November 2021
Outside of the Classroom
A newsletter of faculty activities and accomplishments
Professor of English Rob Reginio presented his research at the 44th Annual Comparative Drama Conference exploring the interplay of Irish dramatist Samuel Beckett with musical compositions by English pianist and composer John Tilbury. He analyzed Tilbury’s adaptations of Beckett’s texts for piano and orchestra, a project which Tilbury has been pursuing for 25 years, Reginio says. Reginio argued that these pieces show the most perdurable fidelity to the unique ‘voice’ that haunts, drives, and sounds through all Beckett’s work for performance. Now 85 years old, Tilbury is considered one of the foremost interpreters of the music of American composer Morton Feldman. He has been engaged in a friendly, years-long correspondence with Reginio.
Shelly Freyn, Assistant Professor Marketing, and Fred Farley, Assistant Professor of Management, had their manuscript "Competitive Intelligence: A precursor to a learning health system" accepted for publication in Health Services Management Research this month.
Mojca Kuplen, Visiting Assistant of Philosophy published “Emancipation of the Image in Immanuel Kant” in The Palgrave Handbook of Image Studies, edited by Kresimir Purgar, 93-107. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Abstract
The aim of this essay is to articulate the central elements of Kant’s aesthetic theory and to
demonstrate in what way they have been essential for the development of modern art, especially for our appreciation of abstract images Even though Kant’s aesthetic theory of art did not actually represent any radical departure from the standards of representation that dominated the art theory and practice of his time, his conception of aesthetic appreciation as embedded in the notion of the free harmony and in the idea of a disinterested pleasure due to the purposive form of the object, was nevertheless revolutionary in that it emancipated the form from the content of the object and thereby allowed the possibility to understanding and appreciating art irrespectively to what it represents.
Andrew Kless, Assistant Professor of History and Global Studies, and three AU students presented papers at the New York State Association of European Historians at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, NY on Oct. 15 & 16. AU seniors R. J. Hillman, Ryan Schwanz, and Michael Bradley formed their own panel, delivering papers on Russian and Ukrainian history, with commentary from SUNY Oswego Soviet Historian, Courtney Doucette.
Andrew presented a paper on the ecology of WWI occupied Poland. Afterwards the group went to Eva’s Polish Restaurant.
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Alfred University student Michael Bradley takes a selfie at the recent New York State Association of European Historians at Le Moyne College in Syracuse. In background of photo, taken in front of Eva's Polish Restaurant,
are Ryan Schwanz, R.J. Hillman, and Alfred University Professor of History Andrew Kless.
George Gibson, adjunct instructor College of Business presented an invited lecture titled,
"Printed Electronics Evaluation and Inkjet's Opportunity," at the Information Management Institute's Inkjet Conference 2021 (https://www.imiconf.com/ijc-feb2021). Inkjet
technology is currently a niche technology approach to the manufacture of printed
electronics. His paper explored the current state of market and the challenges that must be addressed for it to "cross the chasm" to broader market impact.
Yoshiko Arahata, Visiting Assistant Professor of Musicmade a presentation at MTNA (Music Teachers National Association)/NYSMTA (New York State Music Teachers Association) Symposium. Her talk on jazz and swing was selected to be featured at the NYSMTA Symposium this weekend. NYSMTA is a New York State chapter of the Music Teachers National Association, which is one of the biggest national
associations for music performance and education. This Symposium was open to music educators from all states and countries.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZUq_9tmy0Rm7FgGCoFoemfhwUqXF-Vsi/view Arahata also collaborated with talented vocalists from ROCopera (a professional opera collective based in Rochester) on Arias and songs from various opera scenes by Mozart, Handel, Verdi, and more in a performance on "Opera is MAD!" production with
ROCopera at the 2021 KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival. This was made to be an exclusively on-demand video show due to pandemic safety. The on-demand show was successful and the artists have received invitations by performance venues and are currently in the process of arranging future in-person
performance. https://rochesterfringe.com/tickets-and-shows/opera-is-
mad?fbclid=IwAR3p7TD2VCEfUB2wtrVdCRc_qhCCnWQ8efcJuuH2NpoPbEWPKusIax 9UlhI
The School of Art and Design's Dean Team participated in the 2021 National Council of Arts Administrators annual conference in September. Rey Jeong, Professor of Practice and IDEA Generator in SOAD, was one of the panelists on "Seeing Through the Noise:
Change Inside Out" at the Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College. Rey presented a talk called 'Social Practice in Arts Administration and Coursework' which shared strategies and projects that she
and her colleagues lead in fall 2021.
