Newsletter Volume 10 Issue 19 - June 19, 2024 | |
Lunch Colloquium -- Monday, June 24, 2024 | |
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Dalia Judovitz
National Endowment of the Humanities Professor Emerita of French
Monday, June 24, 2024
11:30am-1:00pm
“Georges de La Tour: The Enigma of the Visible”
Ranked with Vermeer among those seventeenth-century painters whose “unmistakable talent is matched only by their aura of mystery” (Thuillier 2003), Georges de La Tour’s (1593–1652) works continue to solicit public interest and fascination. Having enjoyed artistic acclaim and prominence in his time, La Tour’s paintings were later misattributed and dispersed. His rediscovery in 1915 resulted in the reconstitution of his artistic corpus that is still on-going. At first sight, his paintings suggest a veritable celebration of light and the visible world, but this apparent focus on illumination and light and dark contrasts (chiaroscuro) is deceptive. The familiarity of visual experience blinds the beholder to a deeper understanding of the meanings associated with light and vision in the early modern period. Challenging the supposed transparency and immediacy of the modern idea of vision, this baroque way of seeing relies on verisimilar depictions to further allegorical ends.
La Tour’s naturalism will be in question as a reflection of a metaphysical world view where familiar objects of visible reality are regarded as emblems of an invisible, spiritual reality. Like the many books shown in his paintings asking to be read, La Tour’s paintings will be examined not just as visual depictions but also as instruments of insight, demanding to be deciphered rather than merely seen. His works explore how the attainment of faith as spiritual illumination competes with and challenges the meanings attached to the visual realm of painterly expression. By enabling the passage from sight to insight, his works also encourage today a broader meditation on the nature of painting.
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About Dalia Judovitz:
Dalia Judovitz is National Endowment for the Humanities Professor Emerita of French at Emory University where she taught, since 1988, seventeenth century French literature, philosophy, and aesthetics, early modern and modern. She received her B.A. from Brandeis (1973) and her Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins (1979). She has published 50 articles and book chapters and presented over 130 conference papers and lectures nationally and internationally. Her books examine the development of notions of self, subjectivity, and literary and artistic representation in the early modern period in Subjectivity and Representation in Descartes: The Origins of Modernity (Cambridge, 1988), and The Culture of the Body: Genealogies of Modernity (Michigan, 2001). She co-edited Dialectic and Narrative (SUNY, 1993). Her books on modern art and aesthetics include Unpacking Duchamp: Art in Transit (California,1995), French trans. (PUS, 2000), and Drawing on Art: Duchamp and Company (Minnesota, 2010). Her latest book explores the role of light and vision in Georges de La Tour and The Enigma of the Visible (Fordham, 2018).
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Lunch Colloquium -- Monday, July 1, 2024 | |
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Sasikala Penumarthi
Dancer, Choreographer and Instructor of Kuchipudi
Dance Affiliate, Emory University
Founder and Director of Academy of Kuchipudi Dance (Atlanta)
Monday, July 1, 2024
11:30am-1:00pm
“A Play of Emotions through South Indian Kuchipudi Dance”
Showcasing the ways in which dance creates and transforms narrative and emotion in Indian dance forms, Sasikala will introduce the basic hand gestures and foot movements of the South Indian style of dance called Kuchipudi and then perform a short dance item called “Bhavakeli”—literally, a play of emotions. There will be time for plenty of questions. For a preview, you may see Sasikala dancing on the Carlos Museum website “Odyssey Online.”
https://carlos.emory.edu/htdocs/ODYSSEY/SOUTHASIA/krishna.html
About Sasikala Penumarthi:
Sasikala Penumarthi is one of the foremost practitioners of the south Indian dance form of Kuchipudi, having studied under the renowned dance guru Vempati Chinna Satyam. Sasikala founded the Academy of Kuchipudi Dance in Atlanta in 1997, where she teaches and choreographs solo pieces and dance dramas that have been performed in Atlanta and around the United States. Sasikala also teaches Kuchipudi as an Artist Affiliate in Emory’s Dance Program and co-taught many times with Joyce Flueckiger “Dance & Embodied Knowledge in the Indian Context.” Sasikala is the recipient of the Master Artist award from the Georgia Arts Council and is on the Council’s Touring and Teaching Artists Roster.
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Lunch Colloquium -- Monday, July 8, 2024 | |
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Robin Lackey
University Architect and
Sr. Director of Project Planning and Design
David Payne
Associate Vice President of Planning and Engagement
Monday, July 8, 2024
11:30am-1:00pm
“Emory Master Plan Update”
Emory University continues to evolve to meet the changing needs of its academic, research, and healthcare stakeholders. In this presentation you will learn more about the Emory campus master plan framework and its focus over the next decades, including the connections between the campus and Emory’s latest investments across metro Atlanta.
Some of the key questions that will be addressed regarding Emory’s future include:
· How does Emory conduct its long-term planning and prioritize new investments?
· How is Emory developing on and off the Druid Hills campus to support the academic mission and enhance a sense of community?
· How can the campus environment embrace growth sustainably?
· How do Emory’s plans for the Briarcliff campus, Executive Park and Oxford College support its greater mission-driven strategy?
The presentation will be led by Robin Lackey, Emory University Architect and Senior Director of Project Planning and Design, and David C. Payne, Associate Vice President for Planning and Engagement.
About Robin Lackey:
Robin Lackey is the University Architect and Sr. Director of Project Planning and Design for the Office of Planning Design and Construction at Emory University. Her role includes oversight of the planning, design, and preservation of the university’s built environment. In collaboration with university leadership and stakeholders, Robin and her team work to plan and prioritize capital projects, develop and implement the master plan, provide interior design, graphic design, and landscape architecture services, and oversee the design of buildings and landscapes on Emory’s campuses.
Robin holds a Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Design from the University of Missouri. A registered architect with over twenty years of experience, Robin worked as a professional architect and project manager in New York City and Atlanta prior to joining Emory. Robin is a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), The Association of University Architects (AUA), and the Society of College and University Planners (SCUP). She is a LEED Accredited Professional with a Building Design and Construction Specialty (LEED AP BD+C) and holds a certification from the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB).
About David Payne:
David Payne serves as the Associate Vice President for Planning and Engagement at Emory University. In this capacity, he oversees internal engagement with faculty, students and staff on Emory’s master plan, and engagement with elected officials, civic leadership, and other external constituencies on the plan and its implementation. Emory’s framework plan is a 20+ year vision of where Emory, both University and Healthcare, envisions its facility needs and growth in metro Atlanta over the decades ahead.
Prior to his current position, David was chief of staff for the Executive Vice President for Business and Administration at Emory University, which oversees the business functions of the university. He also led engagement on the implementation of Emory’s previous master plan (2005-2015). Before joining Emory, David worked with Atlanta-based public affairs firms, and in government and external affairs. He is a Maryland native who graduated from the University of Richmond and the University of Baltimore School of Law.
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Athens Pizza Meet/Greet/Eat -- June 22, 2024 | |
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Emerit Meet/Greet/Eat again!
Join us at noon on Saturday, June 22, 2024 at Athens Pizza, 1341 Clairmont Road, Decatur, GA 30033.
We will relax and enjoy talking and eating with old and new friends. This is an opportunity to get out of the house, buy yourself a nice lunch, meet other Emeritus College members, and have a little fun. Significant others are welcome.
Please let us know if you are planning to attend by clicking here.
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Emeritus College Panel Discussion -- Campus Protests | |
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With the interest in the events surrounding the protests on campus, we think it might be useful to host a panel discussion on the pros and cons of student protests. As always we would include questions and comments from the audience. The discussion should be broader than just the Emory protests, but of course, we expect that to be included.
We are still seeking volunteers to be on the panel. September 23, 2024 has been scheduled for this program -- 11:30am-1:00pm in the Luce Center.
If you are willing to serve on the panel, please contact Ron Gould
at rg@emory.edu.
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Laura Otis
Samuel Candler Dobbs
Professor Emerita of English
Laura Otis was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious honorary societies.
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Rosemary Magee
Director Emerita, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archive and Rare Book Library
In May, four scholars of writer Flannery O’Connor gathered on Level 3 of the Robert W. Woodruff Library to walk through the exhibit “At the Crossroads with Benny Andrews, Flannery O’Connor and Alice Walker.” Two of those experts happened to be Hollywood royalty.
Director and actor Ethan Hawke and his daughter, actress Maya Hawke, recently released the film “Wildcat,” which Ethan directed and co-wrote and in which Maya stars as O’Connor. Ethan has been nominated for four Academy Awards, twice as a writer and twice as Best Supporting Actor. Maya made her acting debut in the BBC miniseries adaptation of “Little Women” and currently stars in Netflix’s “Stranger Things.”
They were there to rub elbows with, and learn from, royalty of Emory’s own — “Crossroads” co-curators Gabrielle Dudley, Rosemary Magee and Amy Alznauer.
Read the entire article from the Emory Newscenter by clicking here.
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New members are the lifeblood of any organization.
Please make a special effort to welcome them to the EUEC!
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Christine Loflin
Associate Professor Emerita of English, Emory Oxford College
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International Euphonium and Tuba Festival Concert
Wednesday, June 19 and 22, 2024
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts: Emerson Concert Hall / 1700 North Decatur Road
2024 Emory Department of Music | Summer Camp Programs
Free Event/No Ticket Required
The evening's concert features International Euphonium Tuba (IET) Festival Participant Ensembles and the Georgia Brass Band.
For the past 21 years, the International Euphonium Tuba Festival has hosted more than 150 performers from around the globe at Emory University for a week of concerts, master classes, lessons, camaraderie, and workshops! Experience a different kind of heavy metal music with performers from Norway, England, Switzerland, the US, South America, and more. Audiences are invited to enjoy a tour-de-force of sound with free public concerts at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19— featuring the Georgia Brass Band—and 7:30 p.m on Saturday, June 22—the closing gala concert featuring more than 150 participant performers partnering with the beautiful Jaeckel Organ!
These free concerts bring an amazing variety of music to the Schwartz Center stage through the virtuosity of the tuba and euphonium.
Recommended parking for Schwartz Center events is the Fishburne Parking Deck. Additional visitor parking information is also listed here.
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Emory Farmers Market
McDonough Plaza
Tuesday, June 25, 2024, 11:00am - 2:00pm EDT
Through a weekly gathering of farms, restaurants, small-scale artisanal businesses, and Emory community members, the Emory Farmers Market fosters education and personal relationships through food. Community members have the opportunity to engage with small-scale producers and support the local economy, contributing to a more robust and sustainable food system while enjoying delicious, local food. More information can be found by clicking here.
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Details and other information, as well as additional campus events, can be found on the Emory Events Calendar.
If you'd like to share an event/program of interest before the next newsletter
please contact Dianne Becht Dianne.becht@emory.edu
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Walking the Campus with Dianne | |
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The beautiful fireplace from our last walk can be found at the Campus Life Pavilion at 716 Peavine Creek Drive near the Emory baseball field and the Visual Arts building.
The Campus Life Pavilion is an outdoor multipurpose space that is designed to host events for faculty, staff, students, and alumni of Emory University. The Pavilion can be reserved all year around for events and programs in multiple weather scenarios. In addition to a large covered seating area, the pavilion has four all-gender restrooms (two are ADA compliant) and a large uncovered patio with seating, fireplace, and barbeque pits.
It's a lovely space and a great spot to simply sit and enjoy the surroundings. I've included additional photos of the Pavilion below.
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The recent hot and humid temperatures have forced me to seek cooler places to explore.....and what could be cooler than a wonderful water feature?
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Where will you find this on the Emory campus?
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