Oberlin Alum Explores Family, Food, Humanity in Memoir
September 15, 2017
Filed under ARTS, Literature & Poetry, Recent Stories
In his new book Heavy: An American Memoir, Professor of English and African American Studies at the University of Mississippi, Kiese Laymon, OC ’98, discusses his “family’s relationship to food, sexual violence, and weight.” Heavy explores Laymon’s interpretation of the lessons he learned a...
On The Record with Professor Justin Emeka
Victoria Garber, Arts Editor
February 24, 2017
Filed under ARTS, On the Record, Theater & Film
Associate Professor of Theater and Africana Studies Justin Emeka, OC ’95, discovered acting at a young age, but racially restrictive casting drove him more toward directing. He graduated with a master’s degree in directing from the University of Washington School of Drama in 2005 and has been ext...
Capoeira Captivates Students
Victoria Garber, Arts Editor
February 3, 2017
Filed under ARTS, Dance, Features, Recent Stories
Personal Facebook Posts Not Grounds for Dismissal
Justin Emeka, OC ’95 and Associate Professor of Theater and Africana Studies
April 1, 2016
Filed under Commentary, OPINIONS
As an Oberlin alumnus, and now an Oberlin professor who was recently granted tenure, much of my identity has been forged in the heated exchange of ideas that exist at Oberlin College. In my first year as a student, I remember meeting Brother Jed, a white conservative Christian from a nearby community who wou...
Feature Photo: Wedding Band
Louise Edwards, Arts editor
October 9, 2015
Filed under ARTS, Theater & Film
In Alice Childress’ Wedding Band, set in 1918 during World War I, College sophomore Chandler Browne plays Julia Augustine, a Black woman who has recently moved to a South Carolinian neighborhood with Herman, her white, German significant other, played by College junior Shane Lonergan. Their landlady,...
Brooks, OC ’70, Returns to Oberlin
Nora Kipnis, Arts Editor
February 28, 2014
Filed under ARTS, Recent Stories, Theater & Film
Actor Avery Brooks, OC ’70, came onstage at Finney Chapel in an all-white suit, took a seat at the piano, and treated the audience to a dramatic performance of “Throw it Away” by jazz singer and songwriter Abbey Lincoln — an unorthodox beginning to an unorthodox convocation. However, the event...
