Arts & Humanities

Afrika Bambaataa raps on early hip-hop

Visiting Scholar Afrika Bambaataa spoke about his storied career as well as the culture, dance and ideology that led to the evolution of hip-hop on campus Nov. 27. (Nov. 29, 2012)

Characters welcome in Schwartz Center course

Students in a new design class learn to develop their fictional characters' appearances by focusing on anatomy, movements and mannerisms. (Nov. 28, 2012)

Cornell, Columbia and Yale to offer uncommon languages

A grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will enable Cornell to teach more languages in partnership with Columbia and Yale. (Nov. 19, 2012)

Playwriting/screenwriting competition open to undergrads

The Heermans-McCalmon Playwriting Competition is accepting submissions of original plays and screenplays from undergraduates. (Nov. 15, 2012)

Visiting scholar Afrika Bambaataa on campus Nov. 27

DJ Afrika Bambaataa makes his first public appearances as a Cornell visiting scholar Nov. 27, with a discussion of hip-hop history, classroom and community visits and a show at The Haunt. (Nov. 14, 2012)

Students sweeten sounds in Schwartz Center studio

Student filmmakers and theater artists can add sound to their projects more easily with upgraded sound studio facilities in the Schwartz Center. (Nov. 7, 2012)

Franzen on e-books, suspense and the environment

Award-winning author Jonathan Franzen gave a reading and talked to undergraduates and graduate students Nov. 1-2 while on campus. (Nov. 5, 2012)

Library exhibition trolls the dark side of children's literature

Cornell University Library will open its new exhibition, 'Wardrobes and Rabbit Holes: A Dark History of Children's Literature,' Nov. 7 with a lecture by award-winning author M.T. Anderson. (Oct. 30, 2012)

Eurasian Archaeology Conference looked to the future via the remote past

The Fourth Eurasian Archaeology Conference Oct. 11-13 explored the uneven process of historical transformation and the temporal rhythms of social life. (Oct. 30, 2012)