A Corpus, Not a Canon (Nor an Anthology)

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 356-376
Author(s):  
Shawkat M. Toorawa
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Arabic Literature ◽  
Abu Dhabi ◽  
New York University ◽  
Industry Standard ◽  
Literary Heritage ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Arabic And English

The Library of Arabic Literature was established through a grant from the New York University Abu Dhabi Institute, and, in collaboration with NYU Press, is publishing 75 significant works of Arabic literature, primarily from the 7th–19th centuries, from the widest possible range of genres. These appear on facing Arabic and English pages—the editions of the Arabic are authoritative, though not necessarily critical, relying in most cases on manuscript originals; the translations are into modern, lucid English, not “industry standard.” The article describes the Library’s conception, its methods, and how, in trying to achieve its ultimate goal of introducing the rich, largely untapped Arabic literary heritage to scholarly and general audiences, it rejects the notion of canon in favor of the notion of a corpus, not one it establishes, but one to which it contributes.

Ghosts in the Machine: A Virtual Choral Performance as Hauntological Praxis During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 42-55
Author(s):  
Clare Lesser
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Abu Dhabi ◽  
Binary Opposition ◽  
New York University ◽  
Time And Space ◽  
Karlheinz Stockhausen ◽  
Choral Director ◽  
Sense Of Time ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Audio Mixing

An interwoven reading of the issues surrounding a performance – rehearsed and recorded remotely and hosted virtually – of Sxip Shirey and Coco Karol’s The Gauntlet: Far Away, Together, for 15 voices and electronics (given at New York University Abu Dhabi in March 2021, in which I was choral director), and Jacques Derrida’s Specters of Marx (1993/2006). I examine the impact that COVID-19 had on realising this performance – which had originally been intended for a ‘live’ and fully immersive and interactive presentation – and consider how earlier models of hauntological praxis in works by Karlheinz Stockhausen have parallels with performing during the pandemic. I explore the ways in which working in isolation, with little sense of time or location, foster a sense of ‘aporia’ or perplexity, overturning the binary opposition of time and space, and how the use of the SPAT immersive audio mixing tool to electronically process single voices into multiple, spatially realised echoes (ghosts) of themselves, truly gives us ‘ghosts’ in the machine.

Friends with Benefits

2015 ◽  
pp. 56-72
Author(s):  
Beth Daniel Lindsay ◽  
Ilka Datig
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Group Testing ◽  
Abu Dhabi ◽  
Advisory Group ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
New York University ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Friends With Benefits ◽  
Advisory Groups

Students are a primary part of any academic library's community of users. However, students' voices are often left out of the conversation when libraries develop policies, services, and resources. One option for libraries which would like to consider students' opinions and needs more closely is the formation of a Student Advisory Group (SAG), a group of students who meet with library staff on a regular basis to discuss and provide advice on library policies, resources and strategies. Academic libraries can use SAGs for assistance with communication, collection development, focus group testing, and more. This article explores the logistics of creating, maintaining and assessing a SAG, along with concrete examples from the SAG at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD). Student Advisory Groups have the potential to enrich any academic library's outreach and community-building efforts, and should be considered as an option by any library looking to become more student-centered.

The Integration Of Engineering And Business Education In A Global-Network University

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-152
Author(s):  
Harold P. Sjursen
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Business Education ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Technical Education ◽  
Business Management ◽  
Global Network ◽  
Abu Dhabi ◽  
New York University ◽  
Liberal Arts Education ◽  
Baccalaureate Degrees

AbstractNew York University characterizes itself as a global-network university. It currently offers (or soon will) engineering and business/management curricula leading to baccalaureate degrees on campuses in New York, Abu Dhabi and Shanghai. The programs are designed to be interoperable, i.e., students (and faculty) can move from campus to campus while staying on track in their particular course of study. This objective of interoperability raises interesting issues regarding the internationalization of engineering and technical education. Additionally, at Abu Dhabi and Shanghai, the engineering and business management programs are tightly integrated with classical, western liberal arts education. This paper will explore the variety of educational and philosophical issues of this approach. The paper will offer a favourable assessment of the approach while acknowledging the profound challenges it entails.

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