When he was an undergraduate political science student, Kerry Haynie was never taught about the 1921 Tulsa massacre. Nor was there much discussion about the role of race in the founding political documents of this country or much examination of how race influenced public services such as sewer lines and zoning.In one sense, a lot has changed. In 2021, Duke’s faculty includes a strong lineup of leading scholars who examine how race is embedded in issues that cross all the schools of the university. This fall, many of these… read more about University Course Raises Race as a Central Element of Undergraduate Education »
Recent MFA in Dance graduate Alyah Baker weighs in on the strict gender norms in ballet that often put pressure on women to conform—and how more dancers who refuse are finding they're not alone. Read The New York Times article here. read more about Alyah Baker, MFA in Dance '21, discusses gender norms in NYT article »
The Collegium for African Diaspora Dance (CADD), a community that supports scholars and artists committed to dance of the African diaspora, has been awarded $25,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts, the organization announced on May 12. Thomas F. DeFrantz, professor in both the Dance Program and the Department of African and African American Studies, is a founding member of the Collegium for African Diaspora Dance. He wrote the grant to support the project, “Dancing the African Diaspora:… read more about NEA supports project led by Duke Dance professor »
On Wednesday's CoastLine: Professor Thomas F. DeFrantz studies African American history, writes books, and he DANCES. We'll hear why he sees dance as a technology to translate feeling and transcend language -- and white supremacy. Listen for CoastLine Wednesday at noon on 91.3 FM, WHQR Public Media, Hanover Co/Wilmington, NC. Find the podcast on Spotify, Stitcher, or iTunes. Email coastline@whqr.org. Guest: Thomas F. DeFrantz, Duke… read more about Thomas F. DeFrantz on Transcending Language Through Dance »
About this Event: Join the African and Diasporic Religious Studies Association (ADRSA) ONLINE via LIVE STREAM for its 9th conference! Sponsored by Ase Ire Communiversity, Congress of Santa Barbara(KOSANBA), Center for African and African American Studies at Southern University at New Orleans, WaWaWa Disapora Centre, MAAFA San Francisco Bay Area This year's theme, Praising and Raising the Dead: Life, Death, and Rebirth in Africana Religions, will explore concepts of life, death, and rebirth in Africana… read more about Ava LaVonne Vinesett Presents at the African and Diasporic Religious Studies Association 2021 Conference »
Artificial Intelligence research at Duke covers everything from health to enhancing photos to machine learning. See what some Duke researchers are doing in the field.AI for Everyone Was An Academic GatewayDuring Winter Breakaway, David Carlson, an assistant professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering taught “AI for Everyone,” which included an introduction to the math and computations underlying machine learning and artificial intelligence.Full StoryDuke Students Taught A Computer to… read more about Artificial Intelligence Research at Duke »
We celebrate the inaugural cohort of Duke’s MFA in Dance: Embodied Interdisciplinary Praxis, a program dedicated to embodied knowledge and practice-led movement discourses. read more about MFA in Dance Class of 2021 »
Making*Queering*DancingThursday, April 15th, 2021 at 7 pmRegister: https://oberlin.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XKh3_tLEQpKYHBibqbhTiQ We kiss in the shadow, wondering if others can see. Are they looking? We queer outdoors, with gestures that resist the normative. We know how to queer, but we wonder how we know. This workshop explores making*queering*dancing. We begin with our willingness to undo the assumptions thrown at us. After that, who… read more about Thomas F. DeFrantz to Present Workshop “Making*Queering*Dancing” at Five Colleges of Ohio Event: “Moving Bodies and Social Justice” April 15 »
The Nasher Museum of Art's exhibition RESIST COVID / TAKE 6! emphasizes the disproportionate impact of the deadly virus on the lives of communities of color. Three MFA in Dance candidates-Alyah Baker, Lee Edwards, and Courtney Liu-had their original choreography selected to be part of this project. Original choreography from MFA in Dance candidates Alyah Baker, Lee Edwards, and Courtney Liu selected to be part of the Nasher Museum of Art's exhibition RESIST… read more about MFA Dancers Participate in RESIST COVID/TAKE 6! »
"To Be Young, Gifted, and Black" Choreographer and Dancer: Akylah Cox Music and Narration: Nina Simone Performance: Duke University Dance Program Spring concert: ChoreoLab 2019, 4/12/2019, Reynolds Theater, Duke University, Durham, NC. read more about ChoreoLab 2019 (excerpt): "To Be Young, Gifted, and Black" »
Blurring the Lines: Finding Collective Resonance During COVID-19: Created with undergraduates at Duke University, this piece explores the boundaries between classical ballet and contemporary styles and builds upon our classroom journey to find a collective way of being, dancing, and breathing, even when we are separated by physical distance. During the creative process, students created phrases with an eye towards the future of ballet, worked with a nonlinear score, developed their capacity to attune to one another in both… read more about Blurring the Lines: Finding Collective Resonance During COVID-19 »
Gillian Weitzner – "Limitless" read more about Gillian Weitzner – Limitless »
Andrea E. Woods Valdés will be a featured speaker at this event. About The Event: The Black Religion, Spirituality & Culture Fifth Annual Conference aims to create a safe and meaningful space for B.I.P.O.C. cultural-heritages and traditions of being and becoming. We will facilitate much-needed conversations around the global militarization of police and police brutality against Black and Brown folx across the African Diaspora. Students will engage in high-… read more about Fifth Annual Black Religion Spirituality & Culture Conference »
SLIPPAGE is delighted to relate that our performance texts for Soundz at the Back of My Head is featured on the cover of Theater, the journal published by Yale School of Drama and Duke University Press. Volume 50 No. 3 includes a text by SLIPPAGE affiliate Quran Karriem about his work on the performance work, as well as the performance text by Thomas F. DeFrantz. In addition, the journal includes an overview to the entire TalkingDancing series, which includes i am black [you have to be willing to now know (2016… read more about SLIPPAGE on the Cover of Theater Magazine »
As part of its event series tgiFHI, the Franklin Humanities Institute is conducting interviews with its faculty speakers in order to familiarize broader audiences with the diversity of research approaches in the humanities, arts, and interpretive social sciences at Duke University. Michael Kliën is Professor of the Practice of Dance and Director of Graduate Studies of the MFA in Dance: Embodied Interdisciplinary Praxis at Duke University. He also directs the Laboratory for Social Choreography at the Kenan Institute for… read more about Meet Your Humanities Faculty: Michael Kliën »
Courtney Liu '13, MFA in Dance '21, shares "Blurring the Lines" created with undergraduate students in Intermediate Ballet. "Creative projects are still being made and it is more important than ever to share, engage with, and celebrate each other's work," shares Emma Geiger, MFA EDA '22, who collaborated on filming and editing. Part of our “Art and Artists are Essential” collection and invitation. Intermediate Ballet (Dance 122) completed the Fall 2020 semester by producing “Blurring the Lines.” This short dance… read more about Blurring the Lines: Collective Resonance During COVID-19 »
Congratulations to MFA in Dance at Duke candidate Alyah Baker for being named Kenan Institute for Ethics Graduate Arts Fellow in Social Choreography and Performance for the 2020-2021 academic year! In her research, Baker is committed to foregrounding the body as she explores power, the politics of place, and identity. Read more: bit.ly/2LTRLXN read more about Alyah Baker named 2020-2021 Graduate Arts Fellow in Social Choreography and Performance »
The Chronicle spoke to Alyah Baker from the Duke Dance program about what changes the program saw as a result of COVID-19. Video by Brandi Steirn. read more about Video: How Duke Dance adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic »
Students enrolled in Dance 122: Intermediate Ballet this fall had the opportunity to collaborate with instructor, and MFA candidate, Courtney Liu to create a piece exploring the boundaries between classical ballet and contemporary styles: "Blurring the Lines: Finding Collective Resonance During COVID-19." "The piece builds upon the classroom journey to find a collective way of being, dancing, and breathing--even when we are separated by physical distance." explains Liu. Students created phrases with an eye towards… read more about Duke Dance Program Students Find Collective Resonance During COVID-19 »
Duke Dance Program Professor Ava LaVonne Vinesett is one of only 20 choreographers selected to participate in the North Carolina Dance Festival (NCDF). Traditionally a touring festival that brings modern and contemporary choreographies to audiences across the state, this year NCDF will be a virtual celebration of its 30th season. In a “normal” year, choreographers would submit a dance for adjudication with a panel reviewing the submissions blindly and recommending finalists. From the list, NCDF staff would… read more about Vinesett Considers the Physical Investment of Dancers in N.C. Dance Festival Work »
Getting Ideas out of the LabDuke’s Office of Licensing & Ventures (OLV) oversees the management of innovations resulting from Duke research – from creation, to feasibility and marketing, to protection, and on into licensing to commercial partners, for both startups and existing companies. Our research faculty and staff worked tirelessly in FY20, helping the office break multiple records.OLV received an all-time high of 405 invention disclosures, 26 of them COVID-19 related innovations. Revenue from… read more about OLV Breaks Idea-Generating Records: FY20 »
Duke University’s Identity and Cultural Centers are offering multiple opportunities for members of the Class of 2024 to continue the conversation originating from the Foundations of Equity training provided during Orientation 2020. These 90- minute staff led small group conversations provide an opportunity for our newest community members to continue to consider the foundational concepts related to equity. It also provides an opportunity to take a closer look at anti-Black racism with the support of three-member cross-… read more about Foundations of Equity - Continuing the Conversation [or First Year Facilitated Conversation] »
