Postcards from 91ֱ��</h1> <article> <h1>Postcards from 91ֱ��</h1> <p>ygay — Fri, 08 May 2020 19:46:31 +0000</p> <span>Postcards from 91ֱ��</span> <span><span>ygay</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-05-08T15:46:31-04:00" title="Friday, May 8, 2020 - 15:46">Fri, 05/08/2020 - 15:46</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p> </p> <hr> <p>Submit your postcard by email to Yvonne Gay, photography projects manager in the Office of Communications, at <a href="mailto:ygay@oberlin.edu?subject=Postcard%20Project">ygay@oberlin.edu</a>.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2020-05-08T12:00:00Z">Fri, 05/08/2020 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yvonne Gay</div> <div class="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>��The best thing about my quarantine workday (besides hanging out with my toddler) is seeing my students, even though they are far away. The second best thing is seeing them when it's warm enough to be outside in my backyard in Lakewood. Students + sunshine (+ toddler) = happiness,�� writes Kathryn Metz, assistant professor of ethnomusicology.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2415">Sports</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2384">Libraries</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2378">Allen Memorial Art Museum</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25411">Physics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25256">Cinema and Media</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25441">Theater</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-faculty field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/yumi-ijiri" hreflang="und">Yumi Ijiri</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/rian-brown-orso" hreflang="und">Rian Brown-Orso</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/matthew-wright" hreflang="und">Matthew Wright</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/physics-and-astronomy" hreflang="und">Physics and Astronomy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/cinema-studies" hreflang="und">Cinema and Media</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/theater" hreflang="und">Theater</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Kathryn Metz works from her backyard in Lakewood.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Photo Courtesy of Kathryn Metz</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-flex-content field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden vertical-spacing--basic field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div id="obj-28801" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-photo-gallery paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="section--photo-gallery o-flex--photo-gallery"> <p class="header-tag">Photo Gallery</p> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery__grid"> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery--overlay"> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery--overlay__content"> <h2> Postcards from 91ֱ�� </h2> <button class="btn js-modal" data-modal-prefix-class="fullscreen" data-modal-content-id="28801" data-modal-background-click="disabled"> View photo gallery </button> </div> </div> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery__grid__img-wrapper"> </div> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery__grid__img-wrapper"> </div> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery__grid__img-wrapper"> </div> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery__grid__img-wrapper"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="28801" class="photo-gallery-wrapper"> <div class="photo-gallery"> <div class="photo-gallery__slides"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__caption">Chris Flaharty, associate professor of theater and costume design, among mannequin friends in the costume shop at 91ֱ�� College.</span> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Courtesy of Chris Flaharty</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__caption">"Looking forward to when we can meet again in person �� for now, we��ll just make do with the products of semiconductor physics ..." says Yumi Ijiri, professor of physics.</span> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Courtesy of Yumi Ijiri</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__caption">A few words from Moe and Creg Jantz, senior associate athletic director, in Avon Lake, Ohio. </span> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Courtesy of Creg Jantz</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__caption">Rian Brown-Orso, associate professor of cinema studies, holds a sign from her home office. </span> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Courtesy of Rian Brown-Orso</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__caption">��Sports Medicine is thinking of all of you and hoping each of you is doing well,�� writes Jill Rondini, director of sports medicine. ��We are working hard to make a plan for when we can be (Heart, Heart) together again. Until then, finish your semester strong! We miss you!!! GoYeo!��</span> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Courtesy of Jill Rondini</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__caption">Kathleen Abromeit, public services librarian in the conservatory library, works virtually in her home with organ major Adam, a first-year student from Chicago. Adam is researching Saint Saens Symphony, op.78 ��The Organ Symphony�� for a paper he is writing for Charles McGuire��s MHST255 class.</span> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Courtesy of Kathleen Abromeit</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__caption">Ray Appenheimer, director of track & field and cross country, displays a sign of encouragement.</span> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Courtesy of Ray Appenheimer</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__caption">��We love and miss all our Obies,�� writes Erica Rau, head volleyball coach. ��We can't wait to have everyone back on campus.��</span> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Courtesy of Erica Rau </span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__caption">Matthew Wright, professor of theater and David Bugher, assistant technical director of theater, dance, and opera, in front of Hall Auditorium in 91ֱ��.</span> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Davd Bugher</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__caption">A magnolia tree on campus serves as the backdrop for this greeting from Jill Greenwood, curator of education, at the Allen Memorial Art Museum.</span> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Courtesy of Jill Greenwood</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__caption">SHARE advisors in the Office of the Dean of Students offer a joint virtual greeting to students. </span> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Courtesy of SHARE advisors</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__caption">Kim Russell, head women's lacrosse coach, sends cyber greetings and well wishes.</span> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Courtesy of Kim Russell</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__caption">"We are greater than the sum of our parts," writes Topher Grossman, head men's lacrosse coach.</span> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Courtesy of 91ֱ�� Athletics</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Office of Communications</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__navbar"> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Kuumba Week Film Festival</h1> <p>ygay — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 21:10:34 +0000</p> <span>Kuumba Week Film Festival</span> <span><span>ygay</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-11-19T16:10:34-05:00" title="Tuesday, November 19, 2019 - 16:10">Tue, 11/19/2019 - 16:10</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Actor, director, and activist Danny Glover is interviewed by Professor of Studio Art and Africana Studies Johnny Coleman after the screening of <em>The Last Black Man in San Francisco</em>, in which Glover portrays Grandpa Allen. The film launched 91ֱ��s first Kuumba Week Film Festival. Kuumba Week is an annual celebration of black creativity.</p> <p>In<em>The Last Black Man in San Francisco</em>, Jimmie Fails dreams of reclaiming the Victorian home his grandfather built in the heart of San Francisco. Joined on his quest by his best friend Monty, Jimmie searches for belonging in a rapidly changing city that seems to have left them behind. </p> <p>Personally, ��I was always interested in old housing,�� said Glover in reference to the large mansion that plays a key role in the film. Having spent much of his life in San Francisco, Glover had been exposed to many ornate historic homes. The city also played a large part in his development as an actor and activist.</p> <p>While in San Francisco, Glover trained at the Black Actors' Workshop of the American Conservatory Theater and attended San Francisco State University. Although he was exposed to activism through his parent��s involvement with the NAACP, he was impressed with ��young people who were in the movement as organizers�� in the late 1960s. His involvement with the Black Students Union would lead to the establishment of an ethnic studies department at San Francisco State University. In the 1970s, ��I thought there was something I could say as an actor,�� said Glover. But activism was never far behind. </p> <p>��I have always seen art as activism.��</p> <p>The Kuumba Week Film Festival continues through November 22, with screenings of <em>Amazing Grace</em>, <em>KiKi</em>, <em>Agents of Change</em>, and <em>Do the Right Thing</em>.</p> <p> </p> <p>View more images from Johnny Coleman��s interview with Danny Glover on <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmJtAbm6" target="_blank">91ֱ�� Flickr</a> </p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2019-11-19T12:00:00Z">Tue, 11/19/2019 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yvonne Gay</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2763">Multicultural Resource Commons</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2354">Campus Life</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=4821">Africana Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25256">Cinema and Media</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/africana-studies" hreflang="und">Africana Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/cinema-studies" hreflang="und">Cinema and Media</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Michael Hartman</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-flex-content field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden vertical-spacing--basic field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div id="obj-28790" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-photo-gallery paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="section--photo-gallery o-flex--photo-gallery"> <p class="header-tag">Photo Gallery</p> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery__grid"> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery--overlay"> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery--overlay__content"> <button class="btn js-modal" data-modal-prefix-class="fullscreen" data-modal-content-id="28790" data-modal-background-click="disabled"> View photo gallery </button> </div> </div> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery__grid__img-wrapper"> </div> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery__grid__img-wrapper"> </div> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery__grid__img-wrapper"> </div> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery__grid__img-wrapper"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="28790" class="photo-gallery-wrapper"> <div class="photo-gallery"> <div class="photo-gallery__slides"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Michael Hartman</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Michael Hartman</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Michael Hartman</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Michael Hartman</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Michael Hartman</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Michael Hartman</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__navbar"> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>2016-2017 Excellence in Teaching Award Winners</h1> <p>hhempste — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 15:08:32 +0000</p> <span>2016-2017 Excellence in Teaching Award Winners</span> <span><span>hhempste</span></span> <span><time datetime="2018-03-08T10:08:32-05:00" title="Thursday, March 8, 2018 - 10:08">Thu, 03/08/2018 - 10:08</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Six faculty members from the College of Arts and Sciences and the Conservatory of Music received an Excellence in Teaching Award for the 2016-2017 academic year. The recipients are David Bowlin, associate professor of violin; Alvin Chow, professor of piano; Hsiu-Chuang Deppman, professor of Chinese and cinema studies; Matthew Elrod, Robert and Eleanor Biggs Professor of natural science and professor of chemistry and biochemistry; Robert Shannon, professor of piano; Ellen Wurtzel, associate professor of history. The faculty members shared what this recognition means to them.</p> <p> </p> <figure class="captioned-image obj-left"> <figcaption>Photo credit: Tanya Rosen-Jones '97</figcaption> </figure> <p><strong>David Bowlin, Associate Professor of Violin</strong><br> Violinist David Bowlin has won widespread critical acclaim for his solo and chamber music performances from the <em>New York Times</em>, <em>Chicago Tribune</em>, the <em>Chicago Sun-Times</em>, and many others. His solo and chamber music performances of a wide-ranging repertoire have taken him throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Among them are dozens of premieres, including the Weill Carnegie Hall world premiere of Mahagoni, a violin concerto by Austrian composer Alexandra Karastoyanova-Hermentin, and the 2016 world premiere of Marcos Balter��s Violin Concerto at Lincoln Center��s Mostly Mozart Festival. A passionate proponent of contemporary literature, Bowlin is a founding member of the International Contemporary Ensemble, named Musical America��s 2014 Ensemble of the Year. Bowlin is also a former member of the Naumburg Award-winning Da Capo Chamber Players. Bowlin is a graduate of the 91ֱ�� Conservatory of Music, the Juilliard School, and Stony Brook University.</p> <p>��It is a huge honor to be granted this award by my colleagues, and I am truly grateful. My eleven years working with the students at 91ֱ�� have been profoundly rewarding, so it is wonderful to feel appreciated in return through this award.��</p> <figure class="captioned-image obj-left"> <figcaption>Photo credit: Lisa Kohler</figcaption> </figure> <p><strong>Alvin Chow, Professor of Piano</strong><br> Alvin Chow has appeared throughout North America and in Asia as an orchestral soloist and recitalist. He has also performed extensively in duo-piano recitals with his wife, Angela Cheng, and his twin brother, Alan. Chow has performed in concert halls including the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.; Orchestra Hall in Chicago; Weill and Steinway Halls in New York City; and the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. He has presented as recitalist in Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Seattle, Denver, Detroit, and Miami, and has appeared as soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra, Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Alabama Symphony Orchestra, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Pan-Asia Symphony in Hong Kong, and the Mozarteum Orchestra in Salzburg, among others. Chow is a graduate of the University of Maryland and earned a Master of Music at the Juilliard School before beginning doctoral studies at Indiana University.</p> <p>��I can't remember a time when I didn't want to be a teacher, and to be at a place like 91ֱ�� is really the fulfillment of that dream. Being surrounded by wonderful, accomplished colleagues and talented students has been inspiring. I feel that I have been a continual student myself because of these interactions, and that has certainly energized me in becoming a better teacher.��</p> <p> </p> <figure class="captioned-image obj-left"> <figcaption>Photo credit: Jennifer Manna</figcaption> </figure> <p><strong>Hsiu-Chuang Deppman, Professor of Chinese and Cinema Studies</strong><br> Hsiu-Chuang Deppman received a PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She teaches modern Chinese literature in translation, Chinese cinemas, East Asian cinemas, Chinese literature and film, and intermediate Chinese language. Her research focuses on the art of adaptation, history of film, and modern Chinese fiction. She is the author of <em>Adapted for the Screen: The Cultural Politics of Modern Chinese Film and Literature</em> and has published on a wide range of Chinese writers and directors in peer-reviewed journals and anthologies.<br> <br> ��I receive this award gratefully, as an amazing and unexpected honor. Having grown up as a rice farmer in the poorest area of rural Taiwan, I have come a long way to join an intellectual community at 91ֱ�� that takes pride in an educational mission ��that knows no class distinction�� (you jiao wu lei �н��). Simply walking into a classroom in Peters makes me happy, because my students reciprocate my passion for learning. They are responsive, engaged, and care about how their studies relate to the world they live in. It is a privilege to teach at 91ֱ��.��</p> <figure class="captioned-image obj-left"> <figcaption>Photo credit: Jennifer Manna</figcaption> </figure> <p><strong>Matthew Elrod, Robert and Eleanor Biggs Professor of Natural Science and Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry</strong><br> Matthew J. Elrod graduated with honors with a bachelor��s degree in chemistry from Grinnell College and obtained a PhD in physical chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley. After a postdoctoral position at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a faculty appointment at Hope College, he joined the 91ֱ�� College faculty in 2001. Elrod��s research is focused on air pollution and climate change, particularly the chemical transformations of both natural and human emitted organic compounds. Since 1997, his lab has received continuous grant support from the National Science Foundation, and he has mentored 52 undergraduate research students, of whom 39 are coauthors on scientific journal articles.<br> <br> ��I truly have the whole 91ֱ�� community of scholars to thank for this award. It's been a great privilege to have been given the responsibility to teach in such an intellectually vibrant community. My faculty colleagues have always set a high bar that I have aspired to meet, and they have also served as tremendously supportive mentors and peers. However, it's the continual inspiration of bright 91ֱ�� students coming through my classrooms and labs that has supplied me with the considerable energy required for effective teaching. As I enter the second half of my teaching career, I remember the sage advice of my undergraduate advisor at the end of his 42-year teaching career: ��Even though you will inevitably get older and older, your students will never age, and if you play your cards right, you can ride with them in a seemingly new intellectual journey each semester.�� I intend to keep riding for some time to come.��</p> <figure class="captioned-image obj-left"> <figcaption>Photo credit: Tanya Rosen-Jones '97</figcaption> </figure> <p><strong>Robert Shannon, Professor of Piano</strong><br> Robert Shannon has traveled across the world performing and teaching a diverse repertoire ranging from Bach to John Adams. A double-degree alumnus of 91ֱ��, Shannon earned a Master of Music at the Juilliard School. In recent seasons, Shannon has appeared in Beijing, London, Hamburg, New York, San Francisco, and Caracas. His numerous performances and recordings on the Bridge label of 20th- and 21st-century composers such as George Crumb, Carla Bley, and John Harbison have been meet with critical praise, particularly his penetrating interpretations of such American composers as Charles Ives. He appears regularly at the Grand Teton, Tibor Varga, and Sacramento American Music festivals; as a guest artist with the Chicago Contemporary Chamber Players; and in duo recitals with his wife, Haewon Song, who also is a piano professor at 91ֱ�� Conservatory.</p> <p>"I am very honored to receive this award. It seems like just yesterday that I started teaching here. I am fortunate to have worked with many very gifted and responsive students in 91ֱ��s unique environment."</p> <figure class="captioned-image obj-left"> <figcaption>Photo credit: Jennifer Manna</figcaption> </figure> <p><strong>Ellen Wurtzel, Associate Professor of History</strong><br> Ellen Wurtzel began her education at Duke University before earning master��s degrees at Bank Street College and Columbia University. She later returned to Columbia University where she earned a PhD. Wurtzel��s research interests lie in medieval and early modern European history and are particularly focused on the Low Countries (Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg) and France. Wurtzel��s current research concerns medieval bathhouses and their place in the francophone world from the 12th to 16th centuries. In the classroom, she is most interested in teaching about the subjects of cities and states; science and medicine; gender; Jewish, Christian, and Muslim relations; property and possession.</p> <p>��This award means a great deal to me because it speaks to the real value of working here��learning with and for students. I feel incredibly lucky to be working with students as bright, challenging, and curious as ours at 91ֱ�� College, and I work hard both to convey the passion I feel about history and to find ways of encouraging students�� own paths to the past. 91ֱ�� is a place where good teaching matters, and from seeing and reading about what colleagues do across the college and the Conservatory of Music, I am even more honored to be among their number.��</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2018-03-08T12:00:00Z">Thu, 03/08/2018 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Communications Staff</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2576">Excellence in Teaching Award</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=29541">Piano</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35116">Violin</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25381">History</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25246">Biochemistry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25306">Chemistry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25256">Cinema and Media</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-faculty field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/hsiu-chuang-deppman" hreflang="und">Hsiu-Chuang Deppman</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/ellen-wurtzel" hreflang="und">Ellen Wurtzel</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/robert-shannon-72" hreflang="und">Robert Shannon</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/matt-elrod" hreflang="und">Matthew (Matt) Elrod</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/alvin-chow" hreflang="und">Alvin Chow</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/history" hreflang="und">History</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/cinema-studies" hreflang="und">Cinema and Media</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/chemistry-biochemistry" hreflang="und">Chemistry and Biochemistry</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Recipients of the 2016-2017 Excellence in Teaching Award stand in President Carmen Twillie Ambar��s house during a reception and dinner in their honor on February 27. First row, l-r: Ellen Wurtzel, Hsiu-Chuang Deppman, Alvin Chow. Second row, l-r: Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Timothy Elgren, Dean of the Conservatory of Music Andrea Kalyn, Robert Shannon, Matthew Elrod, and President Carmen Twillie Ambar. Not pictured: David Bowlin. <br> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Dale Preston</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Cinema Studies Screens Student, Faculty Work</h1> <p>Anonymous — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:19:57 +0000</p> <span>Cinema Studies Screens Student, Faculty Work</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:19:57-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:19">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:19</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The Cinema Studies Department is hosting a number of screenings of student and faculty work leading up to <a href="https://new.oberlin.edu/events-activities/commencement/">Commencement/Reunion Weekend</a>. The film screenings will take place May 10 through 23 in Dye Lecture Hall and the Apollo Theatre. See the below links for more information about each event.</p> <h3><a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/intro_to_digital_video_student_screening#.VUupx9pVhBe">Intro to Digital Video Student Screening</a></h3> <p><em>Sunday, May 10, 8 p.m., Dye Lecture Hall</em></p> <h3><a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/cinema_studies_the_experimental_short_student_screening#.VUupytpVikq">The Experimental Short Student Screening</a></h3> <p><em>Monday, May 11, 8 p.m., Dye Lecture Hall</em></p> <h3><a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/cinema_studies_apollo_showcase#.VUupy9pVikq">Apollo Showcase</a></h3> <p><em>Thursday, May 14, 9:30 p.m., Apollo Theatre</em></p> <h3><a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/apollo_theatre_commencement_screening#.VUupzdpVikq">Best Student Films</a></h3> <p><em>Friday, May 22, 8 p.m., Apollo Theatre</em></p> <h3><a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/cinema_studies_faculty_screening_8165#.VUupztpVikq">Faculty Screening</a></h3> <p><em>Saturday, May 23, 8 p.m., Apollo Theatre</em></p> <h3><a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/cinema_studies_silent_film_program#.VUupztpVikq">Silent Film Program</a></h3> <p><em>Saturday, May 23, 9:30 p.m., Apollo Theatre</em></p> <p>Contact Sarah Pardee, cinema studies administrative assistant, at sarah.pardee@oberlin.edu with related questions.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2015-05-08T12:00:00Z">Fri, 05/08/2015 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Communications Staff</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2361">Apollo Theater</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2586">Film Screening</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25256">Cinema and Media</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/cinema-studies" hreflang="und">Cinema and Media</a></div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>First-of-its-Kind Symposium on Asian Cinema</h1> <p>Anonymous — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:20:09 +0000</p> <span>First-of-its-Kind Symposium on Asian Cinema</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:20:09-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:20">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:20</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Asian cinema experts, filmmakers, and enthusiasts will come together in 91ֱ�� this weekend for a series of events that includes the symposium Asian Cinemas in a Global Context; the lecture ��<a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/tom_gunning_why_cinema_has_not_yet_been_invented_or_taking_the_digital_in_hand#.VP39n2TF-9V">Why Cinema Has Not Yet Been Invented: or Taking the Digital in Hand</a>,�� by University of Chicago Professor Tom Gunning; and the lecture ��<a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/lecture_by_taiwanese_documentary_filmmaker_ho_chao-ti#.VQA9_2TF-9V">Globalization from a Local Lens: Creative Conceptions of a Taiwanese Director</a>,�� by documentary filmmaker Ho Chao-ti. The symposium, a collaborative effort between the Department of English, the programs in East Asian studies and cinema studies, and 91ֱ�� Shansi, is the first to explicitly bring together Indian and Chinese cinemas for discussion.</p> <p>Anuradha Needham, chair of the English department and Donald R. Longman professor of English, and Hsiu-Chuang Deppman, associate professor of Chinese and author of <em>Adapted for the Screen: The Cultural Politics of Modern Chinese Fiction and Film</em>, organized the symposium in conjunction with courses they are teaching this semester: <a href="https://catalog.oberlin.edu/preview_course.php?catoid=43&coid=159017&print">Bollywood��s India: An Introduction to Indian Cinema</a> and Popular Chinese Cinema and Public Intellectualism. Needham, who studies Indian cinema and recently published the book <em>New Indian Cinema in Post-Independence India: The Cultural Work of Shyam Benegal��s Films</em>, says it was students expressing interest in Bollywood cinema who inspired her to teach her course and, ultimately, co-organize the symposium.</p> <p>Needham says she and Deppman planned the symposium for this weekend because it coincides with Tom Gunning and Ho Chao-ti��s lectures. ��It��s a series of happenings all on cinema. They are related to each other; they piggyback on each other,�� she explains.</p> <p>Tom Gunning��s lecture on March 13 will be the ninth in the series 91ֱ�� Lectures in English and American Literature. The series is made possible by an endowed fund created for that purpose by Andrew Bongiorno, a former English department chair and professor who died in 1998.</p> <p>Ho Chao-ti��s lecture will launch the Jacobson-Cocco Distinguished Lecture Series, endowed by 91ֱ�� Shansi in honor of former Executive Director Carl Jacobson and Associate Director Deborah Cocco, who, according to 91ֱ�� Shansi Campus Coordinator Sophie Grimes, worked for the nonprofit for 36 and 27 years, respectively. In addition to her lecture, two of Ho Chao-ti��s documentaries, <em><a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/film_screening_my_fancy_high_heels#.VQA-RGTF-9W">My Fancy High Heels</a></em> and <em><a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/film_screening_sock_n_roll#.VQA-W2TF-9W">Sock ��n�� Roll</a></em>, will be shown.</p> <p>According to Needham and Deppman, the symposium and other related events epitomize many of 91ֱ�� College��s core values. These include diversity, originality, and, most notably, collaboration, the latter of which is demonstrated by the cooperation of the various departments, programs, and organizations involved. Additionally, the symposium will welcome three Kenyon College faculty and their students who, along with three 91ֱ�� English faculty, are part of a Great Lakes College Association (GLCA) supported collaborative grant.</p> <p>Needham cites the number of symposium registrants��now more than 100��as an indication of people��s interest in the topic of Asian cinema. ��This is the first instance any symposium combines Indian and Chinese cinema,�� she says. ��We are excited that so many people are excited about it.��</p> <p>For more information about the symposium and a complete schedule of events, visit <a href="http://shansi.org/">shansi.org</a>.</p> <p>The symposium would not have been possible without funding and support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant for the 91ֱ�� Center for Languages and Cultures (OCLC); the President��s Office; the Office of the Dean of Arts and Sciences; the Department of Art History Baldwin Fund; South Asian Students Association (SASA); Leading Edge Fund; and the Multicultural Resource Center (MRC).</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2015-03-11T12:00:00Z">Wed, 03/11/2015 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Lisa Gulasy</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2366">Guest Artists & Speakers</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2397">Shansi</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25346">English</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25256">Cinema and Media</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25336">East Asian Studies</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/english" hreflang="und">English</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/cinema-studies" hreflang="und">Cinema and Media</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/east-asian-studies" hreflang="und">East Asian Studies</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">A series of events is taking place March 12-15, including the symposium Asian Cinemas in a Global Context; the lecture ��Why Cinema Has Not Yet Been Invented: or Taking the Digital in Hand,�� by University of Chicago Professor Tom Gunning; and the lecture ��Globalization from a Local Lens: Creative Conceptions of a Taiwanese Director,�� by documentary filmmaker Ho Chao-ti.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Archives Acquires Tony Musante��s Papers</h1> <p>Anonymous — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:21:26 +0000</p> <span>Archives Acquires Tony Musante��s Papers</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:21:26-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:21">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:21</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Described as ��an actor��s actor�� by the <em>New York Daily News</em>, Musante began acting off-Broadway and in television in the early 1960s. He made his film debut in 1965 and two years later he gave an award-winning performance as the menacing hoodlum Joe Ferrone in <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061814/"><em>The Incident</em></a>. Other of his roles include Detective David Toma in the television series <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toma_(TV_series)"><em>Toma</em></a>, 1973-74; the gay burglar Vito in <a href="http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/8415/P-S-Your-Cat-Is-Dead"><em>P.S. Your Cat is Dead!</em></a>, his first Broadway performance in 1975; and his work in such Italian films as <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065408/"><em>The Anonymous Venetian</em></a> in 1971.</p> <p>Spanning the years 1954 to 2012, the Musante Collection includes extensive biographical information; Musante��s handwritten notebooks that contain his thoughts, questions, ideas, and directorial suggestions relating to 116 of his acting roles in film, television, and theater productions; production photos of his work on the stage and in films; scrapbooks relating to his student days at 91ֱ�� and his professional work in film and theater; scripts; playbills; posters signed by co-stars and production crews; and DVDs of many of his movies and television shows. The collection also includes materials relating to his wife, writer Jane Sparkes Musante ��59.</p> <p>��We��re delighted to have Tony Musante's papers at 91ֱ��,�� says Geoff Pingree, chair of the Cinema Studies Program. ��His collection will give cinema studies students an additional and valuable inside perspective on the overall process of making films and television programs. The notebooks he kept for his roles will be especially valuable in illustrating how an actor��s views of a character develop during the course of a production.��</p> <figure> <p class="obj-center"></p> <figcaption class="caption"><em>Tony Musante starred in the 1973-74 ABC television series </em>Toma<em>, based on the real-life career of New Jersey detective <a href="http://davidtoma.com/" target="_blank">David Toma</a>.</em></figcaption> </figure> <p><br> ��I am very happy to have my collection at 91ֱ��, where my acting career began,�� says Musante. ��I truly hope it will be helpful and interesting to students and faculty in cinema and theater fields.��</p> <p>Tony Musante has received many awards during his career, including the Photoplay Best Actor Award and the Hollywood Women��s Press Club Award for his work in the <em>Toma</em> series, a New York Drama Desk nomination for his Broadway work in <em>P.S. Your Cat Is Dead!</em>, and an Emmy nomination for his role as Hoff in the NBC movie <em>The Quality of Mercy</em>. International awards include the best actor award at the Mar del Plata Film Festival for his performance in <em>The Incident</em> and the Rodolfo Valentino International Cinema Award.</p> <figure> <p class="obj-center"></p> <figcaption class="caption"><em>Tony Musante had a recurring role as Mafia boss Nino Schibetta in the HBO prison drama </em>Oz<em>.</em></figcaption> </figure> <p>The 91ֱ�� College Archives is creating an online finding aid for the Musante Collection. Please contact the archives for more information: phone 440-775-8014 or e-mail <a href="mailto:archive@oberlin.edu">archive@oberlin.edu</a>.</p> <p>The archives will exhibit materials from the Musante Collection in the Academic Commons of the Mudd Library from March 4 to 17 and in the Goodrich Room on the fourth floor of the Mudd Center from March 18 to 29.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2013-02-12T12:00:00Z">Tue, 02/12/2013 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">91ֱ�� College Archives</div> <div class="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Actor, director, and writer Tony Musante, 91ֱ�� Class of 1958, has donated his personal-papers collection to the 91ֱ�� College Archives.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2374">Archives & Special Collections</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25256">Cinema and Media</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25441">Theater</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-faculty field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/geoff-pingree" hreflang="und">Geoff Pingree</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/cinema-studies" hreflang="und">Cinema and Media</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/theater" hreflang="und">Theater</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Tony Musante starred as Hector in the 91ֱ�� Dramatic Association's November 1957 production of Tiger at the Gates, Christopher Fry's adaptation of Jean Giraudoux's anti-war play The Trojan War Will Not Take Place.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">91ֱ�� College Archives</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> </main></body></html>