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William Christenberry: Site/Possession 6/11/07 - The University of Virginia Art Museum and the Quality Community Council host an event featuring multi-media artist William Christenberry, who discusses his Klan Room Tableau within the context of over 40 years of art-making. |
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Changing America with Folk Music 6/2/07 - From civil rights activists across the political spectrum to Henry Ford, many Americans have believed that folk music communicates purer value than music created by commercial interests. Associate Professor of Music Richard Will examines efforts to change the country with folk music. |
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Dirty Dancing in Ancient Greece 6/1/07 - Dancing was a vital part of life in the ancient Greek world, occurring at both serious and festive occasions. Greek art, especially vase painting, provides excellent examples of revelers and dancers. Tyler Jo Smith, assistant professor in the McIntire Department of Art, explores the extent to which these visual representations reflect daily life in ancient Greece. |
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On the Uses of Liberal Arts: 2007 6/1/07 - Mark Edmundson, Daniels Family Distinguished Teaching Professor of Arts & Sciences in the Department of English, discusses the strengths and drawbacks of current liberal arts education in America. His talk focuses on the role of money and entertainment in the current
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Passion on all Sides: Planning a Memorial Museum at Ground Zero 4/19/07 - Alice Greenwald is the director of the World Trade Center Memorial Museum, currently in the planning stages. Greenwald shares how lessons learned at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum help guide the way as the new World Trade Center memorial is created.
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The Medical Center Hour: Stiff: The Secret Lives of Human Cadavers3/21/07 - This conversation with independent author Mary Roach explores her experiences in researching and writing about the busy, and beneficial, (after)lives of human cadavers. Co-presented with the Virginia Festival of the Book. |
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The Medical Center Hour: Docs in the Box: Medicine, Morals and Media3/14/07 - Les Friedman, Ph.D., of Hobart and William Smith Colleges, discusses how American television feeds the public's fascination with medicine and with those who practice it. What else might be going on when we tune in? Might media portrayals also shape our expectations of who the doctor is and what he or she is able to do? |
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The Medical Center Hour: Doesn't a Bird Fly By? Credibility and Surprise in Writing and Art2/7/07 - Ann Beattie, distinguished fiction writer, and Lincoln Perry, celebrated painter, help answer the question, "What's the creative process all about?" by offering their views on the making of their art and on the artistic life, including their life together as husband and wife. |
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