Finally returning to The Other Side!!! Inside Knowledge: Incarcerated People on the Failures of the American Prison -- with author Doran Larson, Professor of Literature "Most analysis of prisons and criminal justice comes from professionals and singular voices. Larson presents us with the diverse voices of those whose lives are most impacted by the carceral system, […]
Hamilton at The Other Side presents: Rebuilding a Cinema Culture in Cambodia: from Golden Age to Decimation to Emerging Art-House Cinema a talk by Martine Guyot-Bender professor of French and Francophone Studies Cambodia's cinematic history is a tale of extremes, oscillating between the heights of a post independent 'Golden Age' and the destruction led by […]
Hamilton at The Other Side with Professor of Classics and Religion Ian Mills "The Bible is an anthology of books. Each book -- written centuries apart by diverse persons in various languages - has its own origin story. But the bible too had to be invented. Wherefrom the idea of a closed corpus of uniquely […]
presented by the Carl A. Rubino Hamilton at The Other Side series | with Aaron Strong, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies | Prof. Strong examines the pathways to effective climate action in rural communities on opposite sides of the planet, focusing on the dynamics of increasing rural community resistance to both renewable energy deployment […]
The Carl A Rubino - Hamilton at The Other Side Series. Presented by Hamilton College digital librarian Sara Mohr and students. Free and Open to the public. Details to follow.
A part of Carl Rubino's Hamilton at The Other Side Series. Over the past year, students and staff in the library at Hamilton College have been working to digitally preserve and highlight two historic cemeteries in the area: New Forest Cemetery and Peterboro Cemetery. Through this work, we have developed strong community partnerships and created […]
by Maurice Isserman, Publius Virgilius Rogers Professor of American History at Hamilton College After generations in the shadows, socialism is making headlines in the United States, following the Bernie Sanders presidential campaigns and the election of several democratic socialists to Congress. Today’s leftists hail from a long lineage of anti-capitalist activists in the United States, […]
Scott MacDonald, Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at Hamilton College, has been teaching film history for over 50 years. He is the author of many books on film, two of which are just out: Comprehending Cinema (from Oxford University Press) and Publication as Autobiography (Sticking Place Books). After all that time and all his […]
Exploring Historical Changes in Tree Cover Across Utica Implications for Urban Heat and Greenspacet with Heather Kropp, Assistant Professor for Environmental Studies Urban tree cover and greenspaces offer a wide array of social benefits and play a critical role in cooling the land surface during the summer. Changes in tree cover are largely shaped by […]
Why Songs Matter with Doctuh Michael Woods, Margaret Bundy Scott Professor of Music Etmeritus Songs are "mile markers" in our lives; they can strongly evoke past moments, places, events, and loves. Using music theory and examples from popular music, Doc will shed light on how particular sounds evoke effects in the listener, making an emotional […]
While cleaning out the attic of her family home, Canadian-American writer Naomi Guttman discovers bundles of love letters written during her parents’ transatlantic courtship. With those letters, plus home-movie footage, photographs, and surprisingly candid interviews about love, fidelity, and gender roles, Guttman weaves a poignant tale of a sixty-four-year marriage between two doctors whose love […]
