Robert Barsky: Dada Hitchhikes a Ride to America! Lecture on Tuesday, April 4

Robert Barsky, professor of English and chair of department of French and Italian, will discuss the Beat Generation’s affinity for all things Dada in a talk to be held on Tuesday, April 4, at 5:30 pm in Cohen Memorial Hall, room 203. Barsky will offer examples from the poetry, songs, and general comportment of Allen…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on April 3, 2017 in Events, Fine Arts Gallery, HART, Lectures, VRC

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Kim Shelton to Address Nemea and the Panhellenic Sanctuary of Zeus at the March 30 AIA Lecture

Kim Shelton, associate professor of classics and director of the Nemea Center for Classical Archaeology, University of California, Berkeley, will deliver the Archaeology Institute of America lecture entitled “Nemea and the Panhellenic Sanctuary of Zeus,” on Thursday, March 30, at 6 pm in the Nashville Parthenon. Shelton will present the Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on March 29, 2017 in Events, HART, Lectures, VRC

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Moveable Dada (This is Not Your Dada’s Dada!): An Evening of Art, New Music, and Conversation

Moveable Dada (This is Not Your Dada’s Dada!): An Evening of Art, New Music, and Conversation will be held on Thursday, March 23, beginning at 7 pm in Vanderbilt’s Fine Arts Gallery in Cohen Memorial Hall. This program is an exciting collaboration between the Fine Arts Gallery and the Blair School of Music, with the…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on March 22, 2017 in Events, Fine Arts Gallery, HART, VRC

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Fine Arts Gallery Exhibit on Dada and the Continuing Allure of Anti-Art Opens Thursday, March 16

Recognizing the centenary and far-reaching importance of a pivotal modern art movement, the Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery has partnered with Vanderbilt’s W.T. Bandy Center for Baudelaire and Modern French Studies to present The Dada Effect: An Anti-Aesthetic and Its Influence, an exhibition that will be on view from March 16 through May 27. An…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on March 14, 2017 in Events, Fine Arts Gallery, HART, Lectures, VRC

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Recognizing Women Artists: Wikipedia ART+FEMINISM Edit-A-Thon at Heard Library on Tuesday, March 14

“Wikipedia’s gender trouble is well-documented,” said Mary Anne Caton, senior consultant for educational and interpretive programs at the Heard Library. “Art+Feminism is an initiative to improve coverage of women and the arts on Wikipedia, and to encourage female editorship.” HART faculty, staff and students are invited to join other faculty and librarians on Tuesday, March…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on March 14, 2017 in Events, HART, Student/Alumni, Technology, VRC

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Tracy Miller Among Inaugural Mellon Faculty Fellows for Vanderbilt’s Center for Digital Humanities

More than 100 faculty and students recently filled Vanderbilt’s new Center for Digital Humanities to celebrate a dynamic hub in Buttrick Hall for scholarly projects using digital tools. The center will be home each year to a cohort of faculty, postdoctoral, graduate and undergraduate students seeking digital approaches to humanistic scholarship. In addition, it will…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on February 10, 2017 in Events, HART, Technology, VRC

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Celebrating 2016 Faculty Book Publications at Humanities Center Reception on February 9

Lauren Benton, dean of the College of Arts and Science, will deliver welcoming remarks at a reception on Thursday, February 9, from 4:30 to 5:30 pm at the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities in celebration of 2016 faculty book publications in the humanities and social sciences. Christopher Johns, Norman L. and Roselea J….

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on February 8, 2017 in Events, HART, VRC

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Betsey Robinson Among Participants in January 25 Roundtable on Classical Legacies

The Robert Penn Warren Center for Humanities sponsors a premodern cultural studies seminar that is hosting a Roundtable on Classical Legacies on Wednesday, January 25, at 4 pm in Buttrick 123. Refreshments will be provided. Planned in partnership with Vanderbilt’s newly re-organized Program in Classical and Mediterranean Studies, the roundtable assembles experts from the Vanderbilt…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on January 24, 2017 in Events, HART, VRC

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Expert on Nazi Looted Art to Present Lecture on Tuesday, January 24

The aftermath of Nazi plunder during Hitler’s regime, especially during World War II, still lingers more than 70 years later. Efforts to find looted art and return it to its rightful owners continue on both sides of the Atlantic. David Glasser, chairman and executive director of the Ben Uri Gallery and Museum of Art in…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on January 20, 2017 in Events, HART, Lectures, VRC

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Leonard Folgarait Shares His Expertise in French Art and Architecture with Alumni in Houston and Paris

The Houston Museum of Fine Arts provided the perfect setting for a recent Commodore Classroom. Leonard Folgarait, Distinguished Professor of History of Art, joined the Houston Vanderbilt Chapter to discuss the work of Edgar Degas and to tour the museum’s exhibit Degas: A New Vision. Beverly Barrett, BS’97, who keenly recalls taking Folgarait’s Modern Architecture…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on January 18, 2017 in Events, HART, Lectures, Student/Alumni, VRC

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