The Politics of Dance
Professor Hari Krishnan examines and reclaims the original power of Bharatanatyam, the hereditary courtesan dance from South India, by reimagining it in the context of contemporary culture and a liber…
Long Form
Scenes from Shangri-La, by Michael Yamashita ’71
Michael Yamashita ’71 (©Michael Yamashita)
For more than 35 years, photographer Michael Yamashita ’71 has worked for Na…
Tuned IN
Question: Is WESU-FM, 88.1, the oldest college radio station?
Answer: Maybe. Station Manager Benjamin Michael, who ha…
Student Artists’ Books: Advocacy Through Creativity
Each year, our Special Collections & Archives (SC&A) staff work with Wesleyan faculty to teach between 80 and 12…
Recommended Reading: Books by Vidich ’72, P’00, ’03; Moezzi ’01; Wiener ’09; and Others
Paul Vidich ’72, P’00, ’03
The Coldest Warrior (Pegasus, 2020)
In Paul Vidich’s latest work of spy fiction, governme…
The Gift of Godot
When still an undergrad biology major at Wesleyan, Jay Levy ’60, Hon. ’96, MD followed an intriguing literary reference …
Gilbert Parker ’49: The “Finest Compass”
Thomas Kail ’99 writes a tribute to Gilbert Parker ’49, who passed away on October 29, 2019. (Photo courtesy Jod…
Light By Which to Dream
[Photo by Audrey Hall]
Growing up living hand-to-mouth in a Nairobi slum, Kennedy Odede ’12 experienced true hardship a…
(Not So) Lost in Translation: Study Abroad Sets Students Up for Immersive Cultural Experiences
Photo of Cap Est, Madagascar, by Katie Toner ’20
It’s a common image on movie screens, in vacation videos, and in soc…
Wesleyan and the World in Pictures
Each year, the Fries Center for Global Studies asks Wesleyan students who have had any global experience over the previo…