Wondering what to read in 2023? A&S faculty offer ideas
A&S faculty offer book and poetry recommendations for the new year.
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Cornell, global partners discuss the next ‘grand challenge’
Global Cornell will host a town hall in December for additional feedback and announce the new Global Grand Challenge theme in the coming year.
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From fabric arts to human waste: Student Biennial projects transcend
More than a dozen students are taking part in the Cornell Biennial, which aims to serve as an anchor for the arts at Cornell.
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Conference considers the Art & Science of Thinking Oct. 21-22
“We want to open a robust dialogue between humanists and scientists around the very notion of ‘thought’ and ‘thinking,."
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Alumni return to celebrate theatre troupe’s 30th anniversary
A series of special events, including visits from alumni involved in theatre, film and television, is being planned to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Teatrotaller, a theatre troupe formed to promote Spanish, Latin American and Latino culture.
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Community read launches Society for the Humanities’ ‘Repair’ theme
"The Society for the Humanities thought there is no better way to kick off the year of Repair, than to begin at home."
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A&S opens application portal for Klarman postdoc fellowships
Klarman Fellows pursue research in any discipline in the College, including natural sciences, social sciences, humanities and the creative arts as well as cross-disciplinary fields. The application deadline is October 14.
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Book views virtual, real world through a new media artist’s eyes
In a new book, Prof. Timothy Murray illuminates technological improvisation at the intersection of art and politics.
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Einaudi awards fund global research and activities
Seed grants, student travel grants and internships totaling $355,000 in the 2021–22 academic year supported international work done by many A&S faculty and students.
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Congratulations to this year's Graduate Prize Winners!
The Department of Comparative Literature has awarded Kun Huang the 2022 Graduate Student Teaching Award, and Praveen Tilakaratne the 2022 Graduate Student Essay Award.
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Migrations grants fund worldwide interdisciplinary projects
Cornell faculty and their community partners will tell the stories of local migrant farmworkers, use documentary film to better understand climate change and dispossession, learn how migratory birds are affected by drug trafficking and more.
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'I did not close myself off from my potential'
Jonathan Mercedes is a comparative literature major.
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How did Leymah Gbowee's protests lead to lasting peace?
Naminata Diabate outlines the movement's tactics and explains how womens' protests helped end the Liberian civil war.
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2022 Cornell Biennial artist preview
With the theme “Futurities, Uncertain," the fifth Cornell art biennial will feature artworks, installations, and performances.
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Comparative Literature Performances
Debra Castillo and Juan Manuel Aldape Muñoz, recently convened a new working group with support from the CNY Humanities corridor. Under the auspices of Teatrotaller, Debra Castillo is also directing a full length play on gender violence in Latin America.
Planning a Program of study - Eliana Rozinov
See how Eliana structured her Comparative Literature major.
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More than $12M donated to support students in 24 hours
On Cornell’s eighth Giving Day, held March 16, 15,905 alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents and friends from more than 80 countries made gifts totaling a record-breaking $12,268,629.
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diacritics journal turns 50
The journal, which is a review of contemporary criticism, is celebrating with an anniversary blog.
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Support Arts & Sciences on Giving Day March 16
Gifts allow the College to fulfill its mission: preparing students to do the greatest good in the world.
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Applications For The Edgar Rosenberg Travel Grant Due March 31, 2022
Comparative Literature majors are invited to apply for the Edgar Rosenberg Travel Grant to support language study outside of the US during the 2022 calendar year. Professor Rosenberg was a devoted teacher who was passionate about foreign language study, and has generously provided the Department of Comparative Literature with an endowment that...
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Cornell Cinema receives grant, announces spring lineup
"These awardees represent the best of what New York's vibrant communities have to offer," said Governor Kathy Hochul.
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Professor named chair of state humanities organization
Timothy Murray, professor of comparative literature and literatures in English, has been elected chair of the board of directors of Humanities New York (HNY), a nonprofit humanities council founded in 1975 that supports and advocates for public humanities across the state.
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Naminata Diabate wins ASA book prize for ‘Naked Agency’
“It is my hope that ‘Naked Agency’ will reframe the terms of the conversation on defiant disrobing by inviting readers to take seriously the circulation of women’s grievances and hopes and the (mis)use of their bodies’ images in our hyper-visual world.”
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What to read in 2022? A&S faculty weigh in
A&S faculty offer book and poetry recommendations for the new year.
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Alumni gift to A&S supports doctoral students in the humanities
A $5 million alumni gift will help to support doctoral students in humanities fields within the College of Arts & Sciences.
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Rural humanities projects explore NYS past and present
Five essays that explore how students created publicly-engaged projects are available online.
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Nisiotika: Music, Dances, and Bitter-Sweet Songs of the Aegean islands
Gail Holst-Warhaft, Adjunct Professor of Comparative Literature and a member of the Graduate Field at Cornell's Department of Music, has recently published her book Nisiotika: Music, Dances, and Bitter-Sweet Songs of the Aegean Islands. The book focuses on the Greek tradition of nisiotika, the music and songs that are played and sung at festivals...
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Nexus Scholars Program applications now open
The program connects undergraduates in A&S with opportunities to work side by side on research with Cornell faculty from across the College.
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New A&S program expands undergrad research opportunities
The Nexus Scholars program will leverage the student-to-faculty ratio and the vibrant research enterprise in A&S to expand opportunities for students, while also enhancing the culture of collaborative scholarship at Cornell.
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Transdisciplinary film explores Trinidad and Tobago
“We Love We Self Up Here” is a new documentary focused on the complex histories of labor and migration in Trinidad and Tobago.
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Reshaping student experiences through new innovations in teaching
This fall, a new group of Innovative Teaching and Learning Award winners are beginning work on projects to enhance student learning environments across Cornell.
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Applications now open for Klarman postdoc fellowships in A&S
Applications are now being accepted for the third cohort of the Klarman Postdoctoral Fellowships program in the College of Arts and Sciences. The deadline for submission is Oct. 15.
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Student spotlight: Hannah Cole
Hannah Cole chose to pursue further study at Cornell due to the freedom to explore interdisciplinary interests through the comparative literature program as well as its faculty.
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$2M in New Frontier Grants boost high-impact A&S research
Research supported by the 14 grants ranges from the physics of quantum computing to the design of new musical instruments.
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Society for the Humanities 'Afterlives' theme draws record interest
During 2020, Cornell’s Society for the Humanities chose “Afterlives” as its theme for 2021-22. Scholars from all over the world and all around the College of Arts and Sciences responded to the call, resulting in a record number of applications for the Society’s fellowships.
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Senior Mellon Mays fellows reflect on their program experiences
The program aims to increase diversity in the ranks of faculty in academia.
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'I felt as though I had found a poetic community'
Sarah Sachar is a College Scholar, comparative literature & Spanish major.
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'Cornell has empowered me to be a better advocate and thinker'
Sarah Lorgan-Khanyile is a Comparative Literature and Literatures in English major.
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Mellon grant boosts collaborative projects for equity, social justice
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has approved a grant of $1.2 million to extend the Mellon Collaborative Studies in Architecture, Urbanism and the Humanities (AUH) interdisciplinary seminar series at Cornell for three years with a focus on social justice.
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Kennedy recognized by Renaissance Society of America
The Renaissance Society of America has given William J. Kennedy its Paul Oskar Kristeller Lifetime Achievement Award, honoring “a lifetime of uncompromising devotion to the highest standard of scholarship accompanied by exceptional achievement in Renaissance studies.”
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Alumnus shares public health messages through comic illustrations
What began as a class project exploring a fraught period of Ithaca history has transformed into a COVID-related comic that Leo Levy ’20, hopes can reach people with a lesson from the past and an accessible message about public health.
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ALA Lecture Series – Mar 27 On Naked Agency and Open Reading Naminata Diabate
ALA Lecture Series – Mar 27On Naked Agency and Open ReadingNaminata DiabateAssociate Professor of Comparative Literature, Cornell UniversitySaturday, March 27, 202111:00 AM EST; London, 3:00 PM; Lagos, 4:00 PM;Johannesburg, 5:00 PM; Nairobi, 6:00PMJoin us on the ALA YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaYYHGM8iraoQF48xeCnMKw...
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College Scholar graduate takes position in local DA’s office
Ariana Marmora ’11 was a College Scholar with interests in government, philosophy, intellectual history, comparative literature and public service.
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Join us for - naked agency: GENITAL CURSING AND BIOPOLITICS IN AFRICA
REGISTER HEREPlease join Naminata Diabate for a book discussion on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 4:00pm to 5:30pmNaminata Diabate is associate professor of comparative literature at Cornell University. With linguistic expertise in Malinké, French, English, Nouchi, Spanish, and Latin, she explores questions of gender, sexuality, and race in Africa...
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Register for the workshop, Cognative Decoloniality
Cognitive Decoloniality: Two Cultures and the Transcultural.Feb 18, 2021, 12:00pm - 2:00pmLaurent Dubreuil (Cornell)Michaela Hulstyn (FSU)Deborah Jenson (Duke)This workshop explores the connections between cognitive science and transcultural literature in the Francophone world. The goal is to imagine new relationships between the "two...
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Chasing Dreams from Africa to China: Discussion with Filmmakers of "Guangzhou Dream Factory"
Guangzhou Dream Factory Discussion with Filmmakers Christiane Badgley and Erica Marcus February 19 (Friday), 2021, 3 pm - 4 pm (ET)Register here to join the discussion: https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcqde2qrzIjHNHf41LCGmbsGM1oR1UW-XfC Guangzhou Dream Factory (2016) weaves stories of Africans chasing alluring, yet elusive, “Made...
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Featured Course - Black Holes: Race and the Cosmos
Black Holes: Race and the Cosmos is a new hybrid course taught by Profs. Parisa Vaziri (Comparative Literature), and Nicholas Battaglia (Astronomy). No prerequisites are required, and the course is open to all undergraduates. Please see the description below and attached poster. For more information, you can contact Prof. Vaziri at pv248@cornell....
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PSI Presents Two Monsters of Nature: Lope de Vega and William Shakespeare | Philip Lorenz and Raul Esparza
We are thrilled to direct you to this amazing performance organized by the Public Theater in NY along with the Brooklyn Public Library! Please see our own Philip Lorenz provide commentary and hear the performance.Click here to see the webinar and performance on YouTube.Click here to read more about this at the Public Theater website and see...
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Cornell faculty featured on ‘The Academic Minute’
The program, airing on 70 stations, covers new and emerging topics in higher education.
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Naminata Diabate Featured on the Academic Minute
"During the latest Black Lives Matter demonstrations, images of protesters marching in the streets, signs held high, filled our screens. But in other parts of the world, another kind of protest has led to change: defiant disrobing. My research demonstrated that across Africa, mature women have mobilized the power of their nakedness in political...
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