Center on Religion & the Professions

Improving religious literacy among professionals.

EVENT: Fat Bird Theater

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From the MU Chinese Studies Program and the Department of German and Russian Studies: Fat Bird is a collective of professional and non-professional performers dedicated to expanding theatrical possibilities in Shenzhen. To that end, the troupe collaborates with architects, visual artists, and poets, local and international. Projects include experimental workshops, guerilla performances, movement pieces, and more traditional pieces staged in a theatre. Please join us for a workshop series and staged reading of “Crossroads,” a play about the breakdown of the traditional Chinese family during economic boom times.

Date/Time: 

Workshop Series: 4 to 6 p.m. February 3 through 5, Strickland Hall, Room 217

Staged Reading: 4 to 5:45 p.m. February 7, Jesse Wrench Auditorium

Location: Please see above.

Cost: Free

For more information: Contact the Department of German and Russian Studies by phone at (573) 882-4328 or email grs@missouri.edu. You can also visit https://sites.google.com/site/maryannodonnell/fatbird or http://shenzhennoted.com/fat-bird/.

 

Art: Recent research

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  • Gluck, Robert. “The Shiraz Arts Festival: Western Avant-Garde Arts in 1970s Iran.” Leonardo. 20, no. 1 (2007): 20-8.
  • Jaffe, Richard M. “Buddhist Material Culture, ‘Indianism,’ and the Construction of Pan-Asian Buddhism in Prewar Japan.” Material Religion. 2, no. 3 (2006): 266-292.
  • Melvin, Meg. “The Gift of Form: Brassal and the Crypt of Saint-Sulpice.” History of Photography. 30, no. 4 (2006): 359-71.
  • Renard, John G. “Around the World in Religion and the Arts: Defining the Study of Islamic Art.” Religion and the Arts. 10, no. 4 (2006): 539-55.
  • Steinberg, Faith, “Women and the Dura-Europos Synagogue Paintings.” Religion and the Arts. 10, no. 4 (2006): 461-96.
  • Troughton, Geoffrey. “Light at the End of the Word.” Australian Historical Studies. 37, no. 128. (2006): 55-71.
  • Wen-shing Chou. “Ineffable Paths: Mapping Wutaishan in Qing Dynasty China.” Art Bulletin. 89, no. 1 (2007): 108-29.

Art: Articles

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  • “Breast cancer between faith and medicine: the Peres Maldonado ex-voto” by Lisa Pon and James F Amatruda. 36 (2010): 112-114.
  • “The Shiraz Arts Festival: Western Avant-Garde Arts in 1970s Iran” by Robert Gluck. Leonardo. 20, no. 1 (2007): 20-8.
  • “Buddhist Material Culture, ‘Indianism,’ and the Construction of Pan-Asian Buddhism in Prewar Japan” by Richard M. Jaffe. Material Religion. 2, no. 3 (2006): 266-292.
  • “The Gift of Form: Brassal and the Crypt of Saint-Sulpice” by Meg Melvin. History of Photography. 30, no. 4 (2006): 359-71.
  • “Around the World in Religion and the Arts: Defining the Study of Islamic Art” by John G. Renard. Religion and the Arts. 10, no. 4 (2006): 539-55.
  • “Women and the Dura-Europos Synagogue Paintings” by Faith Steinberg. Religion and the Arts. 10, no. 4 (2006): 461-96.
  • “Ineffable Paths: Mapping Wutaishan in Qing Dynasty China” by Chou Wen-shing. Art Bulletin. 89, no. 1 (2007): 108-29.
  • “Building Churches in Armenia: Art at the Borders of Empire and the Edge of the Canon” by Christian Maranci. Art Bulletin. 88, no. 4 (2006): 656-75.
  • “Shouting Fire: Art, Religion and the Right to Be Offended” by David Edgar. Race and Class. 48, no. 2 (2006): 61-76.
  • “Ancient Near East Religion as Represented in the Art of the Ancient Near East” by Mehmet-Ali Ataç. Bryn Mawr College, 2008
  • “Asking the Clergy: Is there a relationship between art and religion?” Newsday (New York), Feb. 28, 2009.
  • “City Arts Commission Funds Religious Statues At Churches” by Howard Friedman. Religion Clause, Dec. 15, 2007.
  • “Atheist Camille Paglia to Artists and Writers: Read Your Bibles” by Iosue Andreas. The Western Confucian, Aug. 2, 2007.
  • “Voodoo-Hoochie-Coochie and the Creative Spirit.” absolutearts.com, Oct. 30, 2008. (2008-10-28 – 2009-01-12)
  • “Art prize judge resigns in disgust” by Erik Jensen, Louise Schwartzkoff and Richard Jinman. Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), Aug. 6, 2008.
  • “Cardinal’s art comments spark outrage” by Harry De Quetteville. The Daily Telegraph. National Post (f/k/a The Financial Post) (Canada), Sept.19, 2007.
  • “Prayer becomes work of art” by Teneshia Naidoo. Sunday Times (South Africa), Aug. 19, 2007.

Art: Books

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  • Graphic Design and Religion. Daniel Kantor. GIA Publications, 2008.
  • Crossroads: Art and Religion in American Life. In collaboration with the Center for Arts and Culture in Washington, D.C. The New Press, 2001.
  • Where Heaven and Earth Meet: The Spiritual in the Art of Kandinsky, Rothko, Warhol, and Kiefer. Wessel Stoker. Rodopi, 2012.
  • Religion and art: A study in the evolution of sculpture, painting and architecture. Alessandro Della Seta. RareBooksClub.com, 2012.
  • Religion and Art in Ancient Greece. Ernest Arthur Gardner, 2007.
  • Reluctant Partners: Art and Religion in Dialogue. Ena Giurescu. Heller Museum Of Biblical Art, 2006.
  • Art, Creativity, and the Sacred. Diane Apostolos-Cappadona (ed.). Continuum International Publishing Group, 1995.
  • Crossroads: Art and Religion in American Life. Alberta Arthurs. Center for Arts and Culture New Press, 2001.
  • Symbolism, the Sacred, and the Arts. Mircea Eliade. Continuum International Publishing Group, 1992.

Art: Case studies

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  • On the Strange Place of Religion in Contemporary Art. James Elkins. London: Routledge, 2004.
  • At the Crossroads of Art and Religion: Imagination, Commitment, Transcendence. Peeters Publishers, 2008.