Graduate Student Organization - Stony Brook

The third annual Graduate Student Conference by the Hispanic Languages and Literature department, After Theory: Hispanism at the Crossroads will be occurring on March 7 at the Wang Center Keynote Speaker: Tom Lewis, University of Iowa

n celebration of the Nauryz (Nowriz), the Central Asian Spring Festival, the Wang Center presents an unparalleled opportunity to learn about Central Asian culture and music directly from Kazakhstan's most talented avant-garde artists. A smash hit at the 2002 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Roksonaki pioneered the creation of a unique sound that integrates ancient Kazakh instrumentation with contemporary rock and jazz using motifs drawn from Eurasia's indigenous religious traditions. Followed by discussion with artists and anthropologist Helen Faller.