Tuesday, October 2, 2012

The Art of Staying Informed

There are certainly some exciting happenings in the arts, humanities, and sciences this week, so today I'd like to share some current events and great sources of arts news:

1) Did you know this is Banned Books Week? The annual event began 30 years ago this week in 1982. You can read more about its history and oft-challenged books online at the American Library Association and at the Banned Books Week site. I think the most recent selections that I've read on this year's list are the three books that make up The Hunger Games Trilogy. What was your most recent or favorite banned or challenged book?

2) Yesterday, the annual MacArthur Fellows were announced. You can read about this year's diverse group of recipients in an article from The New York Times, which I discovered via the daily ArtsJournal newsletter.

3) Also, just a side note... I highly recommend subscribing to You've Cott Mail (a daily, categorized digest of happenings and trending topics in the arts), compiled and curated by Thomas Cott, checking out ArtsJournal and subscribing to the daily and weekly newsletters, and if you are interested in what's happening in the world of classical music and music organizations, also see Adaptistration, by Drew McManus, which also offers a weekly newsletter subscription. And, if you enjoy interesting facts and other information about literature and music, consider subscribing to The Writer's Almanac with Garrison Keillor and The Composers Datebook, both from American Public Media. All of these services are free of charge, and offer access to important and insightful articles and commentary on the arts.

Happy reading, and I hope you enjoy the links. Please feel free to share your favorite sites, articles, and news this week in the comments!

Until Next Time...
Ro Huizinga
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 2, 2012 at 4:15 PM

    Of the recent...yes Hunger Games Trilogy. I had to laugh at the reasoning. Since all the reasons were so "vanilla". They didn't get it. Not one bit. I give that some people unfamiliar with British lit. don't know that "olive skin" is actually African American, but irregardless wouldn't that bring you to think Rue was of Hispanic or Latino descent? Areas of Panem lead me to see people in certain ways as based on location. I have seen people derive religious tones out of it, or in my case social tones. Oh I could rant for hours. I always see Banned Book Week as the week to remind myself that I REALLY love banned books. The official long list is a big ol' collection of stuff I love. I still think my absolute favorite is either 1984 or Brave New World. I am a sucker for Dystopia!

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  2. UnknownOctober 2, 2012 at 4:22 PM

    Finally got the NYT article link working. Sorry for the tech glitch.

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  3. UnknownOctober 3, 2012 at 9:02 AM

    Interesting comment today on the MacArthur Fellows: No Jazz musicians honored. Read more here: Jazz Beyond Jazz an AJ Blog http://www.artsjournal.com/jazzbeyondjazz/2012/10/macarthur-ignores-jazz-musicians-and-improvisers.html

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