By Lillian Barkley
October 30, 2014
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch wrote the book on masochism.
The novel, “Venus in Furs,” was adapted into a stage production by David Ives in 2010. The Power Play follows a successful playwright and struggling actress during a tumultuous audition filled with sexual tension, sadism and plenty of com...
Tags: 50 shades of grey, Actors, Arts_entertainment, Bigender, book, Cast, comedy, David Ives, Director, element, Gary Ambler, illinois, laura anne welle, Leopold Von Sacher Masoch, lifeandculture, Power Play, Sadism, sadomasochism, sexual tension, station theatre, Thom Miller, Thomas Novachek, ui, uiuc, university of illinois, urbana_champaign, vanda, venus in fur, writer
By Rebecca Jacobs
September 25, 2014
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While Pygmalion Festival goers watch the music performances at the price of a ticket, book fans can enjoy the literary part of the festival for free.
Now in its second year, the Literature Festival grew to seven readings over four days, from last year’s four readings over two days. The Lit Fest will bri...
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August 22, 2014
Filed under News
By voiding an incoming professor’s job offer, the University contributed to an “alarming development” against academic freedom, said John Wilson, a member of the academic freedom committee in the Illinois American Association of University Professors.
According to documents released by the University on Wednesd...
By Annabeth Carlson
April 28, 2014
Filed under Uncategorized
Earlier in 2013, 608 collections of literary work were submitted by university presses across the country to the Association of American University Presses. Out of these entries, just 95 were chosen to be featured at the AAUP’s Book, Jacket and Journal show, which will begin on campus Monday.
Host...
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