In this hour of You Are Here, we explore sex and culture. The recent discovery of a potential prostitution ring in Maine has many people discussing the often illicit nature of sexual interactions. Erotica novels like 50 Shades of Gray are becoming mainstream, but conversations about sex are still taboo. We look at the cultures [...]
In light of few high-profile court cases (think John Edwards and Jerry Sandusky), where the juries were closely scrutinized and reported on, we examine the idea of the jury as the story. Typically, we expect stories to focus on the subject, the plaintiff, the defendant– in the broader sense, the star of the show, the [...]
Serenata de Amor, a musical theater project spearheaded by visual media arts associate professor Claire Andrade-Watkins, was brought to Emerson this past year. The project is a tribute to the morna of Cape Verde and Brava set in the 1940s. Andrade-Watkins worked with a team of faculty and staff members from Emerson to bring Serenata [...]
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