Event Days: Oct. 28 – 31, 2024
South Texas College presents the 5th Annual Art & Memory Conference. This four-day event, hosted by the Division of Liberal Arts, Division of Social & Behavioral Sciences, and the Pecan Campus Library features guest speakers, a film screening, and collaborative altars created by the STC Art and World Languages Department. The conference will offer an engaging exploration of grief from a humanities perspective.
The conference will begin on October 28 with a lecture titled “Art, Memory, and Grief in the Works of Kurt Vonnegut,” presented by Richard Coronado, Instructor of English at South Texas College.
Throughout the week, there will be several other events, such as a poetry reading with Esteban Rodriguez, a screening of “Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life,” hosted by Dr. Brittany Leckey, Instructor and Chair of Philosophy at South Texas College, a talk on “Art, Death, and Hermeneutic Memory” by Dr. Theodore George from Texas A&M, and a Public Humanities roundtable titled, “Haunting Realms: The Intersection of Ghosts, Absence, and Presence.”
The conference will wrap up with a Trick-or-treat celebration at the library. Students can participate in a Día de los Muertos craft, enjoy pan de muerto provided by the STC Culinary Arts Department, and listen to Halloween classics by STC’s Jazz Ensemble. Poetry readings will follow by Isaac Chavarria, Erika Garza, and McAllen Poet Laureate Daniel García Ordaz in Auditorium Building D.
The theme of this year’s conference, Art, Memory, and Death, offers a distinct platform for South Texas College and the community to engage in a thoughtful exploration of the intersections between memory, grief, and the transformative role art plays in navigating these significant human experiences.
All events are free and open to the public.
For more information, contact Brittany Leckey at 956-872-5528, email bleckey@southtexascollege.edu, or visit https://library.southtexascollege.edu/5artandmemory.
