Faculty Accomplishments

“Racial Capitalism and Disposable Populations in the Time of Covid-19,” Red May Seattle 2020: Capitalism or Life, Viral Edition, Livestreamed May 15, 2020

de Lima, L. 2023. Wearing a costume by Georgian artist Uta Bekaia, de Lima performed work from their new book Tropical Sacrifice as part of the Marissa Newman Projects booth at the 2022 Untitled Art Fair.

de Lima, L. 2023. Performed and exhibited Cosmic Bottom at Artists Alliance Inc.'s Cuchifritos Gallery in New York City in collaboration with visual artist Levani (Georgia). A multimedia reading and installation, Cosmic Bottom took place with the support of a 2021 Concept to Realization grant from Canada Council for the Arts.

Assistant Professors of Dance Barbie Diewald and Shakia Barron were artists in residence at the internationally-renowned Bates Dance Festival to develop their collaborative dance project, "Concourse." The work will premiere at Mount Holyoke College September 16 and 17, 2022.

Was named a Faculty Research Fellow by the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Archives for her project "Consoling Clarity: Queer and Lesbian Aesthetics in Twenty-First Century Dance."

Were artists-in-residence at the renowned Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival. At the culmination of their residency, they shared an excerpt of their shared research, "Concourse" at the annual Jacob's Pillow College Partners Convening. Their next choreographic residency will be at High Street Studios in Ipswich, MA in December 2021.

Delivered a public lecture on July 9 via Zoom for the National Sporting Library and Museum in Middleburg, VA titled “Sprezzatura: Noble Negligence in Renaissance Music and Horsemanship.”  

Nina Emery was elected President of the Philosophy of Time Society for 2023-2026.

Was elected President of the Society for the Metaphysics of Science for the year 2022-2023, and will give the Presidential Keynote Address at the society's 2023 conference.

Ombretta Frau. Keynote Lecture, GSAIS Conference, University of Toronto, 1-3 November 2024