March 2011

The Swarthmore Folk Festival

Before Worthstock, the LSE, or even Olde Club, there was the Swarthmore Folk Festival. For a few decades, Swarthmore became the center of the folk music world for one spring weekend each year.
March 31, 2011

Watson Fellow Nell Bang-Jensen ’11

Recently, Nell Bang-Jensen ’11 was granted a Watson Fellowship for her proposed project, “Names Across Nations: How the Naming Process Reflects Cultural Identity.” Over the course of the next year, Bang-Jensen plans to travel to Zambia, Germany, Morocco, Indonesia, India, Ireland, and
March 30, 2011

Watson Fellow Deivid Rojas ’11

Recently, Deivid Rojas ’11 was granted a Watson Fellowship to travel to Peru, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, and Turkey. The Fellowship was awarded for Rojas’ proposed project, which includes speaking with internally displaced persons about their situation and about the effectiveness of aid.
March 29, 2011

Farfetched Fables

Photos from last weekend's production of Farfetched Fables by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Lars Jan.
March 29, 2011

Sex and Society in 2500 Words

Based on the comments from last week’s column and the advent of the Queer/Trans Conference, I thought that it would be a good idea to write a basic column dissecting general cultural thinking about sex.
March 25, 2011
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