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SU’s Ray Smith Symposium focuses on Latino/a ‘Homeland’ Nov. 8-9
The Ray Smith Symposium titled “Moving Borders: The Culture and Politics of Displacement in and from Latin America and the Caribbean,” continues Nov. 8-9 with events pertaining to issues of “Homeland.” (A cluster of events under the umbrella of “Borders”…
National Book Critics Circle Award winner B.H. Fairchild speaks at Syracuse Symposium Nov. 14
Syracuse Symposium continues its fall theme of “Memory-Media-Archive” with a special reading by poet B. H. Fairchild. Winner of the prestigious National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Award, Fairchild will speak at the Downtown Syracuse YMCA (340 Montgomery St.) on Wednesday,…
SU Brass Ensemble kicks off 2012-13 season on Nov. 4 in Little Falls
The Syracuse University Brass Ensemble (SUBE), directed by James T. Spencer, kicks off the 2012-13 season with a performance in Little Falls, N.Y. The concert is Sunday, Nov. 4, at 4 p.m. in the Holy Family Parish, 763 E. Main…
Mary Karr headlines next Raymond Carver Reading Series presentation Nov. 7
Critically acclaimed, best-selling memoirist Mary Karr will present the next installment of the Fall 2012 Raymond Carver Reading Series, Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 5:30 p.m. in Gifford Auditorium in Huntington Beard Crouse (HBC) Hall. The reading will be preceded by a question-and-answer…
SU faculty, alumni recognized at CNY Book Awards Nov. 29
More than a dozen Syracuse University professors and alumni are among the nominees for the first CNY Book Awards, sponsored by the Downtown Writers Center (DWC) of the Arts Branch of the YMCA of Greater Syracuse. Winners will be announced…
SU, Cornell mount landmark conference devoted to philosopher Walter Benjamin Oct. 31-Nov. 2
Syracuse Symposium continues its theme of “Memory-Media-Archive” with a two-day conference on the impact of the 20th-century German philosopher and social critic Walter Benjamin. Titled “Memoryscapes and Imageworlds: Archive, Architecture and Media after Walter Benjamin,” the program runs Oct. 31-Nov….
Point of Contact Gallery presents show by Tom Sherman
The Point of Contact Gallery presents “Meditation on Video (&) Language,” a selection of new and previous works on video and drawings by artist Tom Sherman, curated by Pedro Cuperman. The exhibit runs through Nov. 30. Reflecting on the work,…
University marks loss of former Vice Chancellor and Provost John James Prucha
Former SU Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs John James Prucha died Monday, Oct. 22, at the age of 88 in Syracuse. Prucha also served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and twice as chair of earth sciences….
‘Angels on the Border’ to be exhibited at La Casita; opening reception is Nov. 9
La Casita Cultural Center will present “Angels on the Border,” an exhibition of religious paintings commissioned by Mexican immigrants from 1912 to 1996. The opening reception will be 6-8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9, at La Casita Gallery, 109 Otisco St.,…
Guest lecturer to address moral impact of climate change on Nov. 9
Ethics and climate change is the theme of an upcoming lecture in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences. Stephen Gardiner, a renowned philosopher at the University of Washington in Seattle, will discuss “Geoengineering and Moral Schizophrenia” on Friday, Nov….