Articles from September 2017
Explore the latest news about Obermann programs, events, and our interdisciplinary community of scholars.
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Colliding Art Forms and Documenting Refugees: The Iphigenia Project
Monday, September 25, 2017
“We don’t collaborate, we collide!” declares Irina Patkanian as she sits down for a conversation with fellow artists Lisa Schlesinger and Marion Schoevaert to discuss their Iphigenia Project and its culminating piece, Iphigenia at Lesvos: Story of a Refugee. The project has been unfolding for several years and reflects not only current world events, but the three women’s process-oriented working...
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Colored Conventions Project - Lecture & Workshop with Gabrielle Foreman
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Gabrielle Foreman Visit, November 5-7, 2017 — As part of Digital Bridges for Humanistic Inquiry: A Grinnell College/University of Iowa Partnership, a multi-year grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support collaborative practices in the humanities, digital humanist Gabrielle Foreman will visit the University of Iowa and give a public lecture and a digital humanities workshop....