Campus Groups - Literature and Writing
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The Activities Board at Columbia (ABC) (All)
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/abc/index.html
The Activities Board at Columbia (ABC) currently governs 155 undergraduate student organizations at Columbia University.The membership of student clubs under the ABC generally consists of students from the four undergraduate schools at Columbia: Columbia College, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, the School of General Studies and Barnard College.
Alpha Delta Phi Literary Society (Literature and Writing)
Location: 526 W 114th St
Contact: President - Hannah Howard, hmh2112@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/adp
Facebook: http://www.new.facebook.com/s.php?ref=search&init=q&q=CU%20Anime%20Club#/group.php?gid=2200014941&refurl=http%3A%2F%2F
Must request permission to join group
As one of the University's few student groups with both an express dedication to literature and its own house on campus, the ADP Literary Society fills dual roles. First, we are committed to supporting the arts both through our bi-weekly open-mic "Lit Nights," where the members of the community at large are encouraged to bring and read their favorite works, original or otherwise, and through our monthly Coffee Haus music series, one of the few outlets on campus for student bands to perform publicly. Second, the ADP Literary Society is a place for members of the Society and their friends to congregate and socialize during both private and public events throughout the year.
Arts Administration Program (Art)
Affiliation: Teachers College
Phone: 212-678-3271
Website: http://www.tc.columbia.edu/academic/arad/
E-Mail: arad@columbia.edu
Contact: Joan Jeffri, Director
The Arts Administration program reflects the conviction that the management of cultural institutions and arts organizations requires strategic planning, artistic creativity and social commitment. The arts managers capable of responding to the challenges and responsibilities of the arts must possess integrated management and financial skills, knowledge of the artistic process in which they are involved and sensitivity to the dynamics and educational needs of the communities they serve. The Program, which offers a Master of Arts degree, represents an alliance of four disciplines: arts, education, business, and law. It is designed to help professionals meet the challenges of the next decade. These challenges include questions about the long-term health of arts organizations; their missions, governance and management; sources of income, and tax regulations. Such issues as freedom of expression, First Amendment rights, censorship and government intervention in the arts have important implications for international, educational, and cultural policy, and are integral to the Program. Today, arts administration training in the United States is a model in the field that addresses worldwide concerns.
Barnard Library Zine Collection (Literature and Writing)
Affiliation: Barnard College Library
Location: Barnard College, Lehman Hall, 2nd Floor
Phone: 2128544615
Website: http://www.barnard.edu/library/zines
E-Mail: zines@barnard.com
Contact: Jenna Freedman
IM: BarnardLibJenna
Short for magazine or fanzine, zines are self-publications, motivated by a desire for self-expression, not for profit. Although zines, a rich and democratic form of self-expression that range from scholarly treatises on diverse issues to wildly creative artworks, have been around for a long time, few libraries have yet to begin collecting and preserving them. Our collection development policy provides both contemporary and future researchers a unique insight into today's feminist culture. Barnard's zines are primarily in the area of women's studies, featuring personal and political publications on activism, anarchism, body image, feminism, gender, lesbians, menstruation, parenting, sexual assault, and other topics. They are created by women of color, NYC and other urban women. The term "woman" applies to anyone who self-identifies as such.
The Birch (Literature and Writing)
Website: http://www.thebirchonline.org
E-Mail: editor@thebirchonline.org
Contact: Mark Krotov, Editor-in-chief
Facebook: http://columbia.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2200209582
The Birch is the first student-run undergraduate journal in America dedicated specifically to Slavic studies. It is a biannual publication and accepts submissions pertaining to Slavic culture and politics, literary criticism, and creative writing.
Butler Library (Literature and Writing)
Affiliation: Columbia University Libraries
Location: Butler Library, 3rd Floor North
Phone: 212-854-7309
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/butler/index.html
Butler Library houses 2 million volumes which comprise the University's collections in the humanities, with particular strengths in history (including government documents and social science materials published before 1974), literature, philosophy and religion, as well as one of the country's most extensive collections of materials pertinent to the study of Greco-Roman antiquity. The 3rd floor Circulation area features numerous cases with rotating exhibitions spotlighting aspects of the University's history and highlighting library collections.
C.V. Starr East Asian Library (Literature and Writing)
Affiliation: Columbia University Libraries
Location: 300 Kent Hall
Phone: 212-854-4318
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/eastasian/index.html
The C. V. Starr East Asian Library is one of the major collections for the study of East Asia in the United States, with over 783,000 volumes of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tibetan, Mongol, Manchu, and Western-language materials and over 5,000 periodical titles. The Library also features rotating exhibitions.
Center for Comparative Literature and Society (Literature and Society)
Affiliation: Dept. Anthrop., Art His., Classics, EALAC, Eng, Fr., Ger, His, Ital, MEALAC, Music, Phil, Poli Sci, Re., Sl. Lang, Soc, Span, Port.
Location: Heyman Center, HB1-1
Phone: 212-854-4541
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/icls/index.html
E-Mail: ccls@columbia.edu
Contact: Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Director
The Center for Comparative Literature and Society (CCLS) was founded at Columbia in 1998 to promote a global perspective in the study of literature, culture, and its social context. It houses the interdepartmental undergraduate and graduate programs in comparative literature and society. It draws its faculty from the humanities, the social sciences, and the Schools of Architecture and Law.
Center for Korean Research (Literature and Writing)
Affiliation: Weatherhead East Asian Institute
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ckr/
The Center for Korean Research was established within the East Asian Institute in 1988 with the generous support of the Korean Committee for the Promotion of Korean Studies at Columbia University, and continued to expand with the support of the Korean Foundation. In cooperation with other organizations from inside and outside the East Asian Institute, the Center has sponsored visiting scholars and research associates as well as cultural events such as movies and concerts, monthly Contemporary Korean Affairs Seminars, and noon lecture series on Korea-related topics. Among the most important goals pursued by the Center has been the expansion of Korean instructional resources in history, political science/international relations, sociology, anthropology, business, economics, and literature. Visiting Professors from Korea affiliated with the institute have included Dr. Sung-joo Han, Dr. Sang-jin Han, Dr. Roy Kim, and others, who have offered a variety of courses at Columbia in their specific fields.
Citizen: The Campus Talk Show (Media)
E-Mail: talkshow@columbia.edu
Cornel West, Gloria Steinem, Bell Hooks, Hyun Kyung Chung, and Eddie Palmieri anchored the first season of Citizen: The Campus Talk Show. Hosted by Teachers College adjunct lecturer and doctoral candidate Kelvin Shawn Sealey, Citizen features celebrated guests in dialogue with the host on issues of social consequence. Each show runs approximately one hour and tickets are free to the public.
The Collection (Literature and Writing)
E-Mail: thecollection@gmail.com
The Collection is Columbia's student-run magazine of serial fiction. Our writers create characters who are somehow related - either directly or tangentially - to the Columbia campus or Morningside Heights, and continue their stories throughout each issue. The stories are then illustrated by a talented group of student artists. We also have limited space for one-off submissions of fiction or poetry.
Columbia Daily Spectator: Arts & Entertainment (Literature and Writing)
Website: http://www.columbiaspectator.com/?q=section/3
E-Mail: arts@columbiaspectator.com
Facebook: http://columbia.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2200021166
The Columbia Daily Spectator is the second-oldest college daily paper in the country and has been financially independent from the University since 1962. The newspaper is published five days a week during the academic year and weekly during the summer. The Columbia Daily Spectator is written and edited by Columbia University undergraduates. It serves the communities of Columbia University and Morningside Heights as a forum for the expression of diverse viewpoints, a top source for in-depth and comprehensive news and features, and a rewarding extracurricular opportunity for their staff. Serving a community of over 60,000 students, faculty, administrators, and Morningside Heights residents, the Columbia Daily Spectator is the most widely read newspaper in Morningside Heights and Harlem.
Columbia Journal of Literary Criticism (Literature and Writing)
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/english/cjlc/
E-Mail: cjlc@columbia.edu
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The Columbia Journal of Literary Criticism aims to provide undergraduate students with a forum in which they can both read each other's work and develop their own critical writing. This effort incorporates the essays students compose into an ongoing academic conversation, by encouraging students to view themselves as vital members of the intellectual community they inhabit. The journal wishes to strengthen the physical undergraduate community, as well, by providing a space for students to meet, befriend, and learn from each other.
Columbia Review (Literature and Writing)
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/review/
E-Mail: columbiareview@columbia.edu
Contact: Robert Kohen
The Columbia Review is published twice a year. The Fall 2004 press run was 1600 copies, which were made available free of charge on the Columbia campus. Unlike other campus magazines, The Columbia Review does not specialize in the work of any particular gender, ethnic group, or university division.
The Current (Literature and Writing)
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/current/, http://www.columbiacurrent.org
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The Current is a journal of contemporary politics, culture and Jewish affairs at Columbia University. Launched in December 2005, The Current publishes essays on a broad range of subjects, with letters to the editor, an editorial, and book reviews appearing in each issue. The Current's Spring 2007 issue was the first-ever Columbia publication to be printed in a 'green'--environmentally friendly--manner. The Current's paper is 100% Forest Stewardship Council certified, and 50% of it comes from recycled sources, of which 25% is post-consumer waste. Additionally, no chlorine or acids were used to bleach the paper or publish the journal.
Current Musicology (Media)
Location: Dodge Hall
Phone: 212-854-1632
Website: http://music.columbia.edu/~curmus/
E-Mail: current-musicology@columbia.edu
Contact: Karen Hiles
Current Musicology (CM) is a leading forum for scholarly music research, seeking to reflect the forefront of thought in historical musicology, ethnomusicology, and music theory, as well as music cognition, philosophy of music, and interdisciplinary studies. CM was founded in 1965 by graduate students at Columbia University as a semiannual review that would primarily serve the needs of musicologists who are about to undertake, are presently engaged in, or have recently completed their graduate studies. From its inception, the aim of the journal was to publish short articles of research, criticism, and opinion, predominantly by younger authors. The term 'musicology' in the journal's title is to be understood in the broadest sense possible. The wide scope of the journal is evident in special issues devoted to specific topics, in the broad range of scholarship encouraged, and in the variety of books reviewed.
Department of Comparative Literature – Barnard (Literature and Writing)
Affiliation: Barnard College
Phone: 212-854-5539
Website: http://www.barnard.edu/complit/
Contact: Peter Connor (Chair) at ptc4@columbia.edu
Barnard's Department of Comparative Literature attracts students and faculty with a wide range of interests, stretching from Antiquity to Postmodernism, and from Asia through Europe to the Americas. Both students and faculty engage in study across national boundaries and from an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural perspective.
Department of English & Comparative Literature (Literature and Writing)
Affiliation: GSAS
Location: 602 Philosophy Hall
Phone: 212-854-3215
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/english/
With a large faculty of renowned scholars and dedicated teachers, the Department of English and Comparative Literature offers a wide range of courses, recognizing traditional values in the discipline yet reflecting its changing shape.
Deutsches Haus (Media)
Affiliation: Department of Germanic Languages and Literature
Location: 420 W 116th St
Phone: 212-854-1858
E-Mail: deutsches-haus@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/german/
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Deutsches Haus at Columbia University was the first foreign language house established at an American university in 1911. Initially dedicated to preserving Germany's unique literary tradition, Deutsches Haus today wishes to encourage academic, cultural, and social exchange between members of the Columbia community and the public with programs not only in German, but in Dutch, Finnish, Swedish, and Yiddish as well. Events include academic lectures, film series, conferences, plays, recitals, and informal gatherings. At Kaffeestunde (German coffee hour), Koffieuurtje (Dutch coffee hour), and Kave Sho (Yiddish Coffee Hour) students at all proficiency levels can practice their language skills. Deutsches Haus programs are free and open to the public and provide a cultural resource for the wider intellectual and professional community of New York City.
Echoes (Literature and Writing)
Contact: Alexandra Loizzo, Editor-in-Chief- al2522@barnard.edu
Website: http://www.barnard.edu/club/echoes
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Echoes is Barnard's literary magazine, which was founded in the fall of 2006. Its goal is to foster the free expression of any Barnard student in all visual and literary arts. Submissions should be made to the editor-in-chief listed above.
The Gadfly (Literature and Writing)
Email: gadflymagazine@gmail.com
Website: www.gadflymagazine.com
The Gadflyis the undergraduate philosophy magazine of Columbia University, and the first in the country. It is a magazine and not a journal—instead of publishing formal academic papers, we print informal essays, book and event reviews, interviews, humor, and short stories and lots of art. We think philosophy is too important to limit our readership through jargon and name-dropping. We publish The Gadfly so that all undergraduates—not only those specializing in philosophy—can take part in enjoyable philosophical dialogue.
Harriman Institute (Media)
Location: International Affairs Building, 12th Floor
Phone: 212-854-4623
Website: http://www.harriman.columbia.edu/
E-Mail: harriman@columbia.edu
The Harriman Institute is the oldest and largest academic center of its kind in the United States devoted to the interdisciplinary study of Russia and the other successor states of the former Soviet Union, East Central Europe, and the Balkans. The Institute's mandate is to advance scholarly knowledge and public understanding of the polities, economies, societies, and cultures of the Eurasian landmass extending from the Elbe to the Pacific, and from the Arctic to Afghanistan. In addition, the Institute promotes advanced research and publicly disseminates information, analysis, and opinion generated by its faculty, fellows, students, and other affiliated scholars. The Institute sponsors many conferences, special lectures, and other events for the University community, the private sector, media, policymakers, secondary school educators, alumni, and other constituencies.
Heyman Center for the Humanities (Media)
Affiliation: A&S
Location: East Campus, Morningside
Phone: 212-854-4270
Website: http://www.heymancenter.org
E-Mail: mrh2101@columbia.edu
Contact: Rebecca Hanger
The newly reconfigured Heyman Center is Columbia University's central site for the Humanities. It brings together the interests not only of the various departments in the Humanities but also the broad conceptual, methodological and value-laden issues that are of interest to the natural sciences and the professional schools of Law, Medicine, Journalism, Arts, and International Affairs. The Heyman Center presents several events on various themes in the Humanities throughout the Fall and Spring semesters each year, which are open not only to all at Columbia but to everyone in New York City and beyond. It also has eight post-doctoral fellows at any given time, each holding a two-year Mellon fellowship in the Society of Fellows in the Humanities. It plans to have various other levels of fellowship over the next few years for junior and senior faculty both at Columbia and from other universities, as well as some 'New York City Fellows' who are distinguished artists, writers, musicians, and journalists living in the city. Every week of each semester it has a lunch for a group of Columbia faculty fellows who present their work to each other for discussion. The Heyman Center also houses Columbia's Center for Comparative Literature and Society, the Human Rights Center, a group of Columbia's emeritus faculty known as the "Society of Senior Scholars," who teach in the Core Curriculum, and The Friends of the Heyman Center, all of which host seminars and colloquia of their own throughout the year. The Lionel Trilling Seminar (once a semester) and the Edward Said Memorial Lecture (once a year) are also based at the Heyman Center. Notices for these can be found in our Events section on our website.
The Italian Academy (Media)
Location: Casa Italiana
Phone: 212-854-2306
Website: http://www.italianacademy.columbia.edu/
E-Mail: itacademy@columbia.edu
The Academy was created in 1991 on the basis of a charter signed by the President of the Republic of Italy and the President of Columbia University. It was conceived as a center for advanced research, particularly in areas relating to Italian culture, science and society. It was also intended to provide a locus for collaborative projects between senior Italian and American scholars, particularly those open to interdisciplinary research.
The LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies (Art)
Affiliation: School of the Arts
Location: 310 Dodge Hall
Phone: 212-854-7641
Website: http://arts.columbia.edu/neiman/
E-Mail: hjk54@columbia.edu
Contact: Hye Joeng Kim
The LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies was founded to promote printmaking through education, production and exhibition of prints. The Center provides students, as well as established artists, a rich environment to investigate and produce images through a myriad of printmaking techniques which include intaglio, lithography, silkscreen, relief, photography, and digital imaging.
Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary (Literature and Writing)
Affiliation: JTS
Location: Jewish Theological Seminary
Phone: 212-678-8082
Website: http://www.jtsa.edu/Library.xml
The exhibitions program at the JTS Library enables the general public to become better acquainted with the vast treasures of Jewish heritage collected by the Library. Exhibitions are mounted three times a year showcasing the collections of manuscripts, incunabula, rare printed Hebrew books, Genizah fragments, broadsides, ketubbot, megillot and prints. Exhibitions are on view in the Goldsmith Gallery and on the first and fifth floors of the Library building. All exhibits are free and open to the public.
La Maison Française (Literature and Writing, Media)
Affiliation: Department of French and Romance Philology
Location: Buell Hall, 2nd Floor
Phone: 212-854-4482
Contact: Priya Wadhera, Director
E-Mail: maisondirector@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/french/maison/
Founded in 1913, La Maison Française of Columbia University is the oldest French cultural center established on an American university campus. It is a meeting place for students, scholars, business leaders, policy-makers and all persons seeking a better understanding of the French-speaking world.
Middle East Institute (Literature and Writing, Media)
Location: International Affairs Building
Phone: 212-854-2584
Contact: Astrid Benedek- Assistant Director
E-Mail: amb49@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.sipa.columbia.edu/regional/mei/
The Middle East Institute of Columbia University, founded in 1954, has helped to set the national pace in developing an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the Middle East from the rise of Islam to the present, with a primary focus on the 19th and 20th centuries. Fostering an inter-regional and multi-disciplinary approach to the region, the Institute focuses on the Arab countries, Armenia, Iran, Israel, Turkey, Central Asia, and Muslim Diaspora communities.
Mobius Strip (Literature and Writing, Media)
E-Mail: mobiusmag@gmail.com
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The Mobius Strip was founded in the Fall of 2003 at Columbia University in response to a lack of enthusiasm over printed literary magazines, and only exists online. The mobius strip as a symbol of endless connectivity and fluidity informs the philosophy of the project. Mobius Strip strives to be an organization that provides a forum for displaying all kinds of creative work, ranging from poems by fourth-graders to wood cuts by university students. The site hopes to illuminate some of the provocative (and problematic) aspects of experiencing art and literature online. The Mobius Strip Gallery juxtaposes visual art and writing, producing new combinations of works with each cycle, bringing to light different aspects of each work by framing them in a variety of ways.
Museo (Literature and Writing)
Contact: Shirley Wong
E-Mail: shirls.wong@gmail.com
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/museo/
MUSEO is Columbia University's undergraduate journal of contemporary art. Students are encouraged to submit essays, reviews, interviews, polemics, and portfolios this upcoming winter. This year we will be accepting a broader variety of articles that is no longer limited to the visual arts; students are strongly encouraged to submit work in anthropology, film/literary criticism, cultural studies, and other fields. If submission passes review of the editorial board, writers will work with editors on their submissions to improve or re-angle their work. MUSEO 9 will be published in the spring of 2006.
Music & Arts Library, Gabe M. Wiener (Literature and Writing, Media)
Affiliation: Columbia University Libraries
Location: 701 Dodge Hall
Phone: 212-854-4711
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/music/index.html
Located in Dodge Hall, the Gabe M. Wiener Music & Arts Library's onsite collection totals over 60,000 printed items, including monographs and serials on western and non-western music, as well as music scores; 20,000 sound and video recordings in multiple formats; CD-ROM indexes and multi-media titles; and several hundred microforms of scholarly interest.
Onsite (Literature and Writing)
Email: architecture@barnard.edu
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/archprogram/bca_osite_frm.html
Onsite is the annual journal of undergraduate work produced by the Barnard-Columbia Architecture Program. The journal is created by a different team of graduating senior students every year.
Philolexian Society (Literature and Writing)
E-Mail: philo@columbia.edu
Website: www.philo.org
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The Philolexian Society is Columbia University's oldest and sexiest student organization. Established in 1802 by associates of Alexander Hamilton, the Society promotes literary awareness and the art of rhetoric among its members, who have ranged from Allen Ginsberg to Jacques Barzun. Over the years, Philo has evolved significantly. While we honor our predecessors, we don't believe we're living in the 19th century. We just think it might be fun to pretend.
Proxy Magazine (Literature and Writing)
E-Mail: theproxyproject@gmail.com
Website: www.theproxyproject.org
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The Proxy Magazine is dedicated to capturing the voices that emerge out of the African Diaspora, with the acknowledgment that there is no singular or definitive perspective or experience. We are searching for stories ranging from the hip-hop scene in Europe to the shifting faces of Harlem to the Afro-Latino experience of the Caribbean. We feel very strongly about combining different kinds of cultural and creative forces to articulate a fresh voice on campus. The Proxy Magazine features short stories, poetry, news articles, academic essays, paintings, drawings, photography--anything that will question, reveal, enliven, and illuminate…the stories that beg to be told.
Quarto (Literature and Writing)
E-mail: tq8@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/quarto/
Columbia University's oldest undergraduate student-run literary journal, Quarto has remained in publication for over 51 years, presenting the finest works of fiction, poetry and other creative writings of Columbia students and alumni. The list of previous Quarto contributors is distinguished and includes acclaimed writers such as J.D. Salinger, Carson McCullers, Mario Puzo, Richard Yates, William Carlos Williams, Louise Gluck, Melissa Bank, Joseph Connelly, Edwidge Danicat, Kim Wozencraft, and Joseph Ferrandino.
Rare Book & Manuscript Library (Literature and Writing)
Affiliation: Columbia University Libraries
Location: Butler Library, 6th Floor East
Phone: 212-854-5153
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/rbml/index.html
The Rare Book and Manuscript Library (RBML), the home of many of Columbia's greatest treasures, is housed on the sixth floor of Butler Library. The range of the library's holdings spans more than 4,000 years, from cylinder seals created in Mesopotamia to artists' books on which the ink is barely dry. In addition to printed and manuscript resources, the library contains cuneiform tablets, papyri, ostraca, astronomical and mathematical instruments, maps, works of art, photographs, posters, early printing presses and papermaking equipment, type specimens, sound and moving image recordings, theater set models, puppets, masks, ephemera and memorabilia.
Rhapsody in Blue: An Urban Journal (Literature and Writing)
Contact: Emma Jacobs- ecj2107@columbia.edu
Website: www.columbia.edu/cu/rhapsody
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Rhapsody in Blue is a biannual student journal about cities founded by two Urban Studies students at Columbia. The journal combines the disciplines of art, photography, poetry, and prose to explore what makes a city breathe, what makes it move, struggle, thrive, hurt, and grow.
School of the Arts- Student Affairs (Arts, Dance, Film, Literature and Writing, Media, Music, Theatre)
Website: http://wwwapp.cc.columbia.edu/art/app/arts/student_affairs/index.jsp
Whether you're a continuing student or new to the School of the Arts, the Office of Student Affairs is designed to make your time in the M.F.A. program easier and enrich your School of the Arts experience as whole. Aside from providing information to students regarding registration, financial aid, housing, student activities, general orientation and graduation (among others), we also serve as a bridge to the rest of Columbia University.
Southern Asian Institute (Arts, Dance, Film, Literature and Writing, Media, Music, Theatre)
Location: International Affairs Building, 11th Floor
Phone: 212-854-3616
Contact: Vidya Dehejia- Director
E-Mail: southasia@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.sipa.columbia.edu/regional/sai/
The Southern Asian Institute coordinates the many activities at Columbia University that relate to Southern Asia -- mainly the countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives. Its conferences, seminars, exhibits, films, and lecture series bring together faculty and students with widely varying interests and backgrounds. It works with many South Asia groups on campus and off. Because of its location in New York City, the Institute has lively ties with persons serving in the United Nations, the diplomatic community, and many international agencies. It is also in the midst of the largest South Asian ethnic community in North America, with all its cultural richness.
Student Development & Activities (Arts, Dance, Film, Literature and Writing, Media, Music, Theatre)
Phone: 212-854-3611
Website: http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/sda/
E-mail: activities@columbia.edu
Student Development and Activities (SDA) is committed to helping students enhance their leadership skills and explore the co-curricular opportunities available at Columbia. SDA forges a sense of community by providing opportunities for social interaction and student participation in community life and governance. Whether you are looking for advice in running your organization, planning an event, organizing your financial records, starting a group, or if you just want to brainstorm, the SDA staff is here to support you.
Tablet (Literature and Writing)
E-Mail: tablet@columbia.edu
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/tablet/
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Tablet is Columbia University's only multicultural literary and art magazine. Published each semester, Tablet reflects the diverse community of Columbia and New York and is geared towards providing an open forum in which various cultural issues can be discussed in a literary context. Although formerly known as Asian Journal, they have since broadened their scope by including work from writers and artists of all cultural heritages. The goal is to enrich the Columbia community with a mix of cultural expressions.
Visual Arts Division - School of the Arts (Art)
Affiliation: School of the Arts
Location: 310 Dodge Hall
Phone: 212-854-4065
E-Mail: visualarts@columbia.edu
Website: http://wwwapp.cc.columbia.edu/art/app/arts/visual_arts/index.jsp
Contemporary art has become increasingly interdisciplinary. To that end, the Division of Visual Arts keeps the walls between its disciplines low, offering an M.F.A. degree in Visual Arts, rather than in one specific medium. The two-year studio program taught by internationally celebrated artists allows students to pursue digital media, drawing, new genres, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and video art. In addition to rigorous training within a specific discipline, we encourage our students to cross boundaries, both within our Division and outside of it, to take advantage of Columbia's renowned Writing, Theatre, and Film programs. This unique cultural nexus is our signature, distinguishing us from other comparable programs.
Writing Division - School of the Arts (Literature and Writing)
Affiliation: School of the Arts
Location: 415 Dodge Hall
Phone: 212-854-4391
E-Mail: writing@columbia.edu
Website: http://wwwapp.cc.columbia.edu/art/app/arts/writing/index.jsp
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The Writing Division is a creative community of master teachers working with gifted apprentice writers who possess the creative force to find and develop a distinct voice and vision. Hundreds of books have been published by our graduates, including numerous thesis projects. Our location in New York City provides us with a two-way avenue to the nation's literary and publishing nexus. Students have access to events and internships at such institutions as the Poetry Society of America, the Academy of American Poets, The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and the PEN American Center. Representatives from publishing houses and literary agencies regularly come to campus. The Hertog Fellowship program enables six students a year to work as research assistants to writers who also serve as mentors, such as Rick Moody, A. M. Homes, Peter Carey, and Diane McWhorter.
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