Claudia-Conway

I am a little bit obsessed with Claudia Conway. The daughter of two public figures—one a spokesperson for the Trump White House, the other a notorious Twitter #resister—Claudia rose to prominence over the summer in lockdown. She found TikTok like the rest of us did. She quickly disproved any assertions that her parents actually got along, speculation that had long been purported not just by gossip magazines, but also by reputable newspapers. And almost as soon as the Internet became sure she was who she claimed to be, Claudia went viral.

She imagines her mind like a hallway. Boxes line the floor, filled with all of the poetry and artwork she has ever studied. James Baldwin and W.B. Yeats are there, talking to her in David Hammons' blue light.

Amid this year of many changes, another was announced to Columbia’s undergraduate class of 2024: “Citizen: An American Lyric,” by Claudia Rankine, SoA ’93, has been added to the Literature Humanities summer reading list.

One wouldn’t think that climate change and theater have much in common, but the two were bridged together on stage last Sunday, Nov. 17, in an effort to bring climate change awareness to artists and activists. The sound of waves washed over the audience as readings of five short plays began, each exploring a world facing the effects of climate change.

Writer and MacArthur Fellow Claudia Rankine, Arts ’93, and Oral History Master of Arts professor Whitney Dow, GS ’86, discussed the role that white Americans play in conversations on race and identity at an event hosted by the Office of University Life on Wednesday.

Choreographer Claudia Schreier is pushing boundaries in ballet. She is one of the first full-time freelance ballet choreographers in the art form, as well as an exceptionally innovative artistic voice.

Poets Claudia Rankine and Dionne Brand spoke about the role of poetry in combating present-day racism and white supremacy at a discussion hosted by the Barnard Center for Research on Women on Tuesday.

Kellie Jones, an associate professor in the department of art history and archaeology and the Institute for Research in African-American Studies, was awarded the prestigious MacArthur "genius" grant this week in recognition of her curation and scholarship on African-American artists.

The late dance critic and poet Edward Denby divided dance in 20th-century New York into three nodal points: Balanchine, Cunningham, and Judson Dance Theater. On Thursday, these distinct spheres will converge in the first presentation of a series of collaborations curated by art critic and poet Claudia La Rocco as part of Danspace Project's PLATFORM 2015.