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Learning in the Body: Global Studies Music and Dance Classes Next Fall

By Charlotte Li ’28 Between papers, problem sets, and stacked readings, it can be hard to remember that learning doesn’t always took place in a lecture hall. Next Semester, Wesleyan is offering a remarkable lineup of music and dance courses rooted in cultures from West Africa, South Asia, East Asia, Central Asia, Brazil, and beyond.…

Celebrating Global Music at Wes: Professor Sumarsam 

by Zaynah Almasri At Wesleyan University, we are fortunate to be home to many remarkable faculty members who enrich our academic community, among them Professor Sumarsam, the Winslow-Kaplan Professor of Music, who profoundly embodies the spirit of cultural preservation, scholarship, and artistic mastery. A world-renowned scholar and master musician of Javanese gamelan, Professor Sumarsam has…