http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/aftermaph afterMAPH is written by the staff and alumni of the Master of Arts Program in Humanities at the University of Chicago as a service to alumni to provide alumni news and announcements, as well as a discussion forum for MAPH alumni. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:34:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en MAPH Alum Karsten Lund's show "Beyond the Backyard" at the Museum of Contemporary Photography is getting rave reviews for its exploration of the public and private, identity, and the suburban landscape through photographs and videos by more than fifty artists. (Reviews below) http://www.timeout.com/chicago/articles/art-design/41171/beyond-the-backyard http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-photo-artner-0703jul03,0,1051123.story http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/aftermaph/2008/07/30/mapher-curator-at-mcop-gets-rave-reviews/ Beginning on June 16th and running through August 23, the Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College downtown Chicago will be showing its newest exhibit entitled, Beyond the Backyard. This exhibit offers up the works of contemporary photographers and their different conceptions of the modern backyard. These ... http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/aftermaph/2008/06/18/summertime-is-made-for-backyards/ Dear MAPH Alumni, This Friday, April 25 is the last day to receive your early registration discount for the MAPH Reunion Dinner on Friday, June 6. Our reunion of MAPH alumni, preceptors, faculty and staff will take place from 7-10 pm at Chicago's Landmark Grill and Lounge, located at 1633 ... http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/aftermaph/2008/04/21/maph-alumni-reunion-register-now-for-a-super-low-fee/ Hey MAPH Alums! The MAPH Reunion is approaching and as part of the reunion committee, it is my great pleasure to invite you to join me and your fellow MAPHers, preceptors, faculty and friends for an evening of celebration as the University hosts its annual Alumni Weekend. Last year we ... http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/aftermaph/2008/03/13/save-the-date-%e2%80%93-maph-reunion-june-6/ MAPH Alum Joel Witmer ('07) is up and at 'em again with his newest blog The Dark Room, a blog that discusses and reviews movies and television shows. You may remember Joel's past fame with his Ohio sports based blog, The Disappointment Zone, and its famed appearance in the ... http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/aftermaph/2008/02/13/keeping-us-in-the-light/ In preparation for the upcoming Midwest Graduate Music Consortium conference, THIS Wednesday, February 13, there will be a workshop on the papers of MAPHers Alex Wilson ('07) and Jim Steichen ('07). Alex will be presenting his paper, "I Guess that this must be the Place: Culture, Structure, and Naive Melodies in ... http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/aftermaph/2008/02/13/maph-alums-to-present-in-midwest-graduate-music-consortium/ The Smart Museum's exhibition Adaptation opened today, and it includes a new work by ARTV 24103, a collective that includes current MAPHers Laura Heldt and Natasha Long. The work grew out of a practicum taught by Catherine Sullivan -- Natasha writes about the project over on the Adaptation blog-cum-catalogue. The ... http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/aftermaph/2008/02/07/adaptation-at-the-smart-museum/ MAPH alums Tom Bailey and Brendan Kredell's documentary film, No Halfsteppin', will air on WTTW-11 for its first broadcast on Thursday, January 31 (10:30pm CST), and on Sunday, February 3 (12midnight, CST [note that this is technically Monday, February 4]). http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/aftermaph/2008/01/30/no-halfsteppin-broadcast-premiere-of-a-documentary-film-by-maph-alums/ Two University of Chicago Alums team up for a "darkly fascinating," "ambitious"* theatre piece: Caffeine Theatre presents: Like the Moon Behind the Clouds by Donald Gecewicz (AB '76) directed by Jennifer Shook (MAPH '05) And this week, Caffeine brings you two special events with these U of C artists: Wednesday, January 30: A free reading of ... http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/aftermaph/2008/01/29/more-from-maph-alums-at-the-caffeine-theatre/ MAPH Alum Shaindel Beers ('00) has recently had her poem, "First Love" published on A Prairie Home Companion Web site, an online version of Garrison Keller's National Public Radio show. Documenting this great accomplishment and publishing a copy of "First Love," Beers was interviewed in the Eastern Oregonian in which ... http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/aftermaph/2008/01/08/maph-alum-shaindel-beers-published-on-npr-web-site/