Rebecca Harris '03 and Arunabh Ghosh '03

History Lesson

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Considered pioneering when it was created, a history class called “Seminar on Historical Evidence” was unparalleled in exposing majors to hands-on work in historical research. This approach has since been incorporated into the senior thesis process.

A series of photos taken in 2002 of students with their “Seminar on Historical Evidence” mystery artifact included Rebecca Harris '03, holding a 19th-century pocket watch shipping tin, and Arunabh Ghosh '03, holding a cheek block that was used to control the rigging and sails on a small sailing vessel.

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As you perform real-world research and immerse yourself in hands-on learning, you'll work side-by-side with professors who are at the top of their fields.

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Our mascot—the Black Squirrel—has a genetic adaptation that gives it a bold, black coat. Join our distinctive community and stand out from the pack with your fellow Haverfordians.

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Previous Thursday, November 9, 2017
Close up of a quilt
Thursday, November 9, 2017
Exhibit

Keeping in Touch

Through December 10, 2017
Atrium Gallery, Marshall Fine Art Center

Featuring colorful cotton quilts and meticulous needlepoint canvases, Keeping in Touch: Shannon Murphy and Kathryn Bennett is a collaborative showing of works by Shannon Murphy BMC '14, Fine Art Department Assistant and her paternal great-grandmother Kathryn Bennett. Details »

Kathryn Bennett, Cathedral quilt, 1940’s, 52 x 72 inches.

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Next Monday, November 13, 2017
Plant with electronic connections to a computer to produce sound
Monday, November 13, 2017
Academics

COOL CLASSES: "Art and the Environment in East Asia"

"Art and the Environment in East Asia"

This course—which is cross-listed in East Asian languages and cultures, environmental studies, and visual studies—is taught by Assistant Professor Erin Schoneveld and examines the relationship between environment and the arts in China and Japan—particularly how artists engage with and respond to nature through varied modes of artistic production and exhibition.

Our Cool Classes blog series highlights interesting, unusual, and unique courses that enrich the Haverford College experience.

Students in the seminar participated in a collaborative, outdoor art installation with the Philadelphia-based artist and sound engineer Sam Cusumano. Photo: Claire Blood-Cheney '21.

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