On Feb. 21, the Claremont Lewis Museum of Art hosted its newest exhibition, “She Opens the Door: Women Artists and Writers Shape Language and Space.” In this video, TSL’s Multimedia team takes us behind the scenes of the exhibition curated by Chloe Martinez, poet-in-residence and Claremont McKenna lecturer in religious studies.
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Gazan poet Yahya Ashour reads and discusses poetry in the face of exile, displacement and violence
On Wednesday, March 11, students and faculty filtered into the Ena Thompson Room at Pomona College’s Crookshank Hall to listen to Palestinian poet and Pitzer visiting professor Yahya Ashour read a selection of his poems. Alongside stand-alone poems, he shared several from his e-book and manuscript, “A Gaza of Siege & Genocide.”
Language unbound: Hoa Nguyen, Renee Gladman and Eileen Myles perform readings at Crookshank
On Tuesday, Oct. 21, the Pomona College English department hosted a reading event featuring acclaimed writers and poets Hoa Nguyen, Renee Gladman and Eileen Myles, known for their feminist and experimental practices. For the writers, it was a chance to come together, sharing a space, collaborating ideas and creating connections.
Documentary filmmaker and activist Anand Patwardhan discusses religious fundamentalism and casteism in India
“Demons. Low-castes. Untouchables.” These words flashed on an illuminated projection of the short film and music video, “We Are Not Your Monkeys,” as an anthem of anti-caste resistance. On Thursday, Sept. 11, Anand Patwardhan spoke at Pomona College’s Benton Museum of Art as part of a series of events hosted
Myrlie Evers-Williams PO ’68 celebrates 90th birthday at Pomona
On March 22, Pomona College held a 90th birthday tribute to celebrate civil rights activist Myrlie Evers-Williams PO ’68. Family, friends, alumni and staff were invited, along with Evers-Williams, to view the archival collection that she recently donated to the college and to hear from a variety of important figures