Author: Marty Morrison

Folger Librarian to Talk on Images of Macbeth

Ms. Rachel Dankert, Learning and Engagement Librarian at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington D.C., will give a public talk on Thursday, January 31. Ms. Dankert’s talk has its origins in her research on the Painting Shakespeare exhibition held at the Folger in Spring 2018 and will explore depictions in art of the witches in […]

UMW Dance Kids Camp, Jan. 18-19

The UMW Dance Team is hosting a dance camp for kids ages 5-12! On January 18 (5 p.m.-8 p.m.) and January 19 (11 a.m.-3 p.m.), the kids will be engaging in many fun activities with the members of the dance team including playing games, learning dance technique, and also learning a fun routine; the two-minute […]

Lecture about Medieval Art and Thought by Jill Hamilton Clements

On Thursday, January 24, Dr. Jill Hamilton Clements, assistant professor of English at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, will give a public lecture entitled “Eating the Damned: The Mouth of Hell in Medieval Art and Thought.​”  The talk, based on Hamilton Clements interdisciplinary work mainly on English material, will explore the visual tradition of eating […]

Farnsworth Presents Research on U.S. Midterm Elections

Stephen Farnsworth, Professor of Political Science and Director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently delivered an invited research presentation entitled, “The Trump Presidency in a Divided America: A Midterm Assessment,” at the International Conference on Trump, Canada and the World after the Midterms Elections. The conference was held at the Université […]