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Blog for students involved in the Gallatin Summer Research Program

Author: Alex Ates

Alex Ates (he/him/his) is a theater artist from New Orleans who's currently the director of theater at Westtown School in Pennslyvania. As a graduate student at Gallatin, he studies theater, education, and politics in the American South.

Alex Ates: In Praise of The Writing Spot

Posted on August 5, 2021August 5, 2021 by Alex Ates

Early next week, I’ll be heading to North Carolina to visit three archives on an artifact-finding expedition. With the Delta…

Posted in 2021 Summer Research

Alex Ates: The Trendy Sandal Time Machine

Posted on July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 by Alex Ates

In my last blog post, I argued that the modern is traditional and the traditional is modern. This argument proposes…

Posted in 2021 Summer Research

Alex Ates: What Does “Avant-Garde” Even Mean? Why the Answer is Important to Understanding America

Posted on June 14, 2021July 12, 2021 by Alex Ates

Featured image: photomural by Bauhaus and Black Mountain College faculty member Xanti Schawinsky in collaboration with Marcel Breuer and Walter…

Posted in 2021 Summer Research

Recent Posts

  • Yagmur Akyurek: Place-Based Poetics: Olive as Palestinian Symbol
  • Alex Ates: Avant-Folk Ways of Seeing Black Mountain College in Total Identity
  • Graciela Blandon: No to Newman 6: Geopolitics, Colonialism, and Identity via Environmental Justice on the West Texas Border
  • Corinne Butta: A Continuous Project: Artists’ Books and the Catalogue
  • Claire Dause: Illinois Ballot (Re)Design
  • Aisatou Diallo: Fula Migration Motivation
  • Tristan Donaldson: A Chinese Culture-Oriented Perspective on the Brain’s Potential
  • Laganeh Aisha Fadé: Global Pandemic, Local Risks: The Development and Trajectory of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Senegal
  • Troy Gibbs-Brown: Habitat Suitability Mapping for Cyanea Capillata in the Hudson River
  • Haleemat Dyenaba Laguda: A Look into the Past and Present: Life of the Talibé in Senegal
  • Jesse McLaughlin: Artistic Collaboration as Trans-species Ecojustice: The American Eel and Meaning Making
  • Jennifer Qian: Nature’s Impact on Artistic Creation: Relational, Experiential Artistic Approach to Environmentalism
  • Sophie Spector: Elucidating the Role of the Argonaute Protein in Trichomonas Vaginalis Gene Expression Regulation
  • Emma Waddell: Creative Neural Networks: Generating Live Video Game Soundtracks Trained on User Choices
  • Moosa M. Waraich: The Shrine, The City, and the African Patrons

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