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Welcome to Wesleyan University's Arts and Humanities news! Follow our Medium page to stay updated on faculty and student work.

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Joined November 2020
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In honor of the CFA celebrating its 50th birthday, we invite you along for a journey through the archives. Explore the CFA archival materials with our latest post on Medium: medium.com/wesleyan-arts-hum…
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It has never been easier to stay connected to Divison One at Wesleyan University. On our blog, we have a monthly calendar with the Arts & Humanities events, all in one place. The link below will take you to the October calendar and downloadable G-CALS! medium.com/wesleyan-arts-hum…
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Nick Hallett’s performance of Arthur Russell’s “City Park” is scheduled to take place on Friday, September 29th at 4:30 between Crowell Concert Hall and World Music Hall. Learn more about the event from Hallett on our medium blog, linked in our bio!
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Nick Hallett, a graduate music student at Wesleyan, is bringing the work of cellist and composer Arthur Russell (1951–1992) to life with an outdoor live performance of Russell’s “City Park” (1973). We interview Hallett about the project on our medium blog medium.com/@wesleyanartshum/…
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Interested in how colonial relations have been preserved? Check out today’s Monday Night Lecture Series, “Performance and the Ownership of African Things,” with Mlondolozi Zondi at 6:00 P.M. EST. Visit our page for more info! medium.com/wesleyan-arts-hum…
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Neely Bruce, Professor of Music, has composed approximately 5 hours of music over the course of the pandemic. To learn more about this impressive accomplishment, we had the opportunity to interview Neely – check it out! medium.com/wesleyan-arts-hum…
Elizabeth Hepford is the co-author for the 2021 American Association for Applied Linguistics Research Article Award: "An illusion of understanding: how native and non-native speakers of English understand (and misunderstand) their Miranda rights." medium.com/wesleyan-arts-hum…
Dachelle Washington, a student artist at Wesleyan, is dropping a new song on 4/24/21. Before the release, check out our interview with her to learn more about her work and creative journey! medium.com/wesleyan-arts-hum…
Tiny Shed” is a student-run initiative that allows for artists to showcase their work. We were thrilled to have the opportunity to interview Tiny Shed event organizers Imani Crews and Luisa Bryan, and Tyler Jenkins, a member of @toxic_holiday medium.com/wesleyan-arts-hum…
Interested in Theater in the time of COVID? This semester’s Fall Production of “SLABBER” triumphed in the face of obstacles due to the pandemic. Learn more about this process in our interview with director Katie Pearl! medium.com/art-history-news/…
Ever wonder how music summons the spirits within us? Professors Saida Daekeyeva and Justine Quijada collaborated to create a course concerning the influence of Soviet culture politics on shamanic rituals and neo-shamanic artistic creativity! medium.com/art-history-news/…
Interested in Italian culture, literature and poetry? This past June, Professor Ellen Nerenberg served as editor and writer in a special issue of Italian Culture. Reference the following link to learn more! medium.com/art-history-news/…
Katja Kolcio received a special grant from the UN for a Somatic Methods project! Reference the linked article to learn about the impact of somatic methods on psycho-social wellness in the context of the armed conflict in Donbas, Ukraine! medium.com/art-history-news/…
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How did race, a concept that has been the foundation of some of humanity’s more horrific atrocities, emerge in the first place? Check out Andrew S. Curran’s article for “Time Magazine” on race as a concept to learn more about this issue! medium.com/art-history-news/…
This past summer, author and Wesleyan Professor Douglas A. Martin released two books, Branwell and Wolf! We were thrilled to have the opportunity to interview him on his latest works and writing process. Reference the link below to see what he has to say! medium.com/art-history-news/…
Special artist interview with painter and Wesleyan Professor Tula Telfair! Reference the following link to learn about Tula’s inspiration and process in constructing stunning landscape images. medium.com/art-history-news/…
Author and Professor Thorsten Wilhelm analyzes generational trauma in his latest book "Holocaust Narratives: Trauma, Memory and Identity Across Generations." Reference the article below to learn more about his work! medium.com/art-history-news/…