Tiffany Quay Tyson will discuss her book The Past Is Never for the Kafka Prize Reading and Reception. The recipient of the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize for Fiction published in 2018 is Tiffany Quay Tyson, for her novel The Past … Continue reading
In 1818, Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein, creating the iconic concept, and incidentally creating modern science fiction. Now, Daniel M. Kimmel updates the myth, and tells the tale from the point of view of the most important character: the Father of … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Ad Astra (James Gray, U.S. / China 2019, 123 min.) "Astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and his doomed expedition that now, 30 … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen The Beaches of Agnes (Agnès Varda, France 2008, 110 min., 35mm, French and English w/subtitles) as part of the In Memoriam: Agnès Varda series. Agnès Varda (1928—2019) studied art history at university, intending to seek a … Continue reading
Olli Hirvonen is a Finnish guitarist currently based in Brooklyn, NY. Fluent in various styles from jazz to rock to more experimental sounds, he has formed a highly unique style combining these different influences. As the winner of the 2016 … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, U.S. 2019, 95 min.) "With one of the most memorably stunning voices that has ever hit the airwaves, Linda Ronstadt burst onto the 1960s folk … Continue reading
In UofR's Wilson Commons is a Bicycle Winter Class. Join us to gain the confidence you need to bike to work! The Department of Transportation and Parking Management and the League of American Bicyclists present a series of instructional seminars … Continue reading
Lena Herzog is multimedia artist, who, in addition to her recent projects in immersive art forms, has produced extensive bodies of photographic work while traveling the globe. From rock gardens in Venezuela and Brazil to monks in India and Tibet, … Continue reading
The UofR will host an Egg Drop on the Third Floor of Ronald Rettner Hall for Media Arts and Innovations. Can you build something to protect an egg from breaking when dropped from a height? Come and prove it in … Continue reading
Medha Bhattacharyya discusses her new translation of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore's rarely known collection of meditative essays, ÅšÄntiniketan (Abode of Peace), which looks at his ideas of universality; his socio-cultural location; and his reflections on Buddhism, Vaiṣṇavism, BÄul philosophy, and … Continue reading