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Syracuse Symposium to Host Disability, Transformative Justice Organizer Feb. 7-8

Thursday, February 1, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong examination of “Belonging” with a mini-residency by acclaimed writer, educator, and disability and transformative justice organizer Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha. On Wednesday, Feb. 7, the Toronto- and Seattle-based activist will present a multidisciplinary performance titled “Bodymap” from 4-5:30…

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Black History Month Celebration Begins Thursday

Wednesday, January 31, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

Syracuse University’s annual Black History Month celebration begins Thursday, Feb. 1, with an opening reception event from noon-3 p.m. in the Schine Student Center Jabberwocky Café. The month-long celebration includes performances, thought-provoking lectures and dialogues, art exhibitions, music and other…

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Raymond Carver Reading Series Hosts Six Accomplished Authors This Semester

Monday, January 29, 2018, By Kevin Morrow

The spring portion of the 2017-18 Raymond Carver Reading Series begins Wednesday, Jan. 31, with poet Ada Limón. All events in the series take place in Huntington Beard Crouse Hall’s Gifford Auditorium, with a Q&A at 3:45 p.m. and an…

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Hip-Hop Professor, Rapper A.D. Carson to Visit Syracuse Feb. 5 for Black History Month

Wednesday, January 24, 2018, By Rob Enslin

The University observes Black History Month with a visit by A.D. Carson, a hip-hop scholar who created a popular rap album to defend his Ph.D. dissertation at Clemson University. Carson, assistant professor of hip-hop and the global South at the University of…

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Latoya Ruby Frazier G’07 Presents Solo Exhibition at Gavin Brown’s Enterprise in New York City

Thursday, January 18, 2018, By News Staff

On Sunday, Jan. 14, Gavin Brown’s enterprise (GBE) opened a debut solo exhibition by artist and photographer LaToya Ruby Frazier, her largest exhibition in New York to date. Frazier is a 2007 graduate of the master of fine arts degree program in art photography…

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Paris Noir Information Session to Be Held Jan. 23

Tuesday, January 16, 2018, By News Staff

An information session for the “Paris Noir: Literature, Art and Contemporary Life in Diaspora” summer study abroad program will be held Tuesday, Jan. 23, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in 219 Sims Hall. Study the influence and dynamics of Black culture, literature, and…

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Nehassaiu deGannes to Serve Mini-Residency at CFAC Dec. 8-11

Friday, December 1, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Award-winning poet, playwright and actor Nehassaiu deGannes will participate in a mini-residency at the Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) Dec. 8-11. During her stay, she will present her original one-woman show titled “Door of No Return,” and will lead workshops on acting, writing, poetry…

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‘Live to Make’ at 914Works to Feature Recent Work by Todd Conover, Ann Clarke

Thursday, November 30, 2017, By Erica Blust

Recent work by artists Todd Conover and Ann Clarke will be exhibited in “Live to Make” Dec. 7-Jan. 11 at 914Works, 914 E. Genesee St., Syracuse. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, Dec. 7, from 6-9 p.m. The…

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Syracuse Ethnomusicologist Lands Literary Honors

Wednesday, November 29, 2017, By Bianca Laury

A new book by an ethnomusicologist in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) is earning critical acclaim. Sydney Hutchinson, associate professor of music history and cultures, is the author of “Tigers of a Different Stripe: Performing Gender in Dominican…

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Cameron MacPherson Named as University’s First Mitchell Scholar

Tuesday, November 28, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

MacPherson is one of only 12 U.S. students selected from more than 300 applicants for the award this year. He will use the award to study intercultural theology at Trinity College, Dublin.