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 […]
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 […]
How does environmental theory approach the construction of the future? How has this construction informed the present debates on the impact of industrialization, urbanization, state building, and social movements on the environment?
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. […]
A guest to the History of Radio Course FILM/MEDS 282 (supported by CAAD), Paul Riismandel will offer a public lecture during his visit to campus on podcasting. Paul Riismandel is co-founder and operations director of Radio Survivor. He is also the podcasting evangelist for Midroll Media, serving as producer for The Wolf Den podcast. Paul has […]
A Body of Water seeks to process personal experiences with body image in adolescence through multimedia metaphor. Collaborators have composed an experiential multi-sensory collage to evoke a common understanding of body in our minds, homes, classrooms, communities and the media. In the Collaboratory: Wednesday, December 2, 11:00a-1:00p, 3:00p-5:00p Thursday, December 3, 1:15p-4:00p Friday, December 4, […]