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  • IDA Annual Report

    2011-12 Annual Report

    SEP 20, 2012 // annual report

    Wow - it's hard to believe what we were able to accomplish in just one year! As we get ready to dive into another exciting school year, it has been both fun and motivating to look back on all the students, artists, colleagues and community members we connected with in 2011-12.

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  • Miranda Shepherd

    Notes From Abroad - Miranda Shepherd

    SEP 20, 2012 // London, Miranda Shepherd, Notes from abroad

    Travel writers befriend locals. The locals, in exchange for drinks and stories, take the writer to secret bars, authentic restaurants, and everything else mere tourists miss. In less than two days the writer has a gaggle of new friends with a super-secret bungalow in the mountains.

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  • Articulate While Black

    IDA Director H. Samy Alim's New Book On Obama Is "Tour De Force"!

    JUL 18, 2012 // Articulate While Black, book, h. samy alim, Obama

    It may be summer but IDA Faculty Director H. Samy Alim hasn't slowed down a bit. He is busy preparing for the release of a new book co-written with the distinguished scholar Geneva Smitherman called Articulate While Black: Barack Obama, Language, and Race In The U.S. Early reviews call the book a "tour de force."

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  • UBW'S newest intern Kareem Alston

    Empire State of Dance : Interning for New York's Urban Bush Women

    JUL 17, 2012 // Alston, Bush, Internship, Kareem, New York, Urban, Women

    Rising junior and IDA fellow Kareem Alston landed a coveted internship this summer with Brooklyn, New York's Urban Bush Women.

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  • Announcing IDA Fellows/Interns for 2012-13

    JUN 22, 2012 // fellows, interns, students

    IDA is excited to announce our Student Fellows and Interns for the 2012-13 school year! We received an overwhelming number of applications and had to make some very difficult decisions, but in the end narrowed down the pool to the following twenty-seven -- yes, 27! -- shining stars.

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  • TIME magazine cover

    Friends of IDA dare to dream

    JUN 14, 2012 // Dream Act, immigration, Jose Antonio Vargas, Julio Salgado, undocumented

    We were so excited and proud to see our friends Jose Antonio Vargas and Julio Salgado on the cover of TIME magazine today!

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  • Paper Politics: How Printmaking Supports Migrant Justice

    JUN 5, 2012 // Favianna Rodriguez, printmaking, show me your papers

    IDA’s Visiting Artist, Favianna Rodriguez, taught a class this Spring titled ‘Show Me Your PAPERS: Immigration, Youth, Print-Making & Story-Telling For Social Change.’ Rodriguez does printmaking because she believes that printmaking is a medium “that is very apt for making political artwork.

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  • Show Me Your Papers featured in Huffington Post

    JUN 1, 2012 // Favianna Rodriguez, show me your papers

    Students in IDA visiting artist Favianna Rodriguez's class, "Show Me Your Papers," have spent the past nine weeks researching issues in immigration, learning printmaking techniques, and creating original pieces promoting migrant rights.

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  • City Of Angels

    MAY 18, 2012 // Camille Estime, City of Angels, Ram's Head

    As tonight is the opening night of The Color Purple here at Stanford, it seems
    appropriate to take a look back at the recent Ram’s Head production of City of
    Angels. Since my very limited experience with musical theatre leaves me somewhat

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  • Relinquishing Hopelessness on May Day

    MAY 4, 2012 // Joe Sciarrillo, Lizzie Quinlan, May Day, oaklandlocal, occupy

     

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  • My Weekend at Coachella

    APR 30, 2012 // Bon Iver, Coachella, Dr. Dre, hip hop, Indi rock, Music, Radiohead, Snoop Dogg

     

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  • IDA's H. Samy Alim, Mark Gonzales and Favianna Rodriguez In The News

    APR 23, 2012 // Favianna Rodriguez, h. samy alim, mark gonzales

     

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  • A Few Thoughts on Activism and Stanford Culture

    APR 19, 2012 // Activism, Lizzie Quinlan, occupy

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  • The Color Purple poster

    Behind the Scenes of The Color Purple

    APR 5, 2012 // Behind the Scenes, Nia-Amina Minor, The Color Purple

    “I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it.”   -Shug Avery, The Color Purple

    Recognize this titular line? If not, you will soon. 

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  • Favianna Rodriguez Teaches Show Me Your Papers: Printmaking For Social Justice

    APR 3, 2012 // Favianna Rodriguez immigration DREAM Act Occupy Art IDA Visiting Artist

    The Institute for Diversity in the Arts is proud and honored to welcome Visiting Artist Favianna Rodriguez to teach "Show Me Your Papers: Immigration, Youth, Printmaking & Storytelling For Social Justice" in the sprin

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  • Stanford students visit Lighthouse Community Charter School in Oakland

    A Documentary for Teachers

    APR 3, 2012 // Alternative Spring Break, documentary, education, film, Teaching, Vanessa Zamy

    The most recent international achievement tests place US 14th in reading, 17th in science and 25th in mathematics among 70 countries.

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  • Welcome to our website!

    MAR 30, 2012 // website, welcome

    Welcome to our brand new website! Yes, you are now (finally) able to access information on all of IDA's programs, events and classes! Make sure to check out our spring quarter course, #Occupy Art, and all related events.

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