Book Reviews

Film Review: Roma

Publication date December 13, 2018
Categories: Hamon Arts Library
Categories: Bibliography, Book Reviews, Film, Film Reviews, Guest Blogs
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Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma begins quietly and thoughtfully with the character, Cleo, played beautifully by Yalitza Aparicio, who serves a well-to-do family in their home in a suburb of Mexico City. Her life, seeming so insular and placid, will expand to engulf the film’s universe. Every action and word of hers has a hidden meaning, and…Continue Reading Film Review: Roma

Programming a Meadows Wind Ensemble concert using the resources of the Hamon Arts Library

Publication date April 15, 2015
Categories: Hamon Arts Library
Categories: Book Reviews, Guest Blogs, Meadows School of the Arts, Online Resources
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Programming a concert for a performing ensemble can be a daunting task. There are many great possibilities, but there are also many factors to take into account, as I discovered when creating a concert program for the Meadows Wind Ensemble as part of my coursework towards a Master of Music degree in Conducting….Continue Reading Programming a Meadows Wind Ensemble concert using the resources of the Hamon Arts Library

Graphic Novels at Hamon

Publication date January 27, 2015
Categories: Hamon Arts Library
Categories: Art, Book Reviews
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Hamon and Fondren hold diverse collections of graphic novels that cover a range of subjects such as cultural identity, illness, politics, and history. Graphic novels are usually longer than comic books and tell a single story within one volume. Graphic novels tell stories in a way that regular novels do not, with a certain level of abstraction, artistic…Continue Reading Graphic Novels at Hamon