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American Society for Aesthetics, Southern Aesthetics Workshop V

Furman University 3300 Poinsett Hwy., Greenville, SC

The Southern Aesthetics Workshop will be held October 13-14, 2023, at Furman University. Co-hosts are Sarah Worth and Darren Hick. The program co-chairs are Jay Miller and Elizabeth Scarbrough. Schedule (10/6/2023) REGISTRATION:  Regular: $50 Students/Unemployed: $10 Keynote speaker: Laura Leigh Morris, Associate Professor of English at Furman University and author of Jaws of LIfe Program committee: John Dyck, John Gibson, Keren Gorodeisky,  Darren Hudson Hick, Madeline Martin-Seaver, Jonathan Neufeld, Sarah Worth […]

CLP: Stephanie-Lahya Aukongo: Kalunga’s Child – Living Letters

McEachern (FUR 214)

Stefanie-Lahya Aukongo is a German-Namibian author, poet, and activist who grew up in foster care in East Germany. She became a German citizen in 1995. She will introduce the audience to her work and her experiences as a stateless refugee, being partially paralyzed, and coping with racially motivated abuse. Aukongo found strength in writing to […]

CLP: “Out of the Garden and Into the Multiverse: Open Science Practices, Multidimensional Degrees of Freedom, and Speech Sciences” – A presentation in Linguistics by Dr. Joseph Casillas (Rutgers University)

McEachern (FUR 214)

This event is part of the Furman Lectures Series in Linguistics (FLSL) In this talk, Dr. Casillas will present research on open science and transparency practices in the field of linguistics. He will show that, by and large, linguistics does not engage in open science and transparency practices, though there is reason to believe this is changing […]

CLP: John S. Armstrong – Lecture in Media and Democracy

Watkins Room - Trone

This year’s lecture will feature Duke University professor, Chris Bail Ph.D. He will share his research on the polarization of social media and we’ll have a meaningful discussion about how we might yet defeat political tribalism in the digital space.

The Wild Little Horse

Main Stage Theatre of The Playhouse

An original ballet based on Rita Gray’s beloved children’s story. Devised and choreographed by Madeline Jazz Harvey in collaboration with the company. Based on the beloved children's book, this original children’s ballet will elaborate on themes of community and empowerment presented in the story. The one-hour participatory event includes a book reading, dance along workshop, and performance. Children and families […]

The Wild Little Horse

Main Stage Theatre of The Playhouse

An original ballet based on Rita Gray’s beloved children’s story. Devised and choreographed by Madeline Jazz Harvey in collaboration with the company. Based on the beloved children's book, this original children’s ballet will elaborate on themes of community and empowerment presented in the story. The one-hour participatory event includes a book reading, dance along workshop, and performance. Children and families […]

The Wild Little Horse

Main Stage Theatre of The Playhouse

An original ballet based on Rita Gray’s beloved children’s story. Devised and choreographed by Madeline Jazz Harvey in collaboration with the company. Based on the beloved children's book, this original children’s ballet will elaborate on themes of community and empowerment presented in the story. The one-hour participatory event includes a book reading, dance along workshop, and performance. Children and families […]

The Wild Little Horse

Main Stage Theatre of The Playhouse

An original ballet based on Rita Gray’s beloved children’s story. Devised and choreographed by Madeline Jazz Harvey in collaboration with the company. Based on the beloved children's book, this original children’s ballet will elaborate on themes of community and empowerment presented in the story. The one-hour participatory event includes a book reading, dance along workshop, and performance. Children and families […]

The Wild Little Horse

Main Stage Theatre of The Playhouse

An original ballet based on Rita Gray’s beloved children’s story. Devised and choreographed by Madeline Jazz Harvey in collaboration with the company. Based on the beloved children's book, this original children’s ballet will elaborate on themes of community and empowerment presented in the story. The one-hour participatory event includes a book reading, dance along workshop, and performance. Children and families […]

CLP: Beauvais Lyons: Mock-Documentation

Roe Art Building Lecture Room

This lecture surveys works of parafiction by contemporary artists who parody the authority of the academy, the museum, science and history. Many disciplines are represented through a variety of media (painting, sculpture, prints, ceramics, photography, and design) and has broad appeal for artists, academics, and the general public.

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