Diversity in the News
Imperial Designs is the first text in English dealing comprehensively with the subject of the Italian colonial experience in China in the 19th and 20th centuries. (Emma Dodge Hanson photo)- Founded in 2000 in Los Angeles by a group of young, emerging taiko drummers, Taiko Project wanted to create an American style of taiko, blending traditional forms in which they were raised with an innovative and fresh aesthetic approach to the Japanese drum.
- START TIME CHANGE: In Between is a semi-autobiographical, 50-minute show that portrays the complexities and contradictions inherent in someone who grew up with a dual, Palestinian-Israeli identity. Ibrahim Miari will present the program at 7:30 p.m. March 6 in Skidmore's Dance Theater.
- Erika Wohl '14 has organized an panel of guest speakers to help the Skidmore community learn more about 'The Faces of Israel.' The free program begins at 7 p.m. Feb. 29 in Gannett.
- Skidmore anthropologist Noah Coburn and collaborator Greg Thielker want to expand the way anthropology is done and how we perceive other cultures. In a Feb. 20 talk and photography exhibit they will share information gathered during their January visit to Afghanistan.
- A new member of the Art History faculty, Saleema Waraich has titled her talk 'Muslim Identity, Artistic Practice, and Authenticity in Early 20th-Century British India.' The lecture is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, in Davis Auditorium. Admission is open to the public.
- Actor/writer Vickie Tanner brings her one-woman show Running Into Me to Bernhard Theater Saturday, Feb. 18. The performance is free and open to the public.
- Bringing King to China is the bittersweet story of Caitlin McKiernan, a young American teacher in Beijing, whose failed protests against the Iraq war inspire her to produce a play in China about Martin Luther King, Jr. Director Kevin McKiernan (left) will answer questions about the film.
- With a selection of 136 approved programs in 47 countries, including eight Skidmore programs in such locations as China, France, Spain, and England, it's no wonder that Skidmore's rank in the prestigious IIE Open Doors survey has climbed.
- Soundtrack for a Revolution tells the story of the American Civil Rights movement through its powerful music -- the freedom songs protesters sang on picket lines, in mass meetings, in paddy wagons, and in jail cells as they fought for justice and equality. See it on Jan. 30.
- Students are invited to wage peace with the support of a $10,000 grant from the Davis Projects for Peace Foundation. (Left: Preschoolers in Nicaragua show off their first books borrowed from the Paz Movil. This project was completed in 2011.)
- Those attending the celebration made a donation in order to paint the atrium's windows with holiday cheer. The result? More than $400 raised for Shelters of Saratoga.
- Skidmore dance students, accompanied by sitarist/choreographer Veena Chandra, will perform Kathak Indian dance in a free performance Monday night.
- The anthropological study of a small Afghanistan town, Bazaar Politics -- Power and Pottery in an Afghan Market Town sheds light on the country's difficult search for peace.
- Academic, co-curricular, cultural and social activities throughout the week will emphasize the value of international exchange.
- Thomas B. Coburn of Brown University, a scholar of great goddess tradition in Hinduism, will lecture on meditation and social activism in a talk scheduled at 7 p.m. Oct. 24 in Emerson Auditorium. Admission is free and open to the public.
- Recent dramatic developments in the Arab world and on the European continent reinforce the importance of global connections. At Skidmore this week, experts on the European Union will tell how these and other events have a significant effect on global economic, political, and security policy.
- Dr. Rita M. Gross, an internationally known religion scholar, will launch a series of talks that will focus on various aspects of Buddhism. Lectures are free and open to the public.
- Two discussions and an art exhibition will shed light on the cost of our decade-long war in Afghanistan. The October events are part of the Theater of War in a House a Peace series sponsored by the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life.
- Two tropical storms in two weeks led to massive floods and destruction in upstate New York, especially Schoharie County. Residents there continue to clean up and take stock of their homes and businesses. Skidmore will host a two-day collection for flood victims next week.