Lisa Prevost

1 week ago | news.yale.edu | Lisa Prevost

Earlier this semester, a group of scholars gathered at Yale for a day-long discussion about a subject of surprising weight: feathers. The workshop, called “Feathers: A Transcultural Art History,” grew out of a dialogue between Marisa Bass and Allison Caplan, professors in the history of art department, about their mutual engagement with the long history of feathers in art.

1 week ago | news.yale.edu | Lisa Prevost

Yale’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) has honored four faculty members for their exemplary qualities as mentors to graduate students.

1 week ago | news.yale.edu | Lisa Prevost

Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins, a playwright and a professor in the practice of theater and performance studies in Yale’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), has been awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his play “Purpose.”The play, which explores the complex dynamics of a prominent Black American family in Chicago led by a pastor with ties to the Civil Rights movement, won in the drama category.

1 week ago | news.yale.edu | Lisa Prevost

In the latest edition of Humanitas, a column focused on the arts and humanities at Yale, an Oscar-winning filmmaker will visit Yale in May, the Schwarzman Center unveils a curated virtual collection of themed student artworks, and the celebrated photographs of Yale School of Art professor emeritus Tod Papageorge are the subject of a contemporary art museum exhibition this summer. For more, please visit an archive of all arts and humanities coverage at Yale News.

2 weeks ago | news.yale.edu | Lisa Prevost

Two years ago, the release of a documentary in Spain set off a fiery debate in the region of Catalonia that is still simmering. The film, “Negrers: La Catalunya esclavista,” or “Slavers: Catalonia and the Slave Trade,” exposed Catalonia’s involvement in the slave trade in the 19th century, and how the fortunes of many wealthy families were built on enslaved trafficking and labor.