Arts & Humanities

Conference celebrates Jonathan Culler, his grad students

A conference on campus Oct. 3-4, “Literary Theory at Cornell: A Celebration of Jonathan Culler and His Students," brought Culler's former students back to campus to reflect on his impact.

Things to Do, Oct. 10-17

Events this week include a reading by poet Luis Urrea, a museum talk on surrealism and magic, student-designed wearable art and ticket sales for the Fall Employee Celebration.

Southeast Asia and South Asia programs receive federal grants

Cornell's South Asia Program and Southeast Asia Program have received highly competitive four-year grants from the Department of Education.

Revising the Renaissance through a contemporary lens

D. Medina Lasansky’s new book, “The Renaissance: Revised Expanded Unexpurgated,” may change your perception of the age of Medici forever.

Things to Do, Oct. 3-10

Events this week include a Science Cabaret program on hard cider and flavor chemistry, "Tarnation" director Jonathan Caouette, and visiting scholar Afrika Bambaataa playing vinyl from his archive.

Cornellians can get library cards at 11 other universities

Starting Oct. 1, Cornellians visiting 11 other universities will be able to use materials from those libraries.

A.D. White Professor-at-Large Christopher Hogwood dies

Musicologist, musician and early music exponent Christopher Hogwood, an A.D. White Professor-at-Large at Cornell, has died. He was 73.

Art student stages Ithaca Falls installation Sept. 26

Artist Jenn Houle, MFA '15, has created a large-scale light installation with environmental and local elements to be shown at the Ithaca Falls Natural Area Sept. 26.

Philip Lewis on how to bring humanities to the public

Phillip E. Lewis. Lewis, emeritus professor of French literature and former dean of the Cornell College of Arts and Sciences, discussed ways to raise the role of the humanities in public life.