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Queer Comedy Presents — ‘The Facts of Life: Woolf and the Queer Mock-Biography’

  Join us as we launch the three-part “Queer Comedy Presents” series with a lecture by Professor Lauryl Tucker, Associate Professor of English at Sewanee: The University of the South. Funny is not necessarily the first word that comes to mind when one thinks of Virginia Woolf, but as Tucker shows in this talk, Woolf used […]

The Facts of Life: Woolf and the Queer Mock-Biography

“Queer Comedy Presents,” a three-event series sponsored by the Higgins School of Humanities, English Department, and  Screen Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, and Media, Culture, and the Arts programs, launches with “The Facts of Life: Woolf and the Queer Mock-Biography,” a talk featuring Lauryl Tucker, associate professor of English at Sewanee: The University of the […]

American Politics 101

Join the American Language and Culture Institute (ALCI) to learn more about American politics!

Queer Comedy Presents: A Night of Stand-Up with Robin Tran

Stand-up comedy rising star Robin Tran is "often edgy, always fiercely intelligent and hilarious" (Queer Review) We’re welcoming Robin Tran for an evening of stand-up comedy! Reservation required » Robin Tran is a stand-up comedian based in Orange County. She has been called "often edgy, always fiercely intelligent and hilarious" (Queer Review). Robin opened for […]

Discussion: Are monuments to the Confederacy offensive?

Should monuments to the Confederacy be torn down? Professor Ousmane Power-Greene and Dutch filmmaker Tim van den Hoff, who traveled throughout the American South to interview people and capture moments of this contentious debate for his documentary, “Monumental Crossroads,” will consider debates that are both national and local.

Discovering Photographs Through the Allure of Sound

Photographer David Krooshof studied sociology at the Radboud University Nijmegen and Sonology at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, Netherlands. He has spent 23 years now at the Academy for Theatre and Dance in Amsterdam, David is an instructor, tech director, composer, musician, and mentor. Parallel to his duties at the academy, Krooshof is also […]

In the Early Years: A Photo Retrospective of Clark University, 1893–1914

Jonas Clark Hall, initially known as simply the Main Building, was constructed from 1888 to 1889. Seen here from Main Street, the iron gates of the campus, as well as the trolley tracks in the street, also are visible.   Join us for a reception celebrating the opening of “In the Early Years: A Photo […]

Queer Comedy Presents: The Lesbian Avengers and the Possibilities of Queer Feminist Humor

Join us for a talk with Kirsten Leng, Associate Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Leng's talk also will be streamed live at https://clarku.zoom.us/j/99772453866 (webinar ID: 997 7245 3866). Admission is free and open to the public. All audience members are expected to comply with Clark University’s most current […]

Documentary Screening: ClayDream

Join us for a screening of filmmaker Marq Evans’s newest documentary, “ClayDream,” about the “Father of Claymation,” Will Vinton. The screening will be followed by a discussion with Evans.