The HSA department was very pleased to award this year\u2019s First Year Writing Prize to Jackson Giumarra at a small ceremony during Convocation. Every year, the HSA faculty nominates writing by first year students for our First Year Writing Prize. The winner is chosen by a committee of HSA faculty who read the nominated papers. The award consists of a certificate, a check, and the author\u2019s name on a plaque in our hallway. This year\u2019s winning paper came from Professor Bill Alves\u2019 HSA 10 section, and it\u2019s an analysis of the work of American artist Barnett Newman, titled, \u201cThe New(man) Sublime: Barnett Newman’s Transformation of the Sublime” showing how Barnett\u2019s art transforms the transcendence of the sublime into a profound awareness of one\u2019s own existence. The judges praised the paper for its rigorous argument, weaving together multiple kinds of evidence including philosophical text, images, and artist\u2019s statements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jackson is from Bakersfield, California, about 2 hours north of Claremont. As of right now, he hasn\u2019t declared a major, but is considering both chemistry and engineering. We asked him how he got interested in Newman and he told us:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI hadn\u2019t heard of Newman before taking HSA 10. I grew up in a religious household and have been trying to explore spirituality outside of organized religion. Newman\u2019s work helped me to further explore this. The sublime has long been expressed through religious imagery and grandeur, and Newman took it and made it accessible to anybody. He transformed the sublime from a transcendental experience where one confronts something external to a simple moment that causes one to look inward, creating an intense awareness of one\u2019s existence in the present moment. His paintings don\u2019t ask the viewer to believe in or know anything. They are an experience anybody can have. That idea resonated with me and my ideas of spirituality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We congratulate Jackson for his excellent work in this paper! The department looks forward to seeing all of the great writing that this year\u2019s first year students will do this spring in HSA 10. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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