Photo Story: Belmont Humanities Symposium Takes Place

Photo courtesy of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences hosted the 23rd Belmont Humanities Symposium –– Babel: Origins and Ends of Language –– from Sept. 23 through 27 in the Janet Ayers Academic Center.  

There were five featured speakers throughout the week which included: author and sociologist Keith Kahn-Harris, Sebastian Rand of Georgia State University, poet Emmy Pérez of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Ekaputra Tupamahu of George Fox University and Viktorija Bilic of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. 

Kahn-Harris participated in an additional panel centered on language within music with songwriters Drew Ramsey and Ashley Davis. 

The symposium also hosted the closing reception for “Choice Words,” an exhibit formerly featured in Gallery 121 at the Leu Center of Visual Arts.

The reception featured its co-curators and artists Dale Addy and Dan Brawner.  

Keith Kahn-Harris speaks on “Nurturing the Craft of Incomprehension.” Ria Skyer

Sebastian Rand speaks “On Individual and Historical Acquisition of Language.” Nolan Russell

Emmy Pérez reads one of her poems in her presentation “The Poetry and Craft of Emmy Pérez.” Ria Skyer

Pérez signs a book for a student. Ria Skyer

Viktorija Bilic in her speech “Translation and Interpreting as a Profession.” Lillian Young

Bilic shows the CAT translation tool and a draft from her German to English translations. Lillian Young

Ekaputra Tupamahu on “The Politics of Language in the Early Church.” Ria Skyer

Drew Ramsey prepares to sing a song he wrote during the “Words and Music” panel. Ria Skyer

Ashley Davis speaks about her experience as a writer studying at Belmont during the “Words and Music” panel. Ria Skyer

A student asks questions to the “Music and Words” panelists. Ria Skyer

Dale Addy on the significance of the “Choice Words” exhibit. Ria Skyer

Dan Brawner thanking the audience and artists at the “Choice Words” closing reception. Ria Skyer

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This photo story was done by Ria Skyer. Contributory photos by Lillian Young and Nolan Russell.