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Israel/Palestine Film Series – Fall 2018

Israel/Palestine Film Series
Fall 2018

Please join us next month for the annual Israel/Palestine Film Series at Swarthmore. There will be screenings for the first six Wednesdays of the semester, and all are free and open to the public (including pizza and refreshments).

All screenings at 4:15PM in the Lang Performing Arts Center Cinema.

Organized by Peace and Conflict Studies and Sponsored by the Provost’s Office and the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility

September 5
Frontiers of Dreams and Fears

September 12
Foxtrot

September 19
The War Around Us

September 26
Rock in the Red Zone

October 3
Omar

October 10
The Women’s Balcony

Welcoming Molly Lawrence

The Peace and Conflict Studies program is delighted to welcome Molly Lawrence to our team!

Molly Lawrence

Molly has just begun her new position at Swarthmore as Administrative Assistant for Interdisciplinary programs. Molly comes to us from the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program as their Think Tank Coordinator. She previously served as Administrative Assistant for the Karrie Gavin Group at Elfant Wissahickon Realtors. Molly has also worked extensively with the Leaders Corps of the University Community Collaborative and she served as an intern at the Urban Institute in Washington, D.C. before that.

Molly graduated from Temple University’s Honors College, with a magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa distinctions, and a major in Political Science and minor in Geography and Urban Studies. She was also on Temple’s Dean’s List and has received recognition including the Diamond Award for University and Community Excellence, the Political Science Award for Excellence, and the William Seyler Award. Molly has a wide range of scholarly research contributions as well as community advocacy and leadership experience.

Molly writes, “As a life-long learner with a wide variety of academic interests related to identity, community, and history, I feel very at home in the Interdisciplinary Programs office, helping to connect all these individually important and deeply connected programs of study to ensure that they run smoothly.”

We are honored to have this talented, conscientious, warm, and accomplished addition to Swarthmore’s staff and broader community. Welcome Molly!

Swarthmore Music & Dance 2018-2019 Programming

The Department of Music and Dance’s 2018-2019 season includes several programs with the William J. Cooper Series and continues the “Featured Artist Series,” now in its second year.

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The season kicks off with a performance by Renée Elise Goldsberry, winner of the Tony Award, Grammy Award, Drama Desk Award, and Lucille Lortel Award for her performance off and on Broadway in the musical phenomenon Hamilton on Friday, September 21st at 8pm in Lang Concert Hall. This performance is presented through the William J. Cooper Series.

third coast percussion

Also presented by the William J. Cooper series is Lenny Seidman: ARC, an original evening-length performance suite that brings together the drumming traditions of tabla from North India and taiko from Japan with contemporary Western and Southeast Asian dance, on Friday, October 5th at 8pm in Lang Performing Arts Center; An Evening of Traditional East Asian Vocal Arts, a performance featuring three particular branches of vocal arts that have no equivalent anywhere else in the world: Kunqu opera (China), Noh (Japan), and P’Ansori (Korea), on Friday, November 2nd at 8pm in Lang Concert Hall; Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and Third Coast Percussion, teaming with Emma Portner, Lil Buck, and Jon Boogz for an ambitious new project about survival, renewal, and the hidden connections that keep our world together, on Friday, February 8 at 8pm in Lang Performing Arts Center; Third Coast Percussion with a Community Performance of Terry Riley’s In C on Saturday, February 9th at 3pm in Upper Tarble Clothier Hall; and Benjamin Bagby and Sequentia, performing new work Charms Riddles, and Elegies of the Medieval Northlands on Friday, March 1st at 8pm in Lang Concert Hall. All performances have supporting educational events. All programs and descriptions can be found at http://www.swarthmore.edu/music/concerts-events.

hubbard street

The Featured Artist Series, which features each artist as performer and teacher, leading master classes, giving solo performances, and collaborating in performance with Swarthmore College student musicians and dancers, returns for its second year. Here is an overview of the 2018-2019 program.

Amy Barston, cello

amy barston

Acclaimed cellist Amy Barston will perform the Dvorak Cello Concerto with the Swarthmore College Orchestra directed by Andrew Hauze, perform a recital with pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute, and will lead two master classes for Swarthmore College instrumentalists.

Master Class with Swarthmore College instrumentalists: Friday, November 9 @ 4pm, Lang Concert Hall and Friday, April 5 @ 4pm, Lang Concert Hall, Swarthmore College

Swarthmore College Orchestra Concert: Saturday, December 1 @ 8pm, Lang Concert Hall, Swarthmore College

Amy Barston and Ieva Jokubaviciute: Friday, March 29 @ 8pm, Lang Concert Hall, Swarthmore College

Variant 6

variant 6

Vocal ensemble Variant 6 will workshop student composers’ compositions, lead a vocal master class with Swarthmore vocalists, perform a recital, and perform as soloist with the Swarthmore College Chorus and Garnet Singers under the direction of Joseph Gregorio.

Student Composers’ Workshop: Wednesday, October 10 @ 11am, Lang Concert Hall and Wednesday, November 7 @ 11am, Lang Concert Hall, Swarthmore College

Variant 6 Performance: Friday, November 16, 2018 @ 8pm, Lang Concert Hall, Swarthmore College

Vocal master class with Swarthmore vocalists: Wednesday, March 20, 2019 @ 3pm, Lang Concert Hall, Swarthmore College

Performance with Swarthmore College Chorus and Garnet Singers: Friday, May 3, 2019 @ 8pm, Lang Concert Hall, Swarthmore College

Christopher K. Morgan & Artists

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Named Washington D.C.’s Best Dance Company in the 2015 CityPaper Reader’s Poll, Christopher K. Morgan & Artists will hold masterclasses for Swarthmore Dance students, and will stage Morgan’s work In the Cold Room for the Fall Dance Concert. Stones gathered during the community stone collection workshop will be featured in the Pōhaku performance.

Contemporary Dance Masterclass with Tiffanie Carson: Friday, September 7 @ 2:30pm, Lang Performing Arts Center, Boyer, Swarthmore College

Contemporary Dance Masterclass with Christopher K. Morgan: Friday, December 7 @ 11:30am, Lang Performing Arts Center, Boyer, Swarthmore College

In The Cold Room (as part of the Fall Dance Concert): Friday, December 7 @ 4:30pm, Lang Performing Arts Center and

Saturday, December 8 @ 8pm, Lang Performing Arts Center, Swarthmore College

Pōhaku Stone Collection Workshop, Thursday, March 21, Lang Performing Arts Center, Swarthmore College

Pōhaku Performance: Friday, March 22 @ 8pm Performance, Lang Performing Arts Center, Swarthmore College

jasper quartet 18-19

In addition to the above programming, the Swarthmore College Department of Music and Dance will also welcome back the award-winning Jasper String Quartet on Friday, October 27th, Chamber Orchestra First Editions, led by Professor Emeritus James Freeman, on Sunday, January 27th, and Tamagawa Taiko and Dance on Monday, April 15th.

This programming is made possible by the William J. Cooper Foundation, the President’s Office Andrew W. Mellon Grant, the Gil and Mary Stott Concert Fund, and the Elizabeth Pollard Fetter Fund. The Gil and Mary Stott Concert Fund was established in 1997 on the 25th anniversary of the Lang Music Building. The fund was created as an expression of deep affection for the Stotts by the late Eugene M. Lang, Class of 1938, to recognize their special artistic talents and all that they have meant to the Swarthmore community. Beginning in 2010, the Stott Concert Fund is used to underwrite the Gil and Mary Stott Chamber Music Master Class Series, bringing prominent New York, national, and international artists to campus for one-day coaching sessions with student ensembles. The Elizabeth Pollard Fetter Fund was initially established to honor the memory of Elizabeth Pollard Fetter by underwriting the cost of lessons and coaching for an advanced-study string quartet. Its focus has been expanded to allow for the coaching of additional chamber music groups. As a Swarthmore student, Elizabeth Pollard Fetter ’25, was deeply involved in college life through music, athletics, and service. The Elizabeth Pollard Fetter Fund has been endowed by her husband, the late Frank Fetter ’20, and children Robert P. Fetter ’53, Thomas W. Fetter ’56, and Ellen Fetter Gille. The William J. Cooper Foundation provides a varied program of lectures, performances, and exhibitions that enrich the academic life of the College. The foundation was established by William J. Cooper, who specified that the income from his gift should be used “in bringing to the College eminent citizens of this and other countries who are leaders in statesmanship, education, the arts, sciences, learned professions, and business.”

All events are free and open to the public. Reservations will be made available for An Evening with Renée Elise Goldsberry on September 7, 2018. Reservations are not available for other performances, but are first come, first served. Please visit http://www.swarthmore.edu/music/concerts-events for more information.

Course Alert: Spots open for PEAC094: Special Topics – Friends, Peace and Sanctuary

Interested in co-creating a graphic novel about migration with a small group of faculty/staff and individuals resettled to Philadelphia from Syria and/or Iraq? Then consider taking PEAC:094 Friends, Peace, and Sanctuary.

In addition to the course, which will meet at McCabe Library on Wednesdays 1:15-4:00 for the first half of the semester, students will participate in workshops facilitated by local community artist Josh Graupera to create a narrative that will then be illustrated by Eric Battle, who has done work with such companies as Marvel Comics. Students must be able to participate in all three workshops, which will take place at the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility on the afternoons of 9/9, 9/23, and 10/7.

Enrollment is by permission only. Interested students should send a short paragraph to Katie Price (kprice1) and Peggy Seiden (pseiden1) about why they are interested in the course.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

PEAC 094: Friends, Peace, and Sanctuary
Instructors: Peggy Seiden & Katie Price
Wednesdays 1:15-4:00 PM | Ends before Fall Break

In this half-credit engaged scholarship course, students will learn about historical and contemporary refugees through a variety of methods, including readings, archival research, and co-creation. As part of the course, students will participate with resettled Iraqis and Syrians and Swarthmore faculty and staff in a series of artist-led workshops in which participants will co-create a graphic novella. The course will include discussions and written reflections based on the readings and workshops. This course is tied to Friends, Peace, and Sanctuary, a two-year project funded by The Pew Center for Arts and Heritage that brings renowned book artists into conversation with Syrian and Iraqi individuals who have resettled to Philadelphia. Students will be working with and learning directly from project collaborators, and their work may be shared publicly on the Friends, Peace, and Sanctuary website and may also be published or exhibited in Spring 2019.

Limited to five students, by permission of instructors. Course will be taught CR/NC unless otherwise requested. The course will run for the first half of the fall semester.

Job opening: Visiting Faculty in Peace and Conflict Studies

The deadline for applications for this position has been updated to November 5.

The Peace and Conflict Studies Program of Swarthmore College invites applications for an open rank full-time two-year visiting faculty position, beginning Fall 2019.

Peace and Conflict Studies Visiting Faculty – Rank Open
Swarthmore College: Peace & Conflict Studies Program
Location: Swarthmore, PA 19081

Description
The Peace and Conflict Studies Program of Swarthmore College invites applications for an open rank full-time two-year visiting faculty position, beginning Fall 2019. Swarthmore College, a highly selective liberal arts college near Philadelphia, is committed to excellence through diversity in its educational program and employment practices and actively seeks and welcomes applications from candidates with exceptional qualifications, particularly those with demonstrable commitment to a more inclusive society and world. Swarthmore College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Qualifications
Candidates should demonstrate expertise in peace and conflict studies and the humanities. We welcome geographic expertise besides Europe and the Middle East/North Africa. The successful candidate for the position will be expected to teach four courses per year in our interdisciplinary undergraduate program, including the senior seminar for majors. We seek a candidate with strong teaching and research skills and a knowledge and passion for peace studies that will support student advising and contribute to the development of a dynamic program. The strongest candidates will demonstrate a commitment to creative inclusive teaching and a research program that speak to and motivate undergraduates from diverse backgrounds. A Ph.D. in peace and conflict studies or in another discipline should be in hand by September 2019, accompanied by intellectual and professional engagement in the field of peace and conflict studies.

Full consideration will be given to all applications received by November 5, 2018. Candidates should send a cover letter, including teaching philosophy, experience, and research agenda, a curriculum vitae, a writing sample, and three letters of recommendation.

Application Instructions
For information and to apply, please visit apply.interfolio.com/52772.