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 The mission of the College of Arts & Letters is to study and teach the humanities, social sciences, and the arts. What makes us unique is that we approach the traditional humanities taking science and technology studies as our starting points. The underlying philosophy is that one can broach the study of history from the viewpoints of the history of science or the history of technology, philosophy from the philosophy of science, literature from the fields of literature and science or science fiction, sociology from the sociology of science, art and music through technology, and so on. Stevens has an STS program (variously Science, Technology and Society, or Science and Technology Studies), but the College of Arts & Letters is not a college devoted solely to STS. Rather, the defining idea behind this College is just the opposite. We believe that considerations of science and technology can and ought to be infused into the traditional disciplines of the humanities. No other school does anything like this, and, in fact, no existing academic label or rubric captures this distinctive institutional mission of integrating science and technology perspectives into the traditional humanities and social sciences.
The College of Arts & Letters, even though devoted to viewing the humanities through the lens of science and technology, does not reject traditional liberal arts educational curriculums or goals. Indeed, it is our conviction that one can get to the eternal truths of the Greek genius or celebrate the great achievements of medieval or Renaissance art and literature, for example, no less from the intellectual vantage points of science and technology studies, than through the more traditional list of classic Great Books. These more traditional approaches are not timeless, but themselves historical products. The novel approach defining the College of Arts & Letters at Stevens would seem to be most fitting, not only for Stevens, but for the world we inhabit today. Hence our motto, "Tradition Informed by Today."
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The College of Arts & Letters proudly presents its inaugural newsletter. Download the 900KB PDF Newsletter
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Professor Harari has been keeping busy while off campus these last few
months. At the end of the summer, he mixed two tracks in his new
production suite for the Indie Irish Rock Band, "Ice Wagon Flu", to be
released this fall. For his corporate clients, he has produced voice
overs for PATH (listen for a woman's voice on the platforms) and
Hoboken University Medical Center.
In the world of theater, Harari recently launched a new tour which
opened October 10th in New York serving in the roles of Production
Designer and Sound Designer. Featuring tap instruments designed by
Harari, "Echoes In Time" stars choreographer... [Click here for more...] |
| Prof. David Musial and 10 Stevens Music Technology Majors assisted Michelle Moog-Koussa at the "Bob Moog Foundation" Booth at the 127th Audio Engineering Society Convention in NY (October 9-12.) More details are available at www.BobMoogFoundation.org and photos may be seen at www.oneworldartists.com/pages/MoogFest2007.html
Prof. Musial is producing a show at a High School in Red Bluff/Mt. Shasta area of Northern California for his "Smart Trax Live Show, Inc" venture on Wednesday, 10/21/09. His new song titled "Impact' will have a world premiere and it will be covered on ABC TV. He was asked by the Young Marines in Wasahington, D.C. to accept the... [Click here for more...] |
| Music and Technology Program Director Andy Brick is happy to announce that on July 11, 2009 he will be conducting the North Carolina Symphony and Concert Singers of Cary at the 7000 seat Koka Booth Amphitheatre.
Founded in 1932 and based in spectacular Meymandi Concert Hall at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh, the state's capital city, and an outdoor summer venue at Regency Park in nearby Cary, NC, The North Carolina Symphony is a vital and honored component of North Carolina's cultural life. Its 175 performances annually are greeted with enthusiasm throughout the state.
Professor Brick will lead the orchestra through a program... [Click here for more...] |
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