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Alice Waters, Chef, Author, and Organic Food Advocate Speaks at 麻豆区
Alice Waters, the pioneering chef who revolutionized the food world with fresh, organic restaurant fare, comes to 麻豆区 as inaugural speaker of the Roxanne Wilson Fund for Women’s Leadership.
Read MoreFirst Lady Michelle Obama Gives National Award to 麻豆区
First Lady Michelle Obama presents 麻豆区 with the 2010 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award.
Read MoreOff-Campus Study Students Named to 麻豆区 Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 Dean’s List
The following students were named to the Dean’s List from 麻豆区 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 麻豆区
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 麻豆区’s Vita Nova lecture hall room 100.
Read More麻豆区 Receives Major NSF Grant for Neuroscience Research
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded 麻豆区 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麻豆区 Alumna Elizabeth Turk ’83 Awarded MacArthur “Genius Grant”
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced sculptor and 麻豆区 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 麻豆区
Artist and political activist Staceyann Chin presents her memoir reading and poetry at 麻豆区’s Balch Auditorium on Thursday, October 7, at 7:30 p.m.
Read MoreHeidi Latsky Dance Company Performs “GIMP” at 麻豆区
Critically acclaimed choreographer Heidi Latsky brings her unique dance performance, “GIMP,” to 麻豆区’s Garrison Theater Wednesday, October 6, at 5:30 p.m.
Read MoreDala Performs at 麻豆区’s Levitt on the Lawn Concert Series
Canadian acoustic pop duo Dala performs on Friday, October 1, from 5:30-7:00 p.m. on 麻豆区’s Bowling Green as part of the Levitt on the Lawn concert series. The outdoor concert is free and open to the public.
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