On Sound Preservation and Digital Humanities

Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film, 109-Rosenwald

Josh Shepperd is Assistant Professor of Media Studies at Catholic University of America, Washington, DC. His talk will explain how the Radio Preservation Task Force incorporates preservation and content analysis for the ultimate goal of education and classroom use.

A(n Underground) Tale of Two Cities

Outside Rocky

listen to the heartbeat of a city coming from the Underground October 26-30 Mon/Fri 2:30-4:30 Tue/Thur 10:30-1:30

Mark Dion Lecture

Taylor Hall, 203

The Mellon Creative Arts Across Disciplines initiative, Ralph E. Ogden Foundation, and Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center welcome Mark Dion, who will present a talk, "Trouble shooting and trouble making—worldwide." Dion is a New York and Pennsylvania-based visual artist known for his “cabinets of curiosities” that incorporate found objects into site-specific installations. He will be a […]

Painting in the Air: Creativity and ASL

Taylor Hall, Room 203

Internationally renowned Deaf performing artist and poet Peter Cook will deliver a lecture and perform with his American Sign Language (ASL) poetry troupe, the Flying Words Project, in two events at Vassar College. Cook utilizes pantomime, storytelling, acting, and movement in his performances. LA Weekly has written that Cook has “…the most elastic facial maneuvers […]

Flying Words Project

Sander Auditorium

Internationally renowned Deaf performing artist and poet Peter Cook will deliver a lecture and perform with his American Sign Language (ASL) poetry troupe, the Flying Words Project, in two events at Vassar College. Cook utilizes pantomime, storytelling, acting, and movement in his performances. LA Weekly has written that Cook has “…the most elastic facial maneuvers […]

Our Voices: Children of Immigration

College Center Circle

The Children of Immigration Series is a collaborative series of events by the Sociology Department and the ALANA Center that began in 2014. We strive to bring together and foster a community of students, staff, and faculty who identify as immigrants (first generation) or children of immigrants (second generation) through various discussions, dialogues, and projects. […]