Lecture by Roosevelt Montás
Roosevelt Montás is senior lecturer in American Studies and English at Columbia University. He holds an A.B. (1995), an M.A. (1996), and a Ph.D. (2004) in English and comparative literature […]
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Talmadge Recital Hall, Bradley
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Artist Talk: Gina Louthian-Stanley ’00
Eleanor D. Wilson Museum, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts CenterArt Exhibition: “Humanistic Geography-Uncovering a Sense of Place Gina Louthian-Stanley ’00 is a multimedia artist, writer, and workshop instructor born and living in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Louthian-Stanley […]
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“What Cuban Literature? An Approach to Mediatization in the 21st Century”
Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center, Room 119In this presentation, Dainerys Machado Vento will discuss the mediatic circulation of Cuban literature outside the island as a case study to understand a process like mediatization. She will focus […]
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“The Fragile Elegance of Truth: The Trials Against Genocides in Argentina”
Frances Niederer Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts CenterThe military dictatorship that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983 left the country with evidence of more than 30,000 disappeared citizens. In 1985, Julio César Strassera was chosen as public […]
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“Simetría-Dos”
Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center, Room 119Simetría-Dos is a digital humanities project developed by sisters Patricia and Claudia Bernardi. Patricia, a forensic anthropologist, works as a member of the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team, EAAF, investigating violations […]
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Roanoke Regional Writers Conference
Babcock Auditorium, Dana Science BuildingRoanoke Regional Writers Conference 2024 is the ideal place to learn, grow, and experience the excitement that comes with your love of writing. Join us on January 19 – 20. […]
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Artist-in-Residence Lecture with Ying Li
Frances Niederer Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center2024 Frances Niederer Artist-in-Residence Ying Li: “Blossoms in a Sudden Strangeness III” exhibition through April 14, 2024 Ying Li is known for her thickly painted, abstract plein air paintings created […]
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Zoom Lecture with L’Merchie Frazier
Frances Niederer Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts CenterL’Merchie Frazier is an accomplished visual activist, public artist, historian, and poet. She is a member of Women of Color Network Quilters, founded by Carolyn Mazloomi, Ph.D., whose quilt collection […]
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Nationally Known Psychologist and Author to Discuss “Hope in a Time of Monsters”
Babcock Auditorium, Dana Science BuildingProfessor and education expert Sarah Rose Cavanagh, author of the new book Mind Over Monsters: Supporting Youth Mental Health with Compassionate Challenge, will speak in Hollins University’s Babcock Auditorium on […]
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Women’s Role within the Eastern Siouan Tribes of Virginia’s Interior
Frances Niederer Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts CenterVictoria Persinger Ferguson is an enrolled citizen of the Monacan Indian Nation of Virginia. She serves on the Monacan Historic Resource Committee and is the program director for Historic Solitude/Fraction […]
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Leading from the Margins: A talk with Mary Dana Hinton, Ph.D.
duPont ChapelMary Dana Hinton is the 13th president of Hollins University and president emerita of the College of Saint Benedict. A highly respected and sought-after advocate for the liberal arts and […]
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Empowering Women through Education with Guest Speaker: Verletta White, Ph.D.
Babcock Auditorium, Dana Science BuildingA results-driven, student-centered, visionary leader, Verletta White, Ph.D. was appointed superintendent of Roanoke City Public Schools (RCPS) on July 1, 2020. She has been recognized regionally and nationally for her […]