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Can’t decide which DEMAN event to attend in November? Take this quiz and we’ll tell you

By Sydny Long | September 5, 2019

The Duke Entertainment, Media & Arts Network — more commonly referred to as DEMAN — will host its annual DEMAN Arts & Media weekend Nov. 1 and 2 on Duke's campus. The events, which include panels hosted by alumni and career-oriented activities, are numerous, and we understand how daunting that can be. (Where do I go? Who should I see? What on earth are “Guac and Talks”?)

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Screen/Society's fall lineup brings arthouse and international cinema to Duke

By Sarah Derris | September 5, 2019

Since its founding in 1991 by graduate students, the Arts of the Moving Images’ Screen/Society series has been the center of eclectic film programming on campus. 

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From films to photos, Center for Documentary Studies’ fall programming is an eclectic mix

By Mason Berger | September 5, 2019

The Center for Documentary Studies has countless opportunities for students this coming fall.

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Tell me a success story: Duke brings creative industry alumni to campus for 10th annual DEMAN Weekend

By Elizabeth Butcher | September 5, 2019

The Duke Entertainment, Media, & Arts Network’s signature event, which is celebrating its 10th year, will take place Nov. 1 and 2.

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Story+ program uses archival research to rethink storytelling

By Selena Qian | June 1, 2019

On May 16, Duke students in the Story+ program began their two-day bootcamp to train in various humanities research methods.

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New green space between the Nasher and the Ruby 'will bring art outdoors'

By Miranda Gershoni | May 31, 2019

When the Nasher Museum of Art opened in 2005, its founders envisioned an outdoor space to accompany the art within its walls. In a $1.5 million project scheduled to inaugurate next fall, this vision will finally come to fruition, with an outdoor space and sculpture garden connecting the Nasher and the Rubenstein Arts Center.

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Freshly Squeezed Pulp satirizes 'Tarzan' through old time radio plays

By Christy Kuesel | April 22, 2019

When thinking of Tarzan, a cartoon man in a family of gorillas, a treacherous hunter or a Phil Collins soundtrack might come to mind. But as one new comedy group on campus is trying to show, there’s much more to the character than meets the eye.

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Annual Animation Show of Shows brings animated short films to Duke

By Ashley Kwon | April 18, 2019

Despite the rain, Duke students, faculty members and Durham residents gathered Sunday to see the 19th Annual Animation Show of Shows at the Rubenstein Arts Center. 

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'On Cinema' symposium discusses future of film theory

By Joel Kohen | April 17, 2019

Reevaluating the past and future of cinematic theory was the objective of a mini-conference held Friday at the Franklin Humanities Institute, under the title “On Cinema.”

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'In the Heights' centers on an updated version of the American Dream

By Kerry Rork | April 16, 2019

Hoof 'n' Horn always mixes up the genres of plays it performs, but its spring production may be more revolutionary than most: "In the Heights" takes an almost unprecedented look at Latinx and POC experiences for the theater company. 

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'Bad Roads' explores violence against women against backdrop of Ukrainian conflict

By Sydny Long | April 10, 2019

There is a moment of utter depravity in the fifth of six vignettes that comprise Natal’ya Vorozhbit’s play “Bad Roads,” a scene so chillingly vile that it is legitimately difficult to watch.

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Duke Dining Challenge crowns the Loop the best restaurant on campus

By Jack Rubenstein | April 4, 2019

Which spot makes the best food at Duke? That’s a question the “Duke Dining Challenge,” a March Madness-style bracket on the popular Facebook group “Duke Memes for Gothicc Teens,” tried to answer.

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MFA | EDA student discusses distinction project on ectodermal dysplasia

By Miranda Gershoni | April 4, 2019

Duke established the two-year MFA | EDA program in 2011, drawing in a diverse range of photographers, videographers and other artists. The program's annual thesis exhibition, celebrating the work of the 2019 class, is on display now from March 18 to April 13 around Duke and Durham.

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AMI Faculty Filmmaker Spotlight showcases professors' latest projects

By Alizeh Sheikh | April 3, 2019

Students often come to know their professors over the course of a semester-long class, where instructors serve more as mentors and advisors than writers, researchers or filmmakers. 

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Visiting Vienna-based artists discuss campus architecture and sculpture and video work

By Joel Kohen | April 2, 2019

Vienna-based visual artists Markus Hanakam and Roswitha Schuller recently visited Duke to work with the Building Duke Bass Connections project and to present some of their own work. 

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'To Survive on This Shore' exhibit honors histories of trans and gender non-conforming elders

By Alizeh Sheikh | March 25, 2019

Walking through the Rubenstein Library gallery, one can’t help but be drawn to the photographic portraits now lining the walls, its subjects staring directly out at the viewer as though asking you to approach them. 

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Student app lets users discover new music through their friends' tastes

By Will Atkinson | March 6, 2019

If you use a music streaming service like Spotify, then chances are you have come across mixes tailored to your listening habits — whether it’s “New Music Friday,” “Discover Weekly” or “Tastebreakers.” For many listeners, these algorithmically-generated playlists are one of the only options for discovering new music. 

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Q&A: 'Daily Show' writer Zhubin Parang on his transition into comedy

By Miranda Gershoni | March 4, 2019

Zhubin Parang, producer and writer for "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah," visited Duke Friday for a talk hosted by the Center for Political Leadership, Innovation and Service (POLIS). Before becoming an Emmy award-winning writer and comedian, Parang practiced law after graduating from Georgetown Law School.

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'We are all perfectly designed': Karamo Brown's advice for Duke students

By Miranda Gershoni | February 26, 2019

In his talk Monday, “Queer Eye” culture expert and therapist Karamo Brown opened up about his past, behind-the-scenes dynamics with the Fab Five and gave advice to an audience he insisted be called “friends” and not “fans.” 

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Artist Ramiro Gomez discusses work chronicling lives of domestic workers

By Ashley Kwon | February 26, 2019

In seeing the mansions lining the streets of some neighborhoods in Los Angeles, most people focus on the grandeur represented in these structures. But artist Ramiro Gomez seeks to highlight the hidden labor and hierarchies that go into making these luxuries possible.