Hunting for a picket line
A longtime member of the Writers Guild of America, Arts & Sciences’ Richard Chapman has written more than 200 hours of network television. But as the WGA settles into its fourth strike in as many decades, Chapman wonders, will this time be the charm?
Threads of change
Each year, bold and beautiful fashion designs are showcased around the world—on runways, online and in print. Great fashion design makes us look better…but can it help us be better? At Washington University in St. Louis, students are not only exploring how fashion changes us, but also how it just might change the world.
‘Pushing the boundaries’
The Sam Fox School will present WashU’s 94th Annual Fashion Design Show April 22 in Holmes Lounge. One of the oldest such shows in the nation, the event will feature dozens of models wearing scores of outfits that together explore the intersection of clothing and culture.
‘Digging down deep’
The Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences will present “F***ing A,” Suzan-Lori Parks’ blistering riff on Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter,” in the A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre April 20-23.
More than a medal
The Center for the Humanities’ biennial International Humanities Prize, which was awarded to Alison Bechdel in 2022, builds community and celebrates excellence in the world of arts and letters.
Advocating through stories
From WashU to GWU, Imani Cheers has documented the stories of the disenfranchised. Now she’s teaching others to do the same.
Stretching the boundaries
With ambitions and savvy acquisitions, the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum makes an international mark.
McPherson wins Guggenheim Fellowship
Edward McPherson, an associate professor of English in Arts & Sciences, has won a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship.
‘Beauty in Enormous Bleakness’
“Beauty in Enormous Bleakness,” an exhibition highlighting the design legacy of Japanese American architects in the wake of World War II-era internments, is on view in Olin Library. A related symposium, “Moonscape of the Mind,” will take place April 13 and 14.
Astaire by Numbers
Time & the Straight White Male Dancer
“Astaire by Numbers” looks at every second of dancing Fred Astaire committed to film in the studio era–all six hours, thirty-four minutes, and fifty seconds. Using a quantitative digital humanities approach, as well as previously untapped production records, author Todd Decker takes the reader onto the set and into the rehearsal halls and editing rooms […]
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