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Drawing a blank
There is a moment after each semester when my brain decides to take a rest. I can’t predict exactly when that moment will be. That moment, it turns out, is now. My mind is a sieve. I have no thoughts in my head. Maybe I have reached nirvana, or maybe I just need to regroup. I pause to answer simple questions like “what is your name?” Um...it’s Tracy...I’m pretty sure. So, imagine how I feel trying to think of what to say to introduce this newsletter. One could say it’s writer’s block, but don’t worry, it’s not limited to writing. I hope it passes soon. I know that it will. In the meantime, I am going to take some of the best advice that I have ever received. I’m going to unplug, wait a little while, and then plug back in. That should do the trick!
Stay safe and healthy,
Tracy Jacobs
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We’ve got an incredible lineup of interesting lectures as part of the 2023 Osher Summer Lecture Series. Join us this summer for presentations on Juneteenth, the history of America’s World’s Fairs, the Elgin Marbles controversy, the brain and its capacity for creating metaphors, the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project, the 100th anniversary of Warner Brothers, the great mid-century acting instructors, and the Battle of Tarawa through the eyes of a forensic anthropologist. Keep your eyes open for the schedule and registration information—coming soon!
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Tristan Cai—The Aesthetics of Disappearance
Gallery Hours: Monday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.
Asian Arts Gallery, Center for the Arts 2037, Towson University
Currently on view. Closes May 20—Free
Through a series of digitally manipulated archival photographs from colonial Singapore, multidisciplinary artist, Tristan Cai, creates “a gesture against historical amnesia” and questions how history is constructed and narrated by those in power. Cai’s haunting images draw attention to the fundamentally forgotten history of “houseboys” and their British colonial masters in Singapore from the 1850s to the 1930s.
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In this section of our newsletter, we remember Osher members that have passed away recently. While we work hard to provide accurate updates, please let us know if you are aware of an Osher friend’s passing by contacting osher@towson.edu.
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