Arts and Literature

An Indonesian Artist uses her Canvas to Unite a Nation

jenniferg — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:19:40 -0500

In the article, "An Indonesian Artist uses her Canvas to Unite a Nation," Grace Siregar tries to unite opposing groups through art in Indonesia. Siregar believes her calling "is helping the country to vent on canvas instead of at one another.

Anne Frank in the World Exhibit Study Guide

admin — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:56:57 -0600

The purpose of this guide is to prepare teachers and students to view the exhibition, Anne Frank in the World, 1929-1945, while incorporating perspectives and themes highlighted in the Facing History and Ourselves program.

Confronting September 11: A Vision of the World

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 10:17:17 -0600

In the aftermath of the September 11th atrocities many scholars have commented that states and nations have become less important. What do we need to live in a world where, as political scientist Benjamin Barber notes, "it could hardly escape even casual observers that global warming recognizes no sovereign territory, that AIDS carries no passport, that technology renders national borders meaningless, that the internet defies regulation, that oil and cocaine addiction circle the planet like twin plagues.

Confronting September 11: Introduction from Marc Gopin

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:27:59 -0600

One of the cornerstones of civil society is the capacity to live with more than one identity. People speak to us so much when we are young about finding our identity, or the search for our identity.

David Burstein on the Westport Youth Film Festival

eva — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:23:58 -0500

Dissent in the Weimar Republic: The Art of George Grosz

admin — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 07:35:02 -0600

Film As A Catalyst: Advice to Young Filmmakers

rachel — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:35:23 -0500

Film As A Catalyst: Can Films Make Change?

rachel — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:31:22 -0500

Film As A Catalyst: Does Hollywood Affect Change?

rachel — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:21:47 -0500

Film As A Catalyst: Films and History

rachel — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:30:10 -0500