Arts and Entertainment
Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer win turns heads and alters the image of rap
By Grace George | 04/30/2018Professors, students discuss why Lamar’s milestone hits home
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Professors, students discuss why Lamar’s milestone hits home
When Sabrina Ortiz Vázquez arrived at AU’s Center for Language Exploration, Acquisition and Research, or CLEAR, with an eight-page arrangement of Luis Fonsi’s “Despacito” in hand on April 8, she didn’t know what to expect.
Capstone project combines themes from Homer’s epic poem with students’ journey through life
“Let’s play some Hillbilly music!”
Rapper Aminé headlined music and arts festival in the Tavern
If you walk through the hallways of the Katzen Arts Center, you may hear familiar lines of Shakespeare’s works.
On a Sunday morning in the Cassell Fitness Center studio, the American Bhangra Crew rehearses their routine for their upcoming performances this semester.
Beginning in 2002, a professor and Ph.D. student scrutinized documents, sifted through mounds of dirt and employed modern dating methods.
“Your Street, Our Stage” features nonprofit that aids underserved youth
“Do you guys like to headbang?” Free Throw’s frontman Cory Castro stood in front of a mob of people who whooped as the band’s next song exploded from the amps.
Design show connects student artists with the community
The frontlines of the environmental movement on display in D.C.
After those stressful midterms, go out and enjoy some anime
For her last time directing a play at American University, Caleen Jennings picked one of her favorite plays and playwrights: William Shakespeare.
The first solo exhibit for the Turkish studio Ouchhh drew massive crowds
Claire Handscombe, a 2015 graduate from the MFA Creative Writing Program, is crowdfunding her first novel with London-based publisher Unbound. Handscombe’s novel, “Unscripted,” is a realistic fiction book following the relationship between Libby, an aspiring British novelist, and Thom Cassidy, an actor whom Libby is fixated upon. Handscombe began writing as a child while growing up in Belgium.
Black History Month originated from a week-long celebration in February known as “Negro History Week.” It was established by historian Carter G.
Event to cater to environmentalists, documentary lovers
Performances to showcase students’ experiences with identity and their bodies
Caleen Jennings chosen to share personal work at local theater festival
