Teaching Online: Thoughts From a Ph.D. Student

Sep 28, 2020

Entering into a semester with many new challenges and unexpected opportunities for growth, students and faculty in the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual and Performing Arts (TCVPA) have shifted into an online modality. Though the future may be uncertain, many see this as an opportunity to explore the full capabilities of an online modality.

20/20 Visions: The Violet Response Project

Sep 28, 2020

2020 has given people the permission to lean into and share their own stories by fighting for empathy and support at every turn. "20/20 Visions" invites audiences to reflect on the past year’s events while offering a hopeful perspective looking forward.

Introducing Animation

Sep 28, 2020

Animation Studies reminds us that animation is not just Mickey Mouse and talking cars. The field is rich with theoretical and practical frameworks that discuss everyday influences, such as the explosion of Japanese animation imports, localization and globalization of culture, the arts in performance, and application of these tenets to home disciplines that allow students to explore their own role in a technological world.

Everybody Eats: Conversations with Food Studies

Sep 28, 2020

"Conversations with Food" is but one example of the humanities’ foray into interdisciplinary study that discovers how the commonplace becomes the noteworthy. Not everyone is a humanities scholar, a theatre professional, or a chef. Not everyone considers food beyond what they will have for dinner. But everybody eats.

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