The 1940’s saw Nazi concentration camps, the atomic bomb, and the U.S. invasion of South Korea: a pivotal era by any yardstick. In his new book, “Facing the Abyss: American Literature and Culture in the 1940s,” George Hutchinson asks how these epochal moments resonated in literary culture, and how artists brought shape and meaning to the world in the wake of such overwhelming events.
Yuhua Ding, a doctoral candidate in history of art, has curated an exhibition currently on view at the Johnson Museum of Art entitled “Debating Art: Chinese Intellectuals at the Crossroads.”
Why is expertise that used to be authoritative now sometimes dismissed as “fake news”? Is it possible to save an endangered language by bringing a native speaker to Cornell to document it? And what does it mean to work in a Bosnian weapons factory when the source of one’s livelihood is lethal to others and the environment?
Arts & Sciences faculty will participate in this year’s Community Arts Partnership’s Spring Writes Literary Festival, taking place in downtown Ithaca May 3-6. The festival features literary-themed events, including panels and workshops geared towards emerging and established writers, as well as events for the general public such as readings, performances, play readings, and performances. This is the festival’s ninth year showcasing Finger Lakes Region writers.
This is an episode from the “What Makes Us Human?” podcast's second season, "Where Is the Human in Climate Change?" from Cornell University’s College of Arts & Sciences, showcasing the newest thinking from across the disciplines about the relationship between humans and the environment. Featuring audio essays written and recorded by Cornell faculty, the series releases a new episode each Tuesday through the spring.
… environment was impacting our health, and about ecosystem services—the things that nature gives us that truly sustain … I vividly remember going into one meeting where a very… agitated Minister of Public Health from a large … costs. So I started to ask the luminaries in the ecosystem services realm why they weren’t talking more about health. …
From high-speed financial networks to social media; from viruses to terrorism, networks lie at the heart of what is new in our current era. On Wednesday, April 25, Cornell Media Studies presents “Critical Data Studies: The Case of Proxy Politics," a talk by Wendy Hui Kyong Chun, Professor of Modern Culture & Media at Brown University examining how the powerful concept of the “network” resonates across all disciplines. The 4:30 pm talk will take place in the Guerlac Room, A.D.
… each Tuesday through the spring. Lots of creatures have very large impacts on their surroundings. Elephants turn … of underwater forests into pastures of algae. Even very small creatures can have large effects. Earth’s … modern technologies and conveniences, we consume more of everything—more food, more water, and especially more …
Eugenia XiaoAnthropologyBrooklyn, NYWhy did you choose Cornell?As a NYC native, I wanted to continue learning and growing in a place filled with people from all walks of life, committed to diverse passions and dreams. The four colleges at Cornell offer the setting for me to engage with this community every day. Moreover, it offers a natural landscape that I knew would give me peace of mind as a student when times get stressful.
… secretary, PR coordinator, and outreach coordinator. I am very passionate about the environment, nature, … the field explores a core facet of humanity and its everyday functioning. The discipline is both abstract and … (academic, professional, etc.) just because it seems like everyone else is making that choice. …
