Community read continues April 17
» Fitchburg State University’s Community Read of “Underland” by Robert MacFarlane continues with university faculty leading a virtual discussion of the book’s eighth chapter at 1 p.m. April 17.
“Red Dancers: Art Emerging from the Darkness” will be hosted virtually by the Leominster Public Library, one of the university’s Community Read partners. To attend the discussion, register in advance at https:// z o o m . u s /m e e t i n g /r e g i s t e r / tJ0rde6vqj0sH9MGnVWji_hAXnuK9k9F5L6.
This event features Fitchburg State professors Sarah Bromberg, Sally Moore and Jessica Robey, all of the Humanities Department.
Robey will provide an overview of the discovery of prehistoric cave art and its reception in the 20th century. She will disciss how these earliest examples of culture lead to a reassessment of what it means to be human.
Moore will give an overview of the role of the shaman in tribal society, discuss the inward versus outward journey, and will present examples of her own shamanic masks as well as those of her students.
Bromberg will present an overview and analysis of cave art imagery, particularly prehistoric cave art in France and Norway, with photographs. She’ll discuss her students’ sketching of cave paintings as a means to developing their own observations and interpretations of these ancient masters.
This event is sponsored by the Leominster Public Library’s Eliane and Maurice Tonkin Memorial Fund.
Learn more at fitchburgcommunityread.com.