Duke prides itself on offering a wide variety of Writing 101 courses, with topics ranging from new fad diets to rock documentaries.
South Korean born American artist Misoo Filan's artwork is currently being showcased at the exhibition "Inner Struggles Fought on Paper" at the Durham Art Council until September 13.
Carolina Theatre’s Retro Film Series In daily routes from class to class, it’s easy to feel projected into an earlier era; the looming Chapel and Gothic facades create a feeling of being in the Middle Ages.
Local arts organization Scrap Exchange has teamed up with the Pauli Murray Project—a community-based initiative of the Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute—to celebrate the life and legacy of Pauli Murray (1910-1985). The exhibition, called “Pauli Murray: Imp, Crusader, Dude, Priest,” brings to light the fluidity and multiplicity of Pauli Murray’s identities.
This fall, the Arts Annex is opening up its space not only to Duke students, but to the Durham community.
Popular culture matters. Often, in the world of academia and hyper-intellectualism, we like to think of ourselves as above much of the mass consumption of entertainment and pop culture.
A typical Duke dorm room's space has a sort of inherent character with its well-worn floors and classic Gothic or Georgian, but some may seem to be missing.
In my first year at Duke, I was terrified of separating from the collective freshmen conglomerate.
5 Things to Look Forward to this Semester 1. Lady Gaga in American Horror Story: Hotel Why Watch: American Horror Story has cemented itself as the precipice for thrilling plot lines and horrifying yet beautifully nuanced character development.
Generally speaking, for anything to be snarky, cynical, and quite frankly, sometimes offensive, it can be hard to see the beauty in such an entity—no matter how hard you squint.
Black and white images of bikini-clad women lounging on a cruise ship are juxtaposed with unsteady footage of Molotov cocktails arcing through the air at a drive-in movie.
If you were a college student in 1965, you may have found yourself with a daisy chain on your head, a peace sign necklace on your chest and a counter-cultural rhythm in your heart.
From the rectangular stickers adorning laptops across campus to the colorful new wraps on the Duke buses, the reach of the artstigators has grown significantly in the first year since its inception.
Flipping through the channels on television, it seems that the an overwhelming amount of content has to do with war.
Since its inception a few decades ago, hip hop has grown to become both a dominant force in our sociocultural dialogue and a continuously developing form of expression for a variety of artists across the globe.
For ten years, the Nasher Museum of Art has been a landmark for the Triangle's art scene. Designed by world-famous architect Rafael Vinoly, the museum’s marble facade makes Campus Drive more than just a leafy passage between East and West Campus.
The Pinhook’s roots in alternative music and renowned artists will be on full display with a show this Thursday. The Screaming Females, a punk outfit hailing from New Brunswick, New Jersey, is composed of Marissa Paternoster on guitar and vocals, Jarrett Dougherty on drums and King Mike on bass and will showcase their sound this Thursday, Aug.
Some of Durham’s oldest stories are being told through some of the city’s youngest residents this summer. The Bull City Dignity Project—facilitated by senior Kari Barclay and junior Lara Haft and funded by the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke—brought ten local high school students together to create a documentary theater performance that pieces together parts of Durham’s history to create a powerful collection of untold narratives. The performance is in the form of continuous and overlapping monologues—some of which interact with each other—that directly tell stories from Durham residents who were interviewed by the students as a part of the program this summer.
duARTS’ new Art Card program allows students to score free food simply by supporting the arts on campus. Students can pick up art cards at arts-themed campus locations such as the Bryan Center box office, Arts Annex and participating restaurants.
Stepping onto Duke’s campus as a newly-minted freshman three years ago, the arts were the furthest thing from my mind.
