Minor in Visual Studies

“Nobody’s afraid of comics,” says John Porcellino, who sees comics as a way to make poetry more accessible. “Comics and poetry are similar…there is rhythm in poetry, and rhythm in comics.”

When comics meet creative writing

A chance encounter at a Beloit book event grew into a unique classroom collaboration where comics and creative writing sparked new ways for students to tell their stories.

An abandoned industrial site is an arena for parkour athletes.

Movement as Medicine, Connection, and Freedom

Nathan Sill ’23’s documentary “Afterglow” delves into the physical challenges, personal trauma, and the power of community that defined his parkour group’s journey.

Dr. Gana Ndiaye and Logan Museum Assistant Curator Leeann Ream touring the Pilsen Neighborhood with students from ANTH 275 Global Cities.

Learning outside the classroom

Beloit College students from three departments visited the Art Institute of Chicago and the Pilsen Neighborhood (Lower West side) as part of their coursework.

The “Yuyanapaq” project documented the atrocities inflicted on the Peruvian people during two decades of national unrest, creating photographic evidence. The sign in this Lima protest translates as “No to terrorism.”

Yuyanapaq: A Photography Exhibit, an Assignment, and a Book

A decade of student and faculty work has come together into a book which documents and reflects on the human rights violations that took place in Peru between 1980 and 2000, two of the bloodiest decades in the nation’s history.

Jared Saathoff’24 inspects a rare book at the Newberry Library in Chicago.

Exploring museum careers and rare books

In late November, Beloit faculty and students took advantage of the college’s partnership with the Art Institute of Chicago to participate in a panel about careers in the museum industry, followed by an exploration of the Newberry Library’s rare book collection.

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