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OU Presidential Dream Course Public Lecture with Samantha Baskind
Dr. Samantha Baskind (Cleveland State University) delivers the public lecture "Archie Rand: When Comics Meet the Bible" for the OU Presidential Dream Course "The Artists' Bible: From Mosaics to Graphic Novels." For Zoom information, visit event website.
Lecture Abstract: Archie Rand's groundbreaking series Sixty Paintings from the Bible was his first on a Jewish theme painted in a comic book style. The work offers unexpected re-readings designed to make us rethink proverbial tales. At once irreverent and serious, Rand adds fresh perspectives to narratives which shaped Judaism as well as Western civilization. This talk explores how Rand's paintings update the Hebrew Bible’s archetypal stories about power, faith, humility, sexuality, and family dynamics for the modern day.
About the Speaker: Samantha Baskind is Distinguished Professor of Art History at Cleveland State University. Her most recent works include The Warsaw Ghetto in American Art and Culture, and she coedited The Jewish Graphic Novel: Critical Approaches. Baskind has published over 100 articles and reviews, mainly on Jewish art. She served as the editor of American art in the revised edition of the Encyclopaedia Judaica and is currently series editor of "Dimyonot: Jews and the Cultural Imagination," published by Penn State University Press.
About the Schusterman Center for Judaic and Israel Studies at the University of Oklahoma:Â The Center is the largest home for its fields in the region. With six core faculty members and eighteen associated faculty members, it offers more than sixty courses as well undergraduate and graduate degrees. The center holds at least a dozen academic events every year, and awards thousands of dollars of scholarships to OU students studying in Norman and through Education Abroad.
About the Presidential Dream Course Program:Â The Presidential Dream Course program was founded in 2004 by former University of Oklahoma President David L. Boren. This program enables faculty to bring scholars and world-renowned experts to campus to interact with OU students and give a public lecture to the local community. Presidential Dream Courses are allocated up to $20,000 to fund these special guest speakers.
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