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Students in the History Goes Pop! course visited the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics as part of their study. | Video by Harry Gregory
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In this history class, the final project is a pop song

When an IntroSem class asked students to write pop songs instead of term papers, it changed how they saw the past.

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New exhibition asks, ‘What have you held?’
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New exhibition asks, ‘What have you held?’

Resident artist Erika Chong Shuch brings the campus community and the public together for 1,000 Ways to Hold, which blends ceramics, sound engineering, and social connection. The exhibition is on view at the Anderson Collection.

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What’s new this spring at the Cantor Arts Center
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What’s new this spring at the Cantor Arts Center

Exhibitions featuring contemporary multimedia works and traditional Wabanaki basketry reveal how deeply humans and nature are entangled.

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Environmental stories come to life through student filmmakers
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Environmental stories come to life through student filmmakers

In EARTHSYS 285, Stanford students learn documentary filmmaking while partnering with local communities to create visual stories about environmental issues.

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Poet and screenwriter Chinaka Hodge taught screenwriting basics in the course, "Hella Cinematic: The Radical Impact of the Bay Area on Film."
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Screenwriter teaches the art of creative community

IDA visiting artist Chinaka Hodge’s winter quarter course explored screenwriting basics through a Bay Area lens.

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Celebrating 100 years of rare book collecting on campus
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Celebrating 100 years of rare book collecting on campus

An anniversary exhibition at Green Library showcases fine‑press works and the donors and librarians whose gifts and efforts led to the founding of Stanford’s Special Collections.

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Jason Oremus McLeish (right) performs Hammerstep with Garrett Coleman, a dance style he co-created blending Irish dance, hip-hop, tap, breakdancing, the Brazilian martial art capoeira, and other contemporary forms of movement. | Billy Bustamente
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From ‘Riverdance’ to Stanford

How to appreciate art when you’re on vacation
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How to appreciate art when you’re on vacation

If you’ve ever stood in a crowded museum gallery wondering if you were doing it right, these seven tips from Stanford experts will help.

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What’s next for Stanford’s artist incubator
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What’s next for Stanford’s artist incubator

As Stanford’s Institute for Diversity in the Arts celebrates its 25th year, directors A-lan Holt and Adam Banks look toward a future of nurturing student artists.

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Several of the pieces explore different facets of appearance and nonappearance. (Photo: Shaun Roberts)
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New art exhibition explores themes of perception and technology

The exhibition features 25 artworks that showcase unnoticed phenomena that shape how we see, feel and understand the world around us.

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