Last semester, Derrick Austin was kind enough to headline (as he aptly put it) a “queer and fabulous” poetry reading for my Humanities Alliance-supported Writing Through Literature class at LaGuardia Community College. I knew it would be a highly engaging event. After all, I had seen students’ lively response to Austin’s poetry and prose as […]
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Apply for the 2017-2018 LaGuardia Mellon Humanities Scholars!
The LaGuardia Mellon Humanities Scholars, supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, offers LaGuardia students opportunities to connect with art, theater, music, literature, history and culture; a better understanding of careers within the Humanities; and skills to build pathways for academic and career success. LaGuardia Mellon Humanities Scholars also receive: $1,000 stipend, divided […]
Humanities Enrichment: MoMA PS1
The LaGuardia Mellon Humanities Scholars will be going to MoMA PS1 on Sunday, March 5. There are currently three special exhibits at MoMA PS1, through March 5: Sascha Braunig: Shivers Projects 105: Cinthia Marcelle Mark Leckey: Containers and Their Drivers At 3:00 pm on March 5, “Sunday Sessions presents a new lecture-performance by Mark Leckey commissioned […]
Humanities Enrichment: Passing Strange at LPAC
The LaGuardia Mellon Humanities Scholars will be attending the upcoming performance of Passing Strange at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center on Friday, January 27, at 8:00 pm. Passing Strange An autobiography of a young African-American artist in search of himself, on an artistic journey of self-discovery through Europe. From singer-songwriter and performance artist Stew comes PASSING […]
Humanities Enrichment: Sorry! at LPAC
The LaGuardia Mellon Humanities Scholars will be going to see Sorry, by Shook Ones, at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center on Friday, January 20, at 8:00 pm. Sorry by Shook Ones A Story of Love, Hip-hop & hustle Directed by Mauricio Salgado Sorry is a multimedia theatrical experience that utilizes dance, spoken word and projection […]