by Emi Harmon For this project, I wanted to create a playlist for a few of the characters in the unreleased play by Zoe Senese-Grossberg, “Boy My Greatness.” I felt that using one performance art (music) to look at another (theatre) would be relevant, especially since the play was written recently, as were a goodContinue reading “A Playlist for the Players: “Boy My Greatness” Characters Through Music”
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Sapphics In Medieval Europe: Agency in Yde et Olive
Join me in my video essay on medieval Europe and the agency of women and sapphics during the time period, through looking at the story of Yde et Olive. I will be talking about how gender, religion, attitudes toward homosexuality, the lack of attention toward female sexuality, and genre, all come together in Yde etContinue reading “Sapphics In Medieval Europe: Agency in Yde et Olive”
Rural vs. Urban: Pastoralism in Thomas Cole’s The Course of Empire
Thomas Cole was an artist who cared a great deal about the environment—about landscapes—and also, the Pastoral. Born in industrial England and immigrating to the United States in 1818, his feelings toward the bustling and industrialized Europe greatly influenced his art…
Sprockets and Springes 