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The Don and Judy McCormack Endowed Visiting Artist-Scholar in Residence: 'Lessons
in Gratitude: A Poetjournalist's Journey of Identity, the Arts, and Mental Health'
Tuesday, Jan. 28
5 p.m.
Zankel Music Center
MacArthur Fellow and Founder of The Sphinx Organization on poetry, identity, the arts, and mental health. The event features a poetic reading performed by Dworkin to an original piano composition by Eli Jean-Francois '25. Associate Professor of English Maggie Greaves will moderate a discussion on poetry and community following the performance. A reception will conclude the evening. The event is free for all and sponsored by Office of Special Programs and the Arts Administration Program. Open captioning provided. Contact David Howson with questions.
Annual David H. Porter Classical World Lecture: 'The Making of 1177 BC: A Graphic
History of the Year Civilization Collapsed'
Tuesday, March 4
6 p.m.
Gannett Auditorium
Join illustrious comic artist and author as she presents her latest work, a graphic-novel adaptation of Eric Cline's best-seller, "1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed." Her presentation will include remarks on the nature of adapting scholarship into the comics medium and on her long career as an artist. Copies of 1177 BC will be available for purchase and signing after the event. All members of the Skidmore community are welcome to attend. Contact Dan Curley with questions.