Laurie Anderson

The musical pioneer reveals multiple facets of her artistry in multiple visits to Austin

"...the C.L. and Henriette Cline Visiting Professor in the Humanities at the University of Texas this semester. The post,..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'Bacchae' to the Future

How in (a Greek) god's name can the Rude Mechs re-create Dionysus in 69 in '09?

"...visit in November, facilitated by the University of Texas' Humanities Institute, which awarded him its 2009-10 Cline Centennial Visiting..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Arias From Death Row

In conjunction with its production of the opera Dead Man Walking, Austin Lyric Opera will present a seminar focusing on the unlikely journey of her story about providing spiritual counsel to a convicted murderer on death row to the operatic stage.

"...Library. Co-sponsored by Austin Lyric Opera and the UT-Austin Humanities Institute, the event features not only the two creators..."

Dec. 6, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

One City, Three Books

Austin's become a popular place for public reading programs.

"...age of 7. APL will be working with UT's Humanities Institute to sponsor book discussion groups and get Austin..."

April 19, 2002 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Goodbye, Goodness

Told in the cracks between bicoastal flashbacks and Nineties real time by Hayward Theiss, a twentysomething working in television, it's the story of someone who can only move forward by retracing his steps and fulfilling – or conquering – his need to go back. Sam Brumbaugh will be at BookPeople on April 29.

"...five-month call for stories from the University of Texas Humanities Institute. ... All ages, all genders, all ethnicities, all..."

April 29, 2005 Books Review by Shawn Badgley

UT's Public Arts Program Debuts an Ambitious New Project

Landmarks presents Ann Hamilton’s O N E E V E R Y O N E at the Dell Medical School

"...E: A Conversation with Ann Hamilton Landmarks and the Humanities Institute host a talk with Ann Hamilton led by..."

Jan. 27, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Public Notice: Your Libraries at Work

Plus parties for the environment, and the Dead

"...& Conversation series, presented in partnership with the UT Humanities Institute's Difficult Dialogues program. This 2015 documentary "pries open..."

Oct. 28, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Shared History

Art and Journalism: Incubator 1.0

"...Conversation, a documentary film series presented by the UT Humanities Institute's Difficult Dialogues program, in conjunction with Austin Public..."

July 8, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Gay Place

Being queer gets easier with time

"...w/ Director PJ Raval Austin Public Library and UT's Humanities Institute host fab filmmaker PJ Raval's Before You Know..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Public Notice: Chaos Reigns!

City needs your help now!

"...1105 E. Cesar Chavez, as part of the UT Humanities Institute's Difficult Dialogues program...."

Jan. 29, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: While the Cats Were Away

The stakeholders play

"...Con­tro­ver­sy and Conversation series, presented in part by UT's Humanities Institute program, Difficult Dialogues. And ......"

Aug. 7, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Ora Houston's Nightmare

Night of the living acronyms

"...Con­tro­ver­sy and Conversation series, presented in part by UT's Humanities Institute program, Difficult Dialogues...."

July 31, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Archive of the Patriarch

Ransom Center acquires Gabriel García Márquez papers

"...influential literary figures of the 20th century. The UT-Austin humanities research library and museum has managed all that by..."

Nov. 25, 2014 Books Post by Robert Faires

'There To Tell the Truth'

Seymour Hersh on journalism, politics, presidents, and war

"...the University of Texas under the sponsorship of the Humanities Institute and the Plan II Honors Program. Hersh is..."

March 30, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Hersh Visits Austin

Journalist Seymour Hersh began a week's visit to Austin Monday night

"...at UT-Austin this week, under the sponsorship of the Humanities Institute. On Thursday night, March 22, 7-8:30pm, in the..."

March 20, 2012 News Post by Michael King

Disappointed by UT's Plan to Close Cactus

"...for Writers, the Distinguished Lecturer series sponsored by the Humanities Institute, and home games of the UT baseball team..."

Feb. 6, 2010 Postmarks

Res Publica

"...LIVING NEWSPAPER SUMMER YOUTH THEATRE Performers from this UT Humanities Institute program adopt the style of Living News­paper plays..."

Aug. 7, 2009 News Feature

News/Print

Austinites get on the same page with the Mayor's Book Club selection, Rockdale rocks some literature and music, novelist Amanda Eyre Ward gets crazy with the cheese (she's a whiz with the books, too), and Dobie Paisano turns 40, gets some work done

"...discussion led by professors from the University of Texas Humanities Institute at various Austin Public Library branches. (See www.cityofaustin.org/library..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Books Column by Kimberley Jones

Happenings

Nov. 8-14

"...sociology professor Michael Mann speaks as part of the Humanities Institute Distinguished Lec­ture Ser­ies. 7:30pm. UT campus, Avaya Auditorium,..."

Nov. 9, 2007 News Feature

Film News

Ron Perryman, an Austin film pioneer, died last Saturday

"...KLRU-TV, Austin PBS, and News 8, with UT's Texas Humanities Institute and the Austin History Center, Filming Austin's Lives..."

July 1, 2005 Screens Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...The UT Humanities Institute and Waterloo Press published a book last year,..."

May 6, 2005 Column

Austin Most Covertly Racist City in Texas

"...white man with a rather long ponytail. The UT Humanities Institute and Waterloo Press published a book last year,..."

May 3, 2005 Postmarks

The Living Library

Grassroots historians team up with local agencies to bring past and future history to light

"...discovery project" created by Evan Carton at the UT Humanities Institute in partnership with Austin Public Libraries, the Mayor's..."

July 4, 2003 Features Feature by Abe Louise Young

Short Cuts

Dead Man Talking: A panel of local film academics & critics discuss the Tim Robbins' film in anticipation of the opera adaptation.

"...by Evan Carton, director of the University of Texas Humanities Institute. Tickets are $5. Call 472-5927 x124 for more..."

Nov. 8, 2002 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Articulations

Choreographer Allison Orr pops up on the National Geographic Channel, and Ballet East and UT professor Bion Tsang are honored

"...by the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Postscripts

What were the big literary news stories in the region for 1999?

"...I think she'd like to know that TIL [Texas Institute of Letters] missed the mark about the more deserving..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Books Column by Clay Smith

High Plains Chamber

The Harrington String Quartet, which makes its third appearance with the Austin Chamber Music Center's annual summer festival in July, is based in Amarillo, and though that may not seem like a likely spot for a chamber music ensemble, the members of the Harrington Quartet feel quite at home on the range.

"...the Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, where the..."

July 11, 2003 Arts Feature by Jerry Young

Graduating, With Honors

Local awards are nice, but Austin artists are being recognized nationally all the time now

"...of 50 finalists for the 2012 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award, chosen by the President's Committee on..."

June 1, 2012 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Viva la Vida

The 26th annual Día de los Muertos celebration has a new twist this year

"...home, is a Mexican cuisine specialist at the Culinary Institute of America – San Antonio and a member of..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Postscripts

Chronicles of a Chronicler

"...won the Best Texas Novel award of the Texas Institute of Letters. He will be in town to accept..."

March 21, 1997 Books Column

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