Poet Quan Barry on visualizing history through art

Poet, novelist and playwright Quan Barry spoke at the Benton Museum on March 25, reciting several poems and excerpts from her novels. Barry’s work uses the backdrop of history to contemplate what it means to be a human.

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‘Black Ecologies’: The Black body and nature

“Black Ecologies in Contemporary American Art” opened on Feb. 13 at Pomona College’s Benton Museum of Art. The exhibit posits the environment as an active participant in shaping the lives and histories of Black communities.

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For the love of the game: 5C alumni discuss working in Hollywood

Part of Pomona College’s Humanities Toolkit Series, a Feb. 7 panel highlighted alumni of the English and Media Studies departments who have pursued and found success in Hollywood careers. The alumni –– Lucas Rojas PO ’12, Nick Hurwitz PO ’12, Steph Saxton PO ’12 and Nelson Cole PO ’16 –– describe how they navigated the tumultuous world of the entertainment industry post-graduation.

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