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Burton Blatt Institute and the Humanities Center Host Two Virtual Syracuse Symposium Events Focused on Disability and Future Thinking
On Oct. 22 and 23, the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI), housed within the College of Law, and the Syracuse University Humanities Center, whose home is the College of Arts and Sciences, are hosting two virtual events on disability and future…
āTitBitsā Performance at the Newhouse School Nov. 9 and 10 Features Stories Behind Breast Cancer
The stories behind breast cancerāpatient, survivor, caregiver, medical practitioner and advocateāare the center of the documentary theater production āTitBits: Breast Cancer Stories,ā which will debut next month at the Newhouse School. Conceived, produced and directed by Tula Goenka, professor of…
āSilenceā is 2019-20 Theme of Humanities Centerās Syracuse Symposium
How does a symposium explore silence? Through the eyeāor earāof the beholder. āPeople experience silence in many ways. It may represent peace and quiet, orāin contexts of inequalityāa stifling of voices, or a strategy of resistance,ā says Vivian May, director…
Syracuse Symposium to Present Final Chapter of ‘Stories’
Syracuse Symposium concludes its yearlong exploration of āStoriesā with a spate of April events that are free and open to the public. Presented by the Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), the series explores the role…
Syracuse Symposium ‘Stories’ Bring CNY History Alive
Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong exploration of āStoriesā with three events in March. On March 5, Susan Hill, associate professor of history at the University of Toronto (UT), will discuss āUndoing Bad Press: Rethinking Haudenosaunee Historical Events Erroneously Portrayed in…
Syracuse Symposium to Recognize Careers of Professors Wadley, Gold Feb. 26
Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong foray into āStoriesā with a panel discussion on South Asian ethnography on Tuesday, Feb. 26. Recognizing the careers of Professors Susan S. Wadley and Ann Grodzins Gold, the event includes guest panelists Kirin Narayan (Australian…
Rock Biographers Anthony DeCurtis, David Yaffe Headline Syracuse Symposium Feb. 19
Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong excursion into āStoriesā with a program by Anthony DeCurtis and David Yaffe, bestselling authors of biographies of musicians Lou Reed ā64 and Joni Mitchell, respectively. Both authors will discuss their respective books and rock biographies,…
An Artistic Response to U.S. Immigration Policy
Adela C. Licona, this yearās Syracuse Symposium keynote speaker, finds the euphemistically termed ātender-age facilitiesāāin reality, prisons for migrant babies and childrenāwholly reprehensible. The University of Arizona (UA) professor, artist and activist believes the oft-repeated phrase masks extreme cruelty and…
Syracuse Symposium Mines Stories of Loss, Transformation
Syracuse Symposium, presented by the Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), continues its yearlong look at āStoriesā with a rich array of November events. They include a mini-residency by photographer Keisha Scarville (Nov. 1-2), a concert…
University Lectures, Syracuse Symposium Present āA Handmaidās Taleā Author Margaret Atwood
Acclaimed author Margaret Atwood (āThe Handmaidās Tale,ā āAlias Graceā) will visit Syracuse University on Thursday, Oct. 25, and participate that evening in an on-stage conversation in Hendricks Chapel for the University Lectures series. The event, which is free and open…