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Tag: 02.09.16
Publisher Mysteriously Pulls Book About The Church Of England Before Publication – Was It About The Secret Sex Lives Of Bishops?
Bloomsbury withdrew That Was the Church That Was, a look at the post-war decline of England’s established church by Guardian journalist Andrew Brown and sociologist Linda Woodhead, following a “legal complaint” about which the house would say nothing more. So naturally journalists began investigating …
Don’t Quite Get What A Play Is ‘About’? Don’t Worry – Theatre Isn’t A Puzzle
Lyn Gardner: “It’s liberating for a theatregoer not to worry too much whether you’ve worked out exactly what it’s about. If you want to solve something, buy a Rubik’s Cube, not a theatre ticket. Not knowing exactly what it’s about doesn’t mean your response is invalid.”
Sofia Coppola To Direct Her First Opera
The American filmmaker (The Virgin Suicides, Lost in Translation, Marie Antoinette) “is to make her opera debut this year with a production of La Traviata at the Opera of Rome – a star-studded coup for the beleaguered venue, which has long been overshadowed by La Scala in Milan.”
Yale School Of Art Names First Woman Dean
The university “has hired curator Marta Kuzma, the vice chancellor and rector of the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm, Sweden, as the next dean of its School of Art. Kuzma will be the first woman to serve in the position in the school’s 147-year history. Kuzma takes the place of curator Robert Storr, who took the reins in 2006 after four years as a professor at the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University.”
Art Institute Of Chicago Recreates Van Gogh’s Bedroom, Rents It Out On AirBnB
“Visitors will experience an immersive journey back to Van Gogh’s Yellow House, which is located outside of the museum’s campus in Chicago’s neighborhood of River North. The bedroom runs for just $10 a night and is part of a larger apartment. Dates will be released through the posting monthly and fill up quickly.”
What’s Wrong With Our Debates About Cultural Appropriation
When well-meaning white people say, “Help me define cultural appropriation so I know what to do and not to do,” what they are actually saying, even if they aren’t aware, is, “Help me understand how to continue in this system of privilege and oppression without feeling bad.”
Why Academic Researchers Are Supporting The Mass “Theft” Of Their Work
“Websites like Sci-Hub and Library Genesis have a lot of support from the academic community, including from the authors whose work is being traded for free in shadowy corners of the Internet.”
Bill Introduced In Congress To Help With Visas For Foreign Artists
Legislation to make the artist visa process more reliable and affordable was introduced in the U.S. Senate today by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT). The Arts Require Timely Service (ARTS) Act, S. 2510, would improve opportunities for international cultural activity by ensuring that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) processes artist visas on time.
Zebel: How The Arts Could Have Greater Impact On Our Culture
“We have an opportunity right now, to really change how our culture values art, creativity and artists themselves. I believe we can do it by being an integral part of building new, more equitable and sustainable structures and systems that work for not only artists, but for lots of other people as well. To capture this opportunity, we need to look beyond small artist-specific solutions to systems level problems, and instead engage in the bigger, most urgent questions of our time.”