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Powers discusses book on experimental film

John Powers, in Arts & Sciences at Washington University, takes part in a podcast about his recent book, “Technology and the Making of Experimental Film Culture,” which explores how the Bolex camera and other small-gauge media technologies provided the infrastructure for experimental filmmaking at the height of its cultural impact.

‘Unfreezing the frame: The art of the embodied experience’

Art historian Nathaniel B. Jones, in Arts & Sciences, explores the artwork Laocoon at the Vatican Museums and the different perspectives that viewers may gain when visiting a sculpture in person rather than through a two-dimensional image or written text.

WashU balloon goes over big

For the first time, WashU sponsored a hot air balloon in the Great Forest Park Balloon Race, an annual hot air balloon festival held in Forest Park. “Time Traveler” was among the dozens of entrants that delighted the STL community Sept. 15-16, 2023.


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The Emperor

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Exile and the Jews

Literature, History, and Identity

Learning to Disagree

Learning to Disagree: The Surprising Path to Navigating Differences with Empathy and Respect