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CWT Starts the Year with a Successful Spring Semester
none We’re only halfway through 2019 and AUP’s Center for Writers & Translators (the CWT) – a research center dedicated to literary endeavors – already has much to report. The CWT’s mission is to promote literary activity, particularly in relation to ...
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AUP Fine Arts Gallery Exhibits Katherine Dolgy Ludwig’s Light City
none On June 6–24, 2019, New York–based artist Katherine Dolgy Ludwig exhibited her collection of Paris- inspired watercolors in the AUP Fine Arts Gallery. The exhibition, entitled “Light City: Paintings of Paris,” was curated by Professor Jonathan Shimo ...
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Sophie Hong Exhibits Dualities in AUP Fine Arts Gallery
none On the evening of Thursday, September 26, 2019, the AUP Fine Arts Gallery hosted Taiwanese fashion designer Sophie Hong for a vernissage of her latest exhibition, Dualities. The event was attended by members of the public and the AUP community, as we ...
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AUP Fine Arts Gallery Welcomes Back its Founder, Ralph Petty
none On Wednesday, October 23, 2019, the AUP Fine Arts Gallery hosted a vernissage for a special exhibition from its founder and former curator, Professor Emeritus Ralph Petty. His new exhibition, Orage Électrique, takes its name from the French term for ...
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AUP’s FIAC Event Discusses Contemporary Art Markets
none On Wednesday, October 16, 2019, The American University of Paris hosted a three-hour panel discussion with a group of international art dealers, art collectors and artists who were visiting Paris for the Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain (FIAC) ...
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Patterns of Invalidation in Augustine's Pastoral Care
none Join the AUP community for a guest lecture entitled "Patterns of Invalidation in Augustine's Therapy of the Emotions and Pastoral Care" by Dagmar Kiesel (University of Erlangen), sponsored by the George and Irina Schaeffer Center for t ...
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Using Anthropology to Understand Public Trust in Big Food
none On Thursday, November 14, 2019, Professor Christy Shields, a food anthropologist from AUP’s Department of Global Communications, welcomed guest speakers Dr. Chelsie Yount-André (Montpellier, CIRAC) and Dr. Gyorgy Scrinis (University of Melbourne) to ...
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Author Eduardo Halfon in Conversation with Daniel Medin
none On Thursday, November 14, 2019, the Center for Writers & Translators (CWT) hosted Guatemalan author Eduardo Halfon for a discussion of his literary works with Professor Daniel Medin, the CWT’s Associate Director. Halfon is the author of 14 books, ...
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Bunny Harvey Exhibits Survival Tactics in AUP Fine Arts Gallery
none Between November 19 and December 9, 2019, the AUP Fine Arts Gallery hosted a special exhibition by American painter Bunny Harvey, titled Survival Tactics, which focused on the unseen elements of urban spaces and, in particular, plants that are consid ...
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Understanding Intergenerational Memories of Important Events
none On Tuesday, November 26, 2019, the George and Irina Schaeffer Center for the Study of Genocide, Human Rights and Conflict Prevention hosted Professor William Hirst of The New School for a lecture about the intergenerational memory of important events ...