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June 2019
06-24-2019
"I was preparing myself for a life with books, sharing them with students like the ones who just read Joyce with me." Professor Luzzi explores our quest for ambitious summer reading, and how even failing to make our goals can lead to great insights.
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 |
06-24-2019
In June 2019, Professor Lauren Curtis traveled to Fribourg, Switzerland, to participate in the conference, The Dance of Priests, Matronae, and Philosophers: Aspects of Dance Culture in Rome and the Roman Empire. She presented her new research about the relationship between dance and politics in ancient Rome, “Roman Rhythms: Music, Dance, and Imperial Ethics,” and learned about new approaches in ancient dance studies from specialists from France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Meta: Subject(s): Classical Studies Program,Division of Languages and Literature,Division of Social Studies,Literature Program | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
Meta: Subject(s): Classical Studies Program,Division of Languages and Literature,Division of Social Studies,Literature Program | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
06-11-2019
“Like two mirrors facing each other, Wild West reënactments and the myths that fuel them shed light on the emotions driving the response to ‘the border crisis,’” writes Luiselli.
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 |
06-11-2019
“Inside my family’s home, I could lay full claim to being an Ethiopian; on the streets of Addis Ababa, however, I had to contend with the obvious facts,” writes Professor Mengestu.
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 |
06-04-2019
Seneca’s essay “On Anger” has just been republished as “How to Keep Your Cool: An Ancient Guide to Anger Management,” with a translation and introduction by James Romm. Romm talks about the work’s relevance today.
Meta: Subject(s): Classical Studies Program,Division of Languages and Literature,Foreign Languages, Cultures, and Literatures Program | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
Meta: Subject(s): Classical Studies Program,Division of Languages and Literature,Foreign Languages, Cultures, and Literatures Program | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
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