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Grammy-winning country music artist is next in Raymond Carver Reading Series
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Rodney Crowell will present the next installment of the Fall 2012 Raymond Carver Reading Series Wednesday, Nov. 28, at 5:30 p.m. in Gifford Auditorium. The reading will be preceded by a question-and-answer session from 3:45-4:30 p.m. The event…
Ron Brownstein talks about politics, then and now
It was the proverbial line in the sand, and rarely crossed. And according to political journalist Ron Brownstein, it went something like this: “Those who worked with their hands voted Democrat,” he said. “And people who wore suits, would vote…
National Book Critics Circle Award winner B.H. Fairchild speaks at Syracuse Symposium Nov. 14
Syracuse Symposium continues its fall theme of “Memory-Media-Archive” with a special reading by poet B. H. Fairchild. Winner of the prestigious National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Award, Fairchild will speak at the Downtown Syracuse YMCA (340 Montgomery St.) on Wednesday,…
Mary Karr headlines next Raymond Carver Reading Series presentation Nov. 7
Critically acclaimed, best-selling memoirist Mary Karr will present the next installment of the Fall 2012 Raymond Carver Reading Series, Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 5:30 p.m. in Gifford Auditorium in Huntington Beard Crouse (HBC) Hall. The reading will be preceded by a question-and-answer…
SU faculty, alumni recognized at CNY Book Awards Nov. 29
More than a dozen Syracuse University professors and alumni are among the nominees for the first CNY Book Awards, sponsored by the Downtown Writers Center (DWC) of the Arts Branch of the YMCA of Greater Syracuse. Winners will be announced…
SU, Cornell mount landmark conference devoted to philosopher Walter Benjamin Oct. 31-Nov. 2
Syracuse Symposium continues its theme of “Memory-Media-Archive” with a two-day conference on the impact of the 20th-century German philosopher and social critic Walter Benjamin. Titled “Memoryscapes and Imageworlds: Archive, Architecture and Media after Walter Benjamin,” the program runs Oct. 31-Nov….
SU Humanities Center, Society for New Music present program of music, film and video Oct. 28
The world premiere of “Cantos,” an ambitious multimedia work by New York State composer Rob Deemer, is part of the next installment of Syracuse Symposium, whose theme this year is “Memory-Media-Archive.” The premiere is part of a program titled “Aural…
Folk arts curator to discuss quilts as visual discourse of conflict, reconciliation and memory Oct. 22
Syracuse Symposium, whose theme this fall is “Memory-Media-Archive,” continues with a presentation on the social significance of traditional material culture.
‘Tribal fusion’ dancer and anthropologist explore collective identity of the arts Oct. 18 at SU
Event follows keynote address by undersecretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs Syracuse Symposium, whose theme this fall is “Memory-Media-Archive,” continues with a joint program featuring a dance performance by Donna Mejia and a lecture by anthropologist William…
SU’s Ray Smith symposia explore impact of dissent, displacement
The Ray Smith Symposium is providing double the food for thought this year, coordinating two series rather than one. “Moving Borders: The Culture and Politics of Displacement in and from Latin America and the Caribbean” is organized and presented by faculty members of the Program on Latin America and the Caribbean (PLACA) in the Moynihan Institute for Global Affairs in the Maxwell School.