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| + | '''Václav Havel''', playwright and the ex-president of Czechoslovakia, spent 7 weeks in the Fall [[2006]] semester as Columbia's [[Artist in Residence]]. This primarily involved him giving mostly incomprehensible speeches in poor English, most notably a terribly garbled and underwhelming [[CC Coursewide Lecture]]. | ||
Columbia completely milked his 7-week stay for all it was worth including: | Columbia completely milked his 7-week stay for all it was worth including: | ||
* Controversially, the first semester [[Lit Hum]] syllabus, which is traditionally limited to ancient Greek texts and the Bible, was altered that year to include one of Havel's plays, ''The Garden Party''. | * Controversially, the first semester [[Lit Hum]] syllabus, which is traditionally limited to ancient Greek texts and the Bible, was altered that year to include one of Havel's plays, ''The Garden Party''. | ||
* Littered the campus with [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ceremonies/commencement/docs/events/commencement/address.html havel water bottles][photo needed] | * Littered the campus with [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ceremonies/commencement/docs/events/commencement/address.html havel water bottles][photo needed] | ||
| + | * Gracing even the hapless maintenance workers toiling perpetually to fix the [[Wien]] water boiler with his presence [http://www.bwog.net/publicate/index.php?page=post&article_id=2559] | ||
* [[CCNMTL]] Created an entire website, http://havel.columbia.edu/, including video of | * [[CCNMTL]] Created an entire website, http://havel.columbia.edu/, including video of | ||
** [http://havel.columbia.edu/core.html His 'core' speech] (be sure and read the feedback before Columbia erases it) | ** [http://havel.columbia.edu/core.html His 'core' speech] (be sure and read the feedback before Columbia erases it) | ||
** [http://havel.columbia.edu/lou_reed.html A set of interviews with Lou Reed]-- that's right, Lou fucking Reed, secretly a Havel scholar apparently, and | ** [http://havel.columbia.edu/lou_reed.html A set of interviews with Lou Reed]-- that's right, Lou fucking Reed, secretly a Havel scholar apparently, and | ||
** Photos, his personal notebooks, and myriad other miscellany. Unbelievable, really. | ** Photos, his personal notebooks, and myriad other miscellany. Unbelievable, really. | ||
| + | *Bill Clinton actually came to campus, a rare occurrence despite the fact his office is only a few blocks away in [[Harlem]] | ||
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| + | {{succession|preceded=[[Peter Brook]]|succeeded=TBD|office=Artist in Residence|years=Fall 2006}} | ||
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[[Category:Heads of state|Havel]] | [[Category:Heads of state|Havel]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:14, 15 September 2007
The highlight of Havel's residency: a meeting between Havel, Bill Clinton, and PrezBo
- See also Wikipedia's article about "Václav Havel".
Václav Havel, playwright and the ex-president of Czechoslovakia, spent 7 weeks in the Fall 2006 semester as Columbia's Artist in Residence. This primarily involved him giving mostly incomprehensible speeches in poor English, most notably a terribly garbled and underwhelming CC Coursewide Lecture.
Columbia completely milked his 7-week stay for all it was worth including:
- Controversially, the first semester Lit Hum syllabus, which is traditionally limited to ancient Greek texts and the Bible, was altered that year to include one of Havel's plays, The Garden Party.
- Littered the campus with havel water bottles[photo needed]
- Gracing even the hapless maintenance workers toiling perpetually to fix the Wien water boiler with his presence [1]
- CCNMTL Created an entire website, http://havel.columbia.edu/, including video of
- His 'core' speech (be sure and read the feedback before Columbia erases it)
- A set of interviews with Lou Reed-- that's right, Lou fucking Reed, secretly a Havel scholar apparently, and
- Photos, his personal notebooks, and myriad other miscellany. Unbelievable, really.
- Bill Clinton actually came to campus, a rare occurrence despite the fact his office is only a few blocks away in Harlem
| Preceded by Peter Brook |
Artist in Residence Fall 2006 |
Succeeded by TBD |
