Events

Kenneth Tam is a Brooklyn-based artist born in Queens, NY. His work often takes the form of video and sculpture and it's interested in reimagining the spaces and rituals that inform ideas about the male body and its performance. The work looks at ways in which hegemonic and normative forms of male subjectivity can be rearticulated to reveal spaces of intimacy vulnerability and even loss.

In this talk, David Ryan will discuss ways of writing that navigate the margin of an idea rather than anything resembling its center—how the fluid, circuitous, evasive, and unstable route can produce viscerally charged work.

Join us for the open reception of Julie Abraham's exhibit, "Working Paper."

You've probably heard that owls have fantastic hearing, both in terms of detecting and localizing sound. However, we have surprisingly little comparative data on owl hearing, with most of the information coming from barn owls. In this talk I will discuss our recent work on the (very cute and fairly small) Northern saw-whet owls (Aegolius acadicus). We'll cover the morphological specializations of saw-whet ears; their ability to detect and process sounds that differ in frequency, rate, and onset; and how the location of the sound source in space affects their auditory sensitivity. Come learn about all the auditory specializations these little owls have that allow them to hunt in complete darkness!

Joel Zelnick has entertained five presidents, has been a pianist/bandleader for thousands of events, and has performed at concert venues in New York, Atlantic City, Las Vegas, Japan, and Greece. He has recorded four CDs and also holds a B.A. from NJCU, and an M.A. (from Rutgers University). His latest recording, “Live At Steinway Piano Gallery” was performed on a Steinway Model D Concert Grand, released in Japan, and is now available in the US.

Led by writing faculty member Suzanne Gardinier, this talk will focus on Gardinier's friendship with Regina Arnold (1948-2006), founder 25 years ago of the Right to Write program, which links the College to the teaching of writing in Westchester County jails.

Moderated by writing faculty member Suzanne Gardinier, this evening's panel and discussion will celebrate the Right-to-Write program's 25th anniversary and the legacy of its founder Regina Arnold.

A lecture by Namiko Kunimoto, Associate Professor, The Ohio State University.

How might research in women's history inform fields that at first glance might not seem connected? How might knowledge of women's history support a career in advocacy? Whether you are a prospective or current student, or women’s history alum, join the conversation!

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Sarah Lawrence College is pleased to welcome television host, author, political commentator, and professor Melissa Harris-Perry to campus to discuss centering African Americans in the American story.

Please join us to celebrate the Youth Mentoring Initiative for International Understanding, honoring Yonkers' students and teachers who participated in High School Writers Week and Creative Writing for Middle and High School Students at Sarah Lawrence College this year. These workshops are a collaboration in creativity and excellence with The Writing Institute and Summer Programs at Sarah Lawrence College, The Fulbright Association Chapter of Greater New York, and Yonkers Public Schools.

We're thrilled to be hosting a special Fulbright Scholar guest speaker, Imre Varju MD, PhD, MPH.

We look forward to seeing you at this important event!

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Dr. Casey Dougherty from Iona College leads a discussion on macromolecules as part of the Science Seminar Series.

In this talk, we'll explore the craft of writing fiction that doesn't move—fiction contained in a single, discreet space as large as a house, and as small as a bed—and the implication it has for our understanding of gender, characterization, and plot. Stories discussed will include Angela Carter's "The Fall-River Axe Murders," Susan Glaspell's "A Jury of Her Peers," Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour," and Nancy Hale's "The Earliest Dreams."

Join us for Kenneth Tam's talk, part of the Visual & Studio Arts Lecture series.

Learn more about Kenneth Tam's The Glass Ceiling, on exhibit at the Heimbold Visual Arts Center Heimbold Gallery, January 21, 2020 to February 23, 2020.

Carmen Maria Machado's debut short story collection, Her Body and Other Parties, was a finalist for the National Book Award and the winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction and the National Book Critics Circle's John Leonard Prize. Her essays, fiction, and criticism have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Granta, Harper’s Bazaar, and elsewhere. She is the Writer in Residence at the University of Pennsylvania and lives in Philadelphia with her wife.

The Translation Series returns with internationally recognized translator Sean Gaspar Bye talking about bringing The King of Warsaw by Szczepan Twardoch from Polish to English.