Emma Glen and Emily Hudson Publish Translations and Book Review</h1> <article> <h1>Emma Glen and Emily Hudson Publish Translations and Book Review</h1> <p>anagy — Wed, 04 Aug 2021 17:39:10 +0000</p> <span>Emma Glen and Emily Hudson Publish Translations and Book Review</span> <span><span>anagy</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-08-04T13:39:10-04:00" title="Wednesday, August 4, 2021 - 13:39">Wed, 08/04/2021 - 13:39</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Latin and comparative literature majors Emma Glen ’22 and Emily Hudson '22 recently published their translations of Catullus in the undergraduate Classics journal <a href="https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/65699936/animus-classics-journal-vol-1-issue-1/39"><em>Animus</em></a>. </p> <p>Their careful and creative translations of this most creative of Latin poets are testament to their hard work and imagination. </p> <p>“I have really enjoyed spending the last year or so focusing on translating,” says Hudson. The more I’ve worked as a translator, the more I have realized how much versatility it requires. If you’re going to translate something well, especially a poem, you can’t just be good at the language you’re working with; you also have to have the creative chops to maintain the artistic aspects of the original language.” </p> <p>They recently teamed up with Associate Professor and Chair of Classics <a href="/chris-trinacty">Christopher Trinacty</a> to publish a <a href="https://classicalstudies.org/node/35364">blog post</a> for the Society for Classical Studies. This post offers a reading of the new graphic novel by Anne Carson and Rosanna Bruno, <em>The Trojan Women: A Comic</em>. Carson and Bruno manipulate Euripides’ original text into a bleak visual and verbal tableau that acts as a meditation on the horrors of war. </p> <p>“Examining the rich layers of their transformative work provided an enlightening view on the different ways in which Classical texts can be received and applied to a modern context,” says Glen.</p> <p>In addition, Hudson’s essay about Ovid’s representations of Medea and Procne was published in the undergraduate Classics journal <em><a href="https://www.apsu.edu/philomathes/HudsonPhilomathes5.12021Online.pdf">Philomathes</a></em> this summer. Glen has been working with Professor of Classics <a href="/ben-lee">Ben Lee</a> and fellow Classics major Han Yang on <a href="/news/teaching-new-normal-study-medieval-medical-manuscripts-time-covid-19">Beneventan manuscripts</a> and will soon submit an article about their work to <em>Bibliografia dei manoscritti in scrittura beneventana</em>.</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="2021-08-04T12:00:00Z">Wed, 08/04/2021 - 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=2363">Academics & Research</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2391">Languages & Literatures</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2377">Arts & Humanities</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=25316">Comparative Literature</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/classics" hreflang="und">Classics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/comparative-literature" hreflang="und">Comparative Literature</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Emma Glen and Emily Hudson are third-year Latin and comparative literature majors.</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">Courtesy of Christopher Trinacty</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>This Week in Photos: Inside the Classroom</h1> <p>ygay — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 16:26:07 +0000</p> <span>This Week in Photos: Inside the Classroom</span> <span><span>ygay</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-10-22T12:26:07-04:00" title="Thursday, October 22, 2020 - 12:26">Thu, 10/22/2020 - 12:26</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>While 91ֱ��’s green spaces have welcomed several classes outside this semester, many others remain indoors. In this week’s photo series, we take a peek inside laboratories, art and music studios, and classes across campus.</p> <p>Visit more fall semester classes on <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmRfSrUT" target="_blank">91ֱ��’s Flickr site</a>.</p> <hr> <p> </p> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Studio art class. Photo credit: Yvonne Gay</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Class in King Building. Photo credit: Tanya Rosen-Jones ’97</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Craig Lecture Hall. Photo credit: Yvonne Gay</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Stull Hall. Photo credit: Tanya Rosen-Jones ’97</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Science Center chemistry class. Photo credit: Yvonne Gay</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p><em>This edition of This Week in Photos is a selection of images and is not meant to represent a weekly timeline. Images highlight campus, community, people, and events related to 91ֱ�� College.</em></p> <p><br> </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="2020-10-22T12:00:00Z">Thu, 10/22/2020 - 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="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2764">Science Center</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2377">Arts & Humanities</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=25306">Chemistry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25436">Studio Art</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/art" hreflang="und">Studio Art</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">General chemistry lab.</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">Yvonne Gay</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>A Successful Art Rental</h1> <p>ygay — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 20:35:46 +0000</p> <span>A Successful Art Rental</span> <span><span>ygay</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-09-15T16:35:46-04:00" title="Tuesday, September 15, 2020 - 16:35">Tue, 09/15/2020 - 16:35</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Nearly 400 works were rented at Art Rental in the <a href="https://amam.oberlin.edu/" target="_blank">Allen Memorial Art Museum</a> in September. Lines formed promptly at 8 a.m. and remained steady until the event ended at 3 p.m. Each student was shown a random choice of five works and made one selection to enjoy in their residence hall rooms. Rentals are typically $5, but this year works were free of charge. </p> <p>View photos from Art Rental on <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmQM9BmJ" target="_blank">91ֱ��’s Flickr page</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="2020-09-15T12:00:00Z">Tue, 09/15/2020 - 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="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2378">Allen Memorial Art Museum</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2377">Arts & Humanities</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=25301">Art History</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25436">Studio Art</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/art" hreflang="und">Studio Art</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">Jack Lichtenstien ’23</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Teaching in the New Normal: The Study of Medieval Medical Manuscripts in the Time of COVID-19</h1> <p>hhempste — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 14:20:35 +0000</p> <span>Teaching in the New Normal: The Study of Medieval Medical Manuscripts in the Time of COVID-19</span> <span><span>hhempste</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-07-16T10:20:35-04:00" title="Thursday, July 16, 2020 - 10:20">Thu, 07/16/2020 - 10:20</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="/ben-lee">Ben Lee</a>, professor of classics, describes how a group of faculty and students from 91ֱ��, Duke University, and Coastal Carolina University, have been able to conduct collaborative research on pre-modern medical history, despite the current circumstances that have made typical methods of studying medieval texts—international travel to archives and libraries—impossible. Through the heavy use of technology, the group has studied the Arabic scholar Constantine the African who translated more than two dozen medical treatises from Arabic into Latin. His undertaking made medical knowledge available in Europe that was previously unknown.</p> <hr> <p>For most academics who study ancient and medieval texts and the manuscripts that preserve them, summer is the primary season for traveling internationally to archives and libraries around the world. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down those libraries in March and grounding scholars in their homes, most research has been put on hold. Starting June 1, a small group of faculty and students at 91ֱ�� College, Duke University, and Coastal Carolina University decided to develop new methods to move ahead with crucial research in the history of medicine, the manuscripts of Southern Italy, and the 11th century’s earliest translations of Arabic medical authorities into Latin. These manuscripts illuminate a little-known but absolutely crucial moment in history, described by Professor Michael McVaugh, one of the world’s foremost authorities on the history of medicine, as “<a href="http://www.brepols.net/Pages/ShowProduct.aspx?prod_id=IS-9782503579214-1">One of the turning points in the history of Western civilization: the moment when Greco-Arabic medicine was introduced into the Latin European world</a>.” </p> <p>The Virtual Scriptorium Project studies the earliest manuscripts and translations generated in that incredible historical moment between 1075-1100, when the Arabic scholar Constantine the African, a medical man from Tunis, traveled first to the port city of Salerno and then to the Abbey at Monte Cassino. Over a period of roughly 25 years, Constantine translated from Arabic into Latin more than two dozen medical treatises. It was a stunning flood of medical knowledge unknown in Europe before Constantine.</p> <p>One of the shortest but more influential of Constantine’s translations stands out in two particular ways:</p> <ul> <li>As an introduction (<em>Isagoge</em>) to medicine, it became the first treatise of between five and seven original texts in a basic syllabus known as the <em>Articella</em> or <em>Little Art of Medicine</em>, and it was used as the opening text in medical schools across Europe for some 500 years.</li> <li>Amazingly, two early draft manuscripts of the <em>Isagoge</em> survive today that were produced in Constantine’s lifetime and under his direction. They have not been studied, nor have these early draft versions of the text been published.</li> </ul> <figure class="captioned-image obj-right"> <figcaption>The beginning of the <em>Liber isagogarum</em> in the manuscript Monte Cassino 225, c. 1075-1080. The text here shows corrections made under Constantine’s guidance. The original text Constantine translated was a version of Ḥunayn ibn Isḥāq’s Arabic <em>Medicine for Beginners</em>. Courtesy of Eliza Glaze and used with permission.</figcaption> </figure> <p>It has been the long-time dream of Francis Newton, emeritus professor of Latin at Duke University, and his former student Eliza Glaze, professor of history at Coastal Carolina University, to investigate and publish these earliest versions of the seminal work of Constantine the African. Newton first studied one early manuscript of the <em>Isagoge</em> 31 years ago. It was clear such a study would require a team of scholars and serious Latinists. With research travel plans scuppered by COVID-19, Professor Ben Lee raised funds to support two 91ֱ�� classics students, Emma Glen '22 and Han Yang '23, as research assistants for the project. In fewer than three weeks, these assistants became skilled in the study of the difficult and highly calligraphic script of medieval Southern Italy, the Beneventan minuscule, and they are today full partners in the project of preparing an online transcription of the earliest manuscripts of Constantine’s <em>Isagoge.</em></p> <p>The Virtual Scriptorium’s group work focusing on Constantine’s drafts of the Isagoge has been made possible by a convergence of new technologies. Above all, the recent digitization of manuscript images allows the team to study the original documents without traveling to Europe. Zoom’s screen-sharing function allows the five scholars to all see and discuss both the manuscript images and their ongoing transcriptions simultaneously. The two draft manuscripts are both imperfect early versions of the text, so discussing the translator’s and his scribes’ decisions paragraph by paragraph is critical to an emerging understanding of Constantine’s choices. Additionally, Google Docs allows all five to see and edit the transcription document at the same time. That saves a tremendous amount of time circulating drafts, renaming draft versions, and inputting edits.</p> <p>The transcription and analysis of the first manuscript (Paris, BnF n.a.l. 1628) is complete, and the group has just now completed the transcription of the second (Monte Cassino, Archivio della Badia 225). Already a wealth of new information about these earliest surviving witnesses to the text of the Isagoge has been amassed. Neither manuscript is very distant from the wax tablets on which Constantine’s dictated translation was first recorded, but the group now believes the Monte Cassino manuscript to be the earlier version. It is the group’s goal to have transcriptions of three or four of the palaeographically dated earliest manuscripts presented in online format on an 91ֱ�� open website; this will be useful to scholars interested in the study of this astounding revolution in the culture of mediaeval Europe and the Mediterranean. Those interested might include historians of medicine, students of mediaeval Latin, art historians, and cultural historians, among others.</p> <p>Junior Emma Glen says she’s expanded her knowledge and skills through this project. “In addition to the obvious benefit to my Latin skills, this research in tracking the spread of Greek and Arabic medical knowledge within mediaeval Europe provides me with a greater understanding of the preservation, transformation, and transfer of knowledge from the classical world, while also allowing me to learn about the history of medicine in Europe and its interactions with the Arabic world.”</p> <p>For Han Yang, a rising sophomore, the experience has been enriching. “We have been working with three wonderful historians, palaeographers, philologists, and—most influential to me—teachers. I would like to compare this experience to the likeness of an apprenticeship, where we get to learn about the basics of reading, editing, and thinking about manuscripts from hands-on exercises. This experience has been quite special for me for a few reasons. First, prior to attending 91ֱ��, I spent months in North Africa, learning classical Arabic culture and thought. I now get to see what I learned from a totally different lens that is the <em>Nachleben</em> of mediaeval Arabic scholarship. Second, as a learner of English, I can feel the hardship Constantine may have endured while producing the Latin translations, along with seeing brilliance in his ambitious undertaking.”</p> <figure class="captioned-image obj-right"> <figcaption>The Monte Cassino manuscript, where the Isagoge makes up the final text in a collection of 13 medical texts in all, includes some decorated initials, like this “B” of the remedy known as “Blanca major.” Courtesy of Eliza Glaze; used with permission.</figcaption> </figure> <p>The group is grateful for the generous support of Tom Cooper ’78 and the Cooper Fund for Faculty Development, as well as the Office of Undergraduate Research that are sponsoring this project and research assistants. Coastal Carolina University and Duke University have also contributed materials to support the project, for which the group is grateful. The team plans to continue their studies through the fall semester and publish their findings not just online but also in a scholarly journal.</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="2020-07-16T12:00:00Z">Thu, 07/16/2020 - 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="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>These days, the classroom has taken on new meaning for both faculty and students at 91ֱ��. In this series we are sharing stories from faculty on how they are navigating this new normal.</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=2414">Faculty</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2377">Arts & Humanities</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=25261">Classical Civilization</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="/ben-lee" hreflang="und">Benjamin (Ben) Lee</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/classics" hreflang="und">Classics</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">The beginning of the Liber isagogarum in the manuscript Monte Cassino 225, c. 1075-1080.</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">Courtesy of Eliza Glaze and used with permission.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Teaching in the New Normal: 18+ Ways of Looking at Mt. Fuji</h1> <p>hhempste — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 14:59:52 +0000</p> <span>Teaching in the New Normal: 18+ Ways of Looking at Mt. Fuji</span> <span><span>hhempste</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-04-28T10:59:52-04:00" title="Tuesday, April 28, 2020 - 10:59">Tue, 04/28/2020 - 10:59</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="/lynn-powell">Lynn Powell</a>, director of <a href="/news/writers-schools-program-cutting-edge-poetry-instruction">91ֱ�� Writers in the Schools</a> (WITS) and visiting assistant professor in creative writing, describes how her class worked with the <a href="https://amam.oberlin.edu/">Allen Memorial Art Museum’s</a> Office of Academic Programs to remotely view Japanese woodblock prints as a companion activity to reading several poems. Powell shares that a surprising benefit of digital presentation of images is the ability to look at artwork much closer than during an in-person viewing. The resulting class discussion was so meaningful that the students wrote haiku inspired by the art.</p> <p>From Powell:</p> <p>About a quarter of the time, my creative writing class Word & Image: Poetry in Dialogue with Visual Art meets in the Allen Memorial Art Museum (AMAM). We spend class sessions in the galleries, and also in the Print Study Room with works I have requested that are not currently on view. The visit I most look forward to is the session we spend looking closely at woodblock prints by the Japanese masters Hiroshige and Hokusai. We always prepare for this visit by reading a range of poems—including Etheridge Knight’s haiku sequence about prison life and Wallace Stevens’ “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird”—that illustrate how poets can explore a subject from multiple points of view. At the museum, we examine how artists use similar strategies. When we enter the Print Study Room, we’re met with more than a dozen gorgeous Mt. Fujis, from the famous, looming “Red Fuji,” to views where the distant mountain shrinks beneath a cherry blossom, is glimpsed through a barrel rolled by a workman, or is dwarfed by a foreground kite. </p> <p>So how, I wondered, could we capture the magic of those prints without being in their presence? The answer was to work collaboratively with Hannah Kinney and Emma Laube ’17 of the museum’s Office of Academic Programs, along with Kevin Greenwood, the Joan L. Danforth Curator of Asian Art, to create an online experience that was remarkable in its own ways. Hannah and Emma produced a Prezi document of high-definition images of the prints for me to share with my students. During our online class discussion, Kevin provided salient cultural context and deftly guided us through a close look at those artworks.</p> <p>But something special happened that couldn’t have happened in the Print Study Room: Kevin was able to zoom in on exquisite and illuminating details we might not have noticed on our own, and all 20 of us—Kevin, the 18 students, and myself—had equally perfect, front-row views of every detail. Our close engagement sparked such lively and meaningful discussion that at the end of class I invited the students to create haiku in response to one or more of the prints. During the next few days, as they added their haiku to a Google doc, a poetic sequence emerged that feels as vivid and communal as our experience of looking and talking together about art. <br> <br> You can <a href="https://vimeo.com/411031264/34a5e18a3a">watch the class give a reading</a> of the collaborative poem or read the haiku sequence, below, and see the print at the AMAM that inspired it. </p> <hr> <p>See an image of each of these works by clicking on the title.</p> <p>Tree peers over ledge<br> watching boats float towards Fuji —<br> trio doesn’t heed.</p> <p>(after <a href="https://allenartcollection.oberlin.edu/objects/6202"><em>View of Konodai, no. 95</em></a>, Hiroshige)</p> <p>Do the waves wish they <br> were mountains, or do they want<br> to become the clouds?</p> <p>(after <a href="https://allenartcollection.oberlin.edu/objects/5229"><em>Fuji between High Waves</em></a>, Hiroshige)</p> <p>— Kierra Nguyen</p> <p> *</p> <p>Mountain rises, floats<br> on yellow clouds, sun-lit sky.<br> Shoppers carry on. </p> <p>(after <a href="https://allenartcollection.oberlin.edu/objects/12614"><em>Fuji from Surugacho</em></a>, no. 8, Hiroshige) </p> <p>— Anna Kozler</p> <p> *</p> <p>Blossoms frame the light<br> The sleepless river flows towards— <br> and away from you</p> <p>(after <em><a href="https://allenartcollection.oberlin.edu/objects/14317">Cherry Blossoms at Koganei in Musashi Province</a></em>, no. 12, Hiroshige)</p> <p>— Evan Lindberg</p> <p> *</p> <p>In the shadow of <br> bleak peaks, a valley blooming <br> with life’s rich color.</p> <p>(after <em><a href="https://allenartcollection.oberlin.edu/objects/6068">Autumn Flowers on the Otsuki Plain in Kai Province</a></em>, number 31, Hiroshige)</p> <p>— Alfie Parr </p> <p> *</p> <p>Spying on heaven<br> through an old cherry tree’s eye—<br> will it know my gaze?</p> <p>(after <a href="https://allenartcollection.oberlin.edu/objects/14317"><em>Cherry Blossoms at Koganei in Musashi Province</em></a>, no. 12, Hiroshige)</p> <p>Ruddy mountain waits<br> for evergreen to encroach,<br> patient and willing.</p> <p>(after <em><a href="https://allenartcollection.oberlin.edu/objects/15017">Fuji in Clear Weather [Red Fuji]</a></em>, Hokusai)</p> <p>— Jen Gallagher</p> <p> *</p> <p>A beautiful kite<br> soaring higher than Fuji—<br> maybe it’s grander.</p> <p>What way does the wind blow here?<br> Cloud fingers reach up and out.<br> Grip tight, lay-men work.</p> <p>All distinct until<br> ocean skies meet snow cap tops,<br> a beautiful blend. </p> <p>(after <a href="https://allenartcollection.oberlin.edu/objects/1730"><em>Fuji from the Roof of Hongan Temple</em></a>, Hiroshige)</p> <p>— Kaitlyn Rivers </p> <p> *</p> <p>A lone turtle hung<br> in isolation heeds the<br> holy missed vistas. </p> <p>(after <a href="https://allenartcollection.oberlin.edu/objects/3805"><em>Turtle Dangling from the Pole of a Vendor’s Tub on Mannen Bridge in Fukagawa</em></a>, Hiroshige)</p> <p>— Fudi Fickenscher</p> <p> *</p> <p>Big fish, you are here. <br> Through your immaculate blue <br> eye - see your sea seep.</p> <p>(after <a href="https://allenartcollection.oberlin.edu/objects/6942"><em>Uidō Bridge and Surugadai</em></a>, no. 63, Hiroshige)</p> <p>— Elia Tzoukermann</p> <p> *</p> <p>Men crawling like ants<br> camouflaged on the sloped roof.<br> Behind them: a kite. </p> <p>(after <a href="https://allenartcollection.oberlin.edu/objects/1730"><em>Fuji from the Roof of Hongan Temple</em></a>, Hiroshige)</p> <p>— Diana Montero </p> <p> *</p> <p>Mountain, drift over<br> to mourning that has no lease.<br> Wee townsfolk meet blue.</p> <p>(after <a href="https://allenartcollection.oberlin.edu/objects/14743"><em>Dawn at Izawa in Kai Province</em></a>, Hokusai)</p> <p>— Ariana Hughes</p> <p> *</p> <p>Look! I am flying<br> high above the red blaze sky, <br> the white-capped ant hill.</p> <p>(after <em><a href="https://allenartcollection.oberlin.edu/objects/3805">Turtle Dangling from the Pole of a Vendor’s Tub on Mannen Bridge in Fukagawa</a></em>, Hiroshige)</p> <p>— Molly Bryson </p> <p> *</p> <p>Crystal clear expanse –<br> Elevate upon two peaks –<br> A moment of breath</p> <p>(after <a href="https://allenartcollection.oberlin.edu/objects/1730"><em>Fuji from the Roof of Hongan Temple</em></a>, Hiroshige)</p> <p>— Anna Scott</p> <p> *</p> <p>Throng of faceless men, <br> backs turned to the darkest blue, <br> find her eye again. </p> <p>(after <a href="https://allenartcollection.oberlin.edu/objects/4970"><em>Fuji from the Ford on the Oi River at Kanaya on the Tōkaidō</em></a>, Hokusai)</p> <p>This your canary <br> light that folds like fine fabric. <br> Mark her gaze of lonely ice. </p> <p>(after <a href="https://allenartcollection.oberlin.edu/objects/12614"><em>Fuji from Surugacho</em></a>, no. 8, Hiroshige) </p> <p>— Maeve Woltring </p> <p> *</p> <p>The sky lays weary. <br> Heavy head meets sunken shoulder,<br> cradled by easing wake.</p> <p>(after <a href="https://allenartcollection.oberlin.edu/objects/16472"><em>Sunset over Ryogoku Bridge</em></a>, Hokusai)</p> <p> — Toby Cochran</p> <p> *</p> <p>Briny arms of waves<br> raise holy sea-foam fractals<br> to birds’ blood-red sky.</p> <p>(after <a href="https://allenartcollection.oberlin.edu/objects/6623"><em>Waves off the Satta Pass in Saruga Province</em></a>, no. 23, Hiroshige)</p> <p>— Claire Jenisch</p> <p> *</p> <p>You hide your greatness<br> through the eye of a needle<br> threaded by water. </p> <p>(after <a href="https://allenartcollection.oberlin.edu/objects/14317"><em>Cherry Blossoms at Koganei in Musashi Province</em></a>, no. 12, Hiroshige)</p> <p>Unfurled before you,<br> sapphire-cerulean hue.<br> Reverence in blue.</p> <p>(after <a href="https://allenartcollection.oberlin.edu/objects/1730"><em>Fuji from the Roof of Hongan Temple</em></a>, Hiroshige)</p> <p>Is your wind the same<br> as that which crashes the waves<br> lapping below you?</p> <p>(after <a href="https://allenartcollection.oberlin.edu/objects/5229"><em>Fuji between High Waves from Shichiri Beach in Sagami Province</em></a>, Hiroshige)</p> <p>— Maya Rose Bater</p> <p> *</p> <p>My arms unanchored,<br> my shell betrays me, as it<br> ties me up, not down.</p> <p>(after <a href="https://allenartcollection.oberlin.edu/objects/3805"><em>Turtle Dangling from the Pole of a Vendor’s Tub on Mannen Bridge in Fukagawa</em></a>, Hiroshige)</p> <p>— Xander Lee</p> <p> *</p> <p>A reclining arch, <br> fish scale walls, morning sunshine.<br> Reach out and touch it.</p> <p>(after <em><a href="https://allenartcollection.oberlin.edu/objects/3805">Turtle Dangling from the Pole of a Vendor’s Tub on Mannen Bridge in Fukagawa</a></em>, Hiroshige)</p> <p>— Cyrus Thelin</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="2020-04-28T12:00:00Z">Tue, 04/28/2020 - 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="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>These days, the classroom has taken on new meaning for both faculty and students at 91ֱ��. In this series we are sharing stories from faculty on how they are navigating this new normal. How have you adapted instruction to a remote learning environment? How have students shifted how they learn and participate? What’s changed, what’s stayed the same, or what has come as a pleasant surprise? Please <a href="mailto:communic@oberlin.edu">share an example or anecdote</a> that addresses one of these areas.</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=2378">Allen Memorial Art Museum</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2377">Arts & Humanities</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2583">College of Arts and Sciences</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=25326">Creative Writing</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/creative-writing" hreflang="und">Creative Writing</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Professor Lynn Powell's class reads haiku inspired by art in the Allen Memorial Art Museum's collection.</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">Courtesy of Lynn Powell</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 class="o-flex--video-embed"> <div class="video-embed-field-provider-vimeo video-embed-field-responsive-video"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Virtual Faculty Art Exhibition</h1> <p>ygay — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 00:56:32 +0000</p> <span>Virtual Faculty Art Exhibition</span> <span><span>ygay</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-04-27T20:56:32-04:00" title="Monday, April 27, 2020 - 20:56">Mon, 04/27/2020 - 20:56</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Department of Art faculty periodically share their artwork in a faculty exhibition held in Richard D. Baron ’64 Art Gallery during the academic year. This time, we invite you to step inside a virtual exhibition and experience the works of some of our talented professors.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a class="view-more" href="https://photo-stories.oberlin.edu/faculty-virtual-art-show/" target="_blank">Visit the Virtual Faculty Art Exhibition</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="2020-04-27T12:00:00Z">Mon, 04/27/2020 - 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="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2578">Art Exhibition</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2377">Arts & Humanities</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=25436">Studio Art</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="/julia-christensen" hreflang="und">Julia Christensen</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/pipo-nguyen-duy" hreflang="und">Pipo Nguyen-Duy</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/art" hreflang="und">Studio Art</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Wild Corporation: One Step Ahead<br> 40” x 56”, archival pigment print, 2018: Visiting Assistant Professor of Art Mimi Kato</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">Mimi Kato</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> </main></body></html>