http://news.stanford.edu Latest Humanities and Arts news headlines from Stanford University. Copyright (C) Stanford University en-us http://news.stanford.edu/images/srdot.gif http://news.stanford.edu http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/may/classics-theater-cyclops-052312.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/may/classics-theater-cyclops-052312.html Stanford student theater group draws attention to modern obsession with celebrity and fame with a new translation of Euripides' classic play. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/may/greek-skouras-archives-052113.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/may/greek-skouras-archives-052113.html Archival investigation reveals life of Spyros P. Skouras, film industry mogul and philanthropist who made indelible impact on postwar American culture. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/may/humanities-crowd-sourcing-052113.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/may/humanities-crowd-sourcing-052113.html In a process known as crowdsourcing, researchers at Stanford's Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis are incorporating the knowledge and resources of the public into three digital humanities research projects. Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/may/henke-dust-concerts-052113.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/may/henke-dust-concerts-052113.html Robert Henke, Stanford's 2013 Mohr Visiting Artist, will perform a computer-driven musical performance Thursday and Friday at Bing Concert Hall Studio. The piece comprises sounds Henke recorded at and around Stanford. Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/may/golden-gate-stanford-052013.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/may/golden-gate-stanford-052013.html Stanford celebrates a remarkable collaboration: Vikram Seth's sonnets become sound in Conrad Cummings' opera, which has been called one of the best of the new century. Seth's novel-in-verse was born at Stanford in the 1980s. Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/may/music-arab-spring-051513.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/may/music-arab-spring-051513.html Stanford scholars broadcast Middle Eastern music and culture on two KZSU radio shows, Arabology and Mediterraneans: Music of the Middle East, North Africa, and Beyond. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/may/renaissance-rodin-wang-050913.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/may/renaissance-rodin-wang-050913.html Musician Jesse Rodin leads student singers through the works of Renaissance composer Josquin des Prez in a historically inspired performance featuring digital enhancements by sonic pioneer Ge Wang. Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/may/jones-mlk-speechwriter-050913.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/may/jones-mlk-speechwriter-050913.html The key speechwriter and counsel to Martin Luther King Jr. says his training in music and study of historic speeches helped him draft some of the most important speeches of all time.  Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/may/authors-book-salon-050213.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/may/authors-book-salon-050213.html On topics ranging from poetry to politics, Stanford writers talked about their recent publications at "A Company of Authors," a "speed-dating" version of a book fair. Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/may/another-look-loos-050113.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/may/another-look-loos-050113.html Once Marilyn Monroe vamped "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend," the 1925 bestselling novel was all but forgotten. Stanford hopes to restore the balance with its seasonal book club event. Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/may/biblio-tech-confer-050113.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/may/biblio-tech-confer-050113.html Silicon Valley business leaders and humanities scholars emphasize the economic value of narrative at a career forum that aims to bring skills of humanities PhDs to the corporate world. Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/april/occupy-movement-legacy-042913.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/april/occupy-movement-legacy-042913.html Through an examination of art, language and literature, Stanford humanities professors reveal how the Occupy movement left its mark on activism, art and language. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/april/brecht-learning-play-042413.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/april/brecht-learning-play-042413.html Stanford Summer Theater and the Center for Ethics in Society partner to produce The Exception and the Rule, a Bertolt Brecht "learning play" that explores themes of inequality and corruption. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/april/azeri-music-class-042313.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/april/azeri-music-class-042313.html World-music offerings expanded this spring with an introduction to Azeri music and culture taught by kamancha virtuoso Imamyar Hasanov and music specialist Krystal Barghelame. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 PDT http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/april/winterer-humanities-center-041713.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/april/winterer-humanities-center-041713.html Winterer, a scholar of the early Americas with a joint appointment in Classics, will lead the Stanford Humanities Center starting next fall. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 PDT