residence.
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 |
06-06-2016
Writer in Residence Wyatt Mason profiles choreographer, dancer, and Bard partner Bill T. Jones, who is making some of the most personal work of his career at age 64.
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Dance,Division of Languages and Literature | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Dance,Division of Languages and Literature | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
06-03-2016
Bard Writer in Residence Francine Prose travels with three generations of family to one of her favorite places on earth and wonders: Can you ever go back again?
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 |
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