Mythmaking and Cycle-Breaking: Social Justice Themes in …(Iphigenia)
Euripides’ Iphigenia in Aulis, the basis for Wayne Shorter’s and esperanza spalding’s new opera, is brimming with questions that reverberate in our contemporary world.
Kim McLarin Named Interim Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies
I am pleased to announce that Kim McLarin, Professor of Creative Writing and Graduate Program Director of the MFA in Popular Fiction Writing and Publishing at Emerson, has accepted my invitation to serve in an interim role as the College’s Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies.
Alumnae Authors on Witchy Rom Coms, the ‘Blood Ceiling,’ and Middle School Hauntings
Emerson alumnae authors thrill, chill, and scare with stories of witches, ghouls, and hauntings.
CSD Implements Parkinson Voice Project Grant
The renewable grant includes free training in a treatment approach called “SPEAK OUT,” and therapy supplies.
PopFic Gets Its Due at Emerson with Page Turner Magazine
From Afrofuturism to Historical Fiction and everything in between, all popfiction genres are welcome.
Alum Sara Novic on Transformation, TV, and Telling Authentic Deaf Stories
Novic’s second novel, True Biz, due out in 2022, is being developed for television with actress Millicent Simmonds signed on to star and EP.
CSD Gender Affirming Program Helps Clients Find Their Voice
Success is judged by the client.
Emerson Artists Get Boost From St. Botolph Club
Approximately 150 candidates are nominated each year, with 15-20 receiving awards of $3,000.
WLP MFA Student Mitty Mirrer on Shared Loss This Memorial Day: Globe Magazine
Writing, Literature, and Publishing MFA student Mitty Mirrer wrote for Boston Globe Magazine about her experience visiting a child in Ukraine who lost their father to war, who she met through the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), an organization that supports those whose loved ones have been killed or died while serving their country.
McLarin on Change a Year After George Floyd’s Murder: GBH Basic Black
Writing, Literature, & Publishing associate professor and graduate program director Kim McLarin was a panelist on GBH’s Basic Black program, discussing what changed or advanced for racial equity in America a year after George Floyd’s murder, and what did not.