Ha Jin: The liberating powers of English
Guest blog by Samrat Upadhyay, author and faculty member in the IU Bloomington Department of English: In the 1990s, Croatian-American writer Josip Novakovich asked me whether I’d read any Ha Jin. I replied I hadn’t. “Read him. He’s really good,” Novakovich said. At that time, Novakovich was editing an anthology titled “Stories in the Stepmother Tongue,” featuring […]
‘Sincerely Yours’ exhibit highlights the art of stationery found in University Archives’ collection
Post by IU Newsroom intern Laura Ellsworth: In an age of hastily sent texts and emails, letter writing is a lost art. Gone are the days of beautifully handwritten letters and the equally beautiful stationery on which they were composed. But the latter caught the eye of University Archives Director Dina Kellams during her time […]
‘China Remixed’ student blogger looks forward to Gene Yang’s upcoming talk
Guest blog by IU graduate student Bridget Albert from SPEA’s arts administration program: On Feb. 23, award-winning graphic novelist and comic book artist Gene Yang will be visiting Indiana University as part of IU’s inaugural Global Arts and Humanities Festival, “China Remixed.” As an arts administration student, I have partnered with the IU Arts and […]
IU professor gives thoughts on ‘China Remixed’ collaboration with Taipei National University of the Arts students
Guest blog by IU associate professor and director of contemporary dance Elizabeth Shea: Next week, 22 dance majors from Taipei National University of the Arts will arrive on Indiana University’s Bloomington campus for a week of cultural exchange. IU’s very own contemporary dance majors, housed in the Department of Theatre, Drama and Contemporary Dance, will […]
African American Dance Company’s annual workshop features classes, events, performance
Post by IU Newsroom intern Laura Ellsworth: Indiana University’s African American Dance Company will present its 19th Annual Dance Workshop on March 3 and 4 in the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center at IU Bloomington. The workshop exposes participants to dance and music from the perspective of the African American and African Diaspora through master dance classes, […]
A different kind of artistry: Orchestrating sustainability with the theatre department
Post by IU Newsroom intern Laura Ellsworth: The IU Bloomington Office of Sustainability has 30 programs on the docket to support its conservation goals for 2020, and one IU student, with the help of a university grant, is doing her part to make these goals a reality. Olivia Ranseen, a 2020 Sustainability Scholar and environmental […]
