All are welcome to join the kickoff of Black History Month on Tuesday, February 2, with “Singing the Nation into Being: The Many Lives of ‘Lift Every Voice and Spring.’” Dr. Sonya Donaldson, Associate Professor of English and Director of the Lee Hagan Africana Studies Center, as well as Coordinator of the African and African … Continue reading Join us Feb. 2 for the Kickoff of Black History Month!…
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Film and Media Studies Lecturer Matthew Sorrento Interviews Mel Brooks Biographer Patrick McGilligan
Documenting the Funny Man: An Interview with Biographer Patrick McGilligan on Mel Brooks By Matthew Sorrento, Film and Media Studies Lecturer, Rutgers–Camden For me, it was Blazing Saddles (1974) – an instant favorite I saw on cable TV in the 1980s. My father accidentally saw The Producers (1967) on release, never thinking that a film … Continue reading Film and Media Studies Lecturer Matthew Sorrento Interviews Mel Brooks Biographer Patrick McGilligan…
Electric Cafe Concludes Spring 2019 Season on Apr. 22 with Mark Zaki’s “no one can hear you dream”
The Electric Cafe Series concludes its spring season on Monday, April 22, with a free concert featuring Dr. Mark Zaki, Associate Professor of Music. A composer and violinist, as well, Dr. Zaki presents a concert of electroacoustic music and video. Featured will be the Rutgers–Camden premiere of “Windows,” a fixed-media video that features the vocal characterizations of Mr. Paul … Continue reading Electric Cafe Concludes Spring 2019 Season on Apr. 22 with Mark Zaki’s “no one can hear you dream”…
Registration Open for the 2019 R-CADE Symposium “Trash”
The Digital Studies Center will host the Rutgers–Camden Archive of Digital Ephemera (R–CADE) on Friday, April 19, from 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. in the Digital Commons in Johnson Park. Participants will take part on a series of panels and workshops, with topics such as “The Printer is Broken: Investigating 3D Waste” and “Trashgames Workshop.” This year’s event will … Continue reading Registration Open for the 2019 R-CADE Symposium “Trash”…
Electric Cafe Series Continues Mar. 11 with Christopher Jette
The Electric Cafe Series continues its spring season on Monday, March 11, with a free concert featuring Christopher Jette. Blending live performance, image, handmade electronic instruments and live processing, the works present the listener with hypothetical soundscapes. Hardware/software instruments enable rich human gestures and meticulous sonic precision. The fluid morphology of weather patterns serve as an aesthetic point … Continue reading Electric Cafe Series Continues Mar. 11 with Christopher Jette…
SkypeOnArt Continues Mar. 11 with Artist Paul Vanouse
The Department of Fine Arts‘ SkypeOnArt will continue its spring season on Monday, March 11, with a presentation by Paul Vanouse, an artist working in Emerging Media forms. SkypeOnArt begins at 11:30 a.m. in Fine Arts Building, Room 109. All are invited to this free event and are welcome to bring their lunch.
Visiting Artists’ Program Continues Mar. 7 with New Media Artist KT Duffy
The Department of Fine Arts will continue its Spring 2019 Visiting Artists’ Program, “Young and Active,” on Thursday, March 7. This lecture series will feature nationally and internationally acclaimed artists present lectures about their work, professional practices, and their perspectives on contemporary art and design. New media artist and educator KT Duffy, who serves as an assistant professor … Continue reading Visiting Artists’ Program Continues Mar. 7 with New Media Artist KT Duffy…
Spring 2019 Electric Cafe Series Begins Feb. 18 with Miolina
The Electric Cafe Series begins its spring season on Monday, February 18, with a free concert featuring the New York City-based violin duo Miolina, comprised of Mioi Takeda and Lynn Bechtold. Miolina will present works by Lynn Bechtold, Eve Beglarian, Jean-Baptiste Favory, Yoshia Yasuda, and Mark Zaki. The performance begins at 11:20 a.m. in the Fine Arts Building’s Black … Continue reading Spring 2019 Electric Cafe Series Begins Feb. 18 with Miolina…
Registration Now Open for Software Carpentry Workshop
The two-day Software Carpentry Workshop aims to help researchers get work done in less time and with less pain by teaching basic research computing skills. Basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation will be discussed. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they … Continue reading Registration Now Open for Software Carpentry Workshop…
Join us on Feb. 13 for an Evening with Novelist and Film and Television Writer/Producer Joe Gangemi
Join us on Wednesday, February 13, for an evening with novelist and film and television writer/producer Joe Gangemi. Among his films are Stonehearst Asylum, starring Kate Beckinsale, Michael Caine, and Ben Kingsley, Go With Me, starring Anthony Hopkins, and Wind Chill, starring Emily Blunt. He co-created and executive-produced the Amazon Studios original comedy, Red Oaks, starring Paul Reiser, Jennifer Grey, and … Continue reading Join us on Feb. 13 for an Evening with Novelist and Film and Television Writer/Producer Joe Gangemi…