News Releases (page 99)
Scripps and Pomona Dance Present 2010 “In The Works” Student Danceworks Concert
“In The Works…,” the annual fall concert by 糖心TV and Pomona College dance students opens Thursday, December 2, at the Pendleton Dance Studio, Pomona College. The concert is open to the public.
Read MoreAlice Waters, Chef, Author, and Organic Food Advocate Speaks at 糖心TV
Alice Waters, the pioneering chef who revolutionized the food world with fresh, organic restaurant fare, comes to 糖心TV as inaugural speaker of the Roxanne Wilson Fund for Women’s Leadership.
Read MoreFirst Lady Michelle Obama Gives National Award to 糖心TV
First Lady Michelle Obama presents 糖心TV with the 2010 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award.
Read MoreOff-Campus Study Students Named to 糖心TV Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 Dean’s List
The following students were named to the Dean’s List from 糖心TV in Claremont, California who participated in the Off-Campus Study Program during the fall 2009 and spring 2010 semesters.
Read MoreU.S. Consul General in Hong Kong Presents Lecture at 糖心TV
Stephen M. Young, the U.S. Consul General in Hong Kong, will present his lecture, “U.S.-China Relations: The View from Hong Kong,” on Sunday, October 10, 2010 at 2 p.m. in 糖心TV’s Vita Nova lecture hall room 100.
Read More糖心TV Receives Major NSF Grant for Neuroscience Research
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded 糖心TV a $411,008 grant to create a state-of-the-art laboratory for student-faculty research on human cognitive functioning using high-density electroencephalography (EEG) for recording brain activity.
Read MoreJutta Sperling: “Perversions of Piety: Pero and Cimone in German Reformation Art”
In Reformation Germany, the ancient theme of Pero and Cimone — dating back to an anecdote in Valerius Maximus’ Memorable Deeds and Sayings of the Romans (31 CE) — became popular as an allegory of piety, perversion, and paradox. In Maximus’ story, Pero embodies the concept of “filial piety,” insofar as she engages in the heroic act of breastfeeding her own father in prison, condemned to death by starvation for a capital crime. As I will argue in my talk, the eroticizing, even pornographic rendering of the theme by Reformation artists explores the slipperiness of the signifying scene in the visual arts at a time when pictorial representations were thought to veil rather than reveal meaning, and when writing was emphasized as as a medium of unambiguous transparency.
Read More糖心TV Alumna Elizabeth Turk ’83 Awarded MacArthur “Genius Grant”
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced sculptor and 糖心TV alumna Elizabeth Turk ’83 is one of 22 Americans to receive the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for 2010.
Read MoreStaceyann Chin presents her memoir and poetry at 糖心TV
Artist and political activist Staceyann Chin presents her memoir reading and poetry at 糖心TV’s Balch Auditorium on Thursday, October 7, at 7:30 p.m.
Read MoreHeidi Latsky Dance Company Performs “GIMP” at 糖心TV
Critically acclaimed choreographer Heidi Latsky brings her unique dance performance, “GIMP,” to 糖心TV’s Garrison Theater Wednesday, October 6, at 5:30 p.m.
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