Book offers look at evolution of queer life on TV

Professor Amy Villarejo new book, “Ethereal Queer: Television, Historicity, Desire,” offers a look at the ways that TV representations of queer life have changed since the 1950s.

Freshmen, city kids make masks at Johnson Museum

Cornell freshmen spend time with kids from Ithaca's Southside Community Center at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art Feb. 22, where they made masks.

Book explores new resurgence of Chinese script

Andrea Bachner, assistant professor of comparative literature, has written a book about the resurgence of interest in Chinese script.

Things to Do, Feb. 21-28

Events this week include a discussion of Nelson Mandela's legacy, New York Health Commissioner Nirav Shah, "Art History in a Nutshell" at the Johnson Museum, and Rich Stearns '73 of World Vision.

Conservation practices to be examined in lecture

Irus Braverman will deliver the Society for the Humanities and the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future Annual Lecture, Feb. 20.

Grad students create lifelike 'Roman' funeral masks

Making lifelike wax molds of their own faces to replicate Roman funeral masks, Cornell researchers explored the significance of materials in the ancient practice of remembering deceased ancestors.

Linguist shines light on endangered Indonesian languages

Abby Cohn, professor of linguistics, finds that Indonesia's "official" language is endangering hundreds of other languages spoken by small groups of people.

Things to Do, Feb. 14-21

Events on campus this week include a new human sexuality exhibition, a talk on marine mammals, Oscar-nominated short films and a women’s leadership summit featuring alumnae guests.

Textile expert Charlotte Jirousek dies at 75

Charlotte Jirousek, associate professor of textiles and apparel in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell, died Feb. 12 at age 75.