Seminars in the Arts

Seminars in the Arts at Boston University

SHORT STORIES WITH TALINE VOSKERITCHIA

This lecture and discussion series is taught by Taline Voskeritchian, of BU’s College of Communication. Students will read and discuss works from The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories, ed. Tobias Wolff (available at most bookstores and at BU’s Barnes & Noble). For the first class please read “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates and “Lawns” by Mona Simpson.

Dates: 6 Wednesdays, May 28 - July 2
Time: 2 - 3:30 p.m.
Tuition: $60
Place: 808 Commonwealth Avenue, room 117, Boston

PSYCHOLOGY GOES TO THE MOVIES WITH MICHAEL FLEMING

Join Dr. Fleming, professor of psychology at BU, as he introduces films that capture our imagination and make indelible impressions. The class will also explore theories of psychology that shed light on the films’ subtexts.

Dates: 5 Saturdays, May 31 - June 28
Time: 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Tuition: $60
Place: CAS Building, 735 Commonwealth Avenue, room 224, Boston

A CELEBRATION OF THE MFA EXHIBIT “EL GRECO TO VELAZQUEZ: ART DURING THE REIGN OF PHILIP III

To celebrate this fantastic exhibit, we have put together a series on the history and art of medieval and Golden Age Spain.

Dates: 5 Mondays

June 16: “El Greco To Velazquez: Art during the Reign of Philip III”
Lecturer: Ronni Baer, Curator of the MFA Exhibit
July 7: “The Cultural Plurality of Medieval Iberia: Christian, Moor & Jew”
Lecturer: April Najjaj, History, Greensboro College
July 14: “The Spanish Empire: Doomed from the Start?”
Lecturer: Beth Forrest, History, Boston University
July 21: “The Spanishness of Spanish Art”
Lecturer: Jonathan Ribner, Art History, Boston University
July 28: “A Golden Age and its Legacies”
Lecturer: Jonathan Ribner, Art History, Boston University

Time: 10 - 11 a.m.
Tuition: $50
Place: GSU, 775 Commonwealth Avenue, Conference Auditorium, Boston

A POTPOURRI OF PROFESSORS

This lecture series provides a unique opportunity to experience the many facets of intellectual exploration occurring at and around Boston University.

Dates: 5 Mondays

June 16: “Literature of Golden Age Spain”
Lecturer: Sonia Perez Villanueva, Foreign Languages, Bennington College
July 7: “Competing Histories of Jerusalem”
Lecturer: Ingrid Anderson, Religion, Boston University
July 14: "Buddhism and the Problem of Modernity"
Lecturer: M. David Eckel, Religion, Boston University
July 21: “Media and Politics”
Lecturer: Alex Whalen, Political Science, Boston University
July 28: “Food and Fuel: A Glimpse of the World from Ethiopia”
Lecturer: James McCann, History, Boston University

Time: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Tuition: $50
Place: GSU, 775 Commonwealth Avenue, Conference Auditorium, Boston

A MUSICAL INTERLUDE OF CLASSICAL GUITAR AND JAZZ

Join us for a series of musical performances:

June 16: concert on Classical Spanish Guitar
Robert Ward, music, Northeaster University
July 7: “Women in Jazz”
Virginia Eskin, pianist
July 14: “Women in Jazz”
Virginia Eskin, pianist
July 21: “Women in Jazz”
Jane Potter, music, Berklee School of Music and Northeastern University
July 28: “Women in Jazz”
Virginia Eskin, pianist

Dates: 5 Mondays, June 16 and July 7-28; 1:30 - 3 p.m.
Tuition: $50
Place: GSU, 775 Commonwealth Avenue, Conference Auditorium, Boston