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From Don Vito to Tony Soprano, Mafia Movies deconstructs organized crime in film and TV


Students in Renga's course are asked to examine representations of gender in films like "The Godfather," one of the most famous mafia movies in…

Marc Ainger

School of Music, ACCAD working toward lag reduction in online music collaboration


In March 2020, the Sonic Arts Ensemble performs in real time using an early iteration of lag-reduction software.

Since the coronavirus swept…

Students dance during ballet class in a tent on the South Oval. Photo credit Jo McCulty.

On-campus tents accommodate the arts

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This fall semester, the arts will be showcased on Ohio State’s Columbus campus in ways they haven’t before. Three outdoor tents will hold spaces…

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Dive into Black history with these four books by Arts and Sciences faculty

The College of Arts and Sciences is home to a wide array of experts in fields from African American and African studies to political science to English who are writing about Blackness…

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$17M gift supports Ohio State’s College of Arts and Sciences, largest by an individual in college’s history

Gift will support several Ohio State initiatives, including new music building to be named after alumnus Ratmir Timashev and his family.

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Norah Zuniga Shaw, a professor in the Department of Dance and the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design, during a performance of Climate Gathering. Photo credit Heather Taylor.

How the arts and humanities are confronting climate change

A dancer’s performance ritual confronting the anguish and fear of a planetary emergency. A multimedia art exhibition exploring the significance of plants’ carbon sequestration during the…

Brayden Deemer

Air transportation major Deemer named TBDBITL's newest drum major

In a first-of-its-kind virtual tryout process that spanned Friday through Sunday, The Ohio State University Marching Band selected its drum majors for the 2020 season.

Brayden Deemer, an…

Artist Ann Hamilton working on the installation of the event of a thread (2012-13) at the Park Avenue Armory  in New York. Photo Credit: Thibault Jeanson

Ann Hamilton reflects on shifts in perceptions and creation myths

Commentary by Ann Hamilton, Distinguished University Professor of Art

Like everyone — the daily news of the spreading virus, invisible…

Nadine George-Graves

Incoming chair of Department of Dance: 'Artists find a way'

Exactly three months ago, I gave a talk to the students, staff and faculty in the Department of Dance explaining why I wanted to become their next chair. Believe it or not, in my five-year vision…