AU Arts Calendar

Joan Tasker Grimbert, Professor of French and Chair of
the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the Catholic University of America, will deliver an illustrated talk on "Romantic(Mis)readings of the Medieval Legend of Tristan and Iseult: Richard Wagner, Joseph Bédier, and Denis de Rougemont," showing how the modern conception of the medieval legend has been changed by these ...more

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Host: Literature

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We are thrilled to announce that H.E. Samir Sumaida'ie, the Iraqi Ambassador to the United States, will be visiting American University this Monday to discuss Iraqi art and culture.

Mr. Samir Shakir Mahmood Sumaida'ie was appointed Iraq's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in July 2004. In April 2006, he moved to Washington to serve as Iraq's first ambassador to the United States ...more

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Host: Literature

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A native of Los Angeles, California, and current New York resident, Sanford Biggers uses the study of ethnological objects, popular icons, and the Dadaist tradition to explore cultural and creative syncretism, art history, and politics. An accomplished musician, Biggers often incorporates performative elements into his sculptures and installations, resulting in multilayered works that act as ...more

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Host: Art

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"Visual Illusions" Where the Brain, Psychology, Mathematics, Computer Science, Art and Design All Come Together

Have you ever been deceived? Have your eyes ever "played tricks on you"? How certain are you of your perception of reality? Often, it is not the illusions we see that are tricky; rather, our perception of what is real is flawed. An illusion does not change; it does not create ...more

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Host: Psychology

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The Humanities Initiative and the Center for Public Arts and the Humanities are pleased to present Professor Lewis H. Gordon, who will speak about his own work and the challenges and opportunities of interdisciplinary scholarship.

Professor Gordon, the Laura H. Carnell Professor of Philosophy at Temple University, works in the areas of Africana philosophy, philosophy of culture, philosophy of ...more

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Host: Literature

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