Liane Conyers and Micheal Sigrist on Flourishing Through Suffering and Disease

Liana Conyers, M.F.A., is an artist and educator in the mid-Atlantic region. She currently serves as the Associate Dean of Studies and Performing Arts Faculty at Bard DC. In the Bard College Network, Liana teaches Black Aesthetics in Mass Media, Performance Art, and Movement Studies. She is an Engaged Liberal Arts and Sciences grant recipient and Bard Faculty Fellow. Most notably, she is a recipient of the Fulbright Distinguished Award in Teaching and conducted arts integration research in Singapore 2022, where she was a guest teaching artist at Singapore School of the Arts, LASALLE College of Fine Arts, and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. Liana is the founder of LICO Arts Program, offering core professional development opportunities for businesses, community organizations, and academic programs. As a wellness coach, she provides participants with creative and therapeutic tools for personal and workplace wellness, productive flow, and expression.

Dr. Michael J. Sigrist trained in philosophy and has a special interest in the philosophy of history. His research focus and publications range over topics in ethics, value theory, personal identity, and the philosophy of literature. He is co-editor of Time and the Philosophy of Action published by Routledge in 2016. After living in Germany doing research at the University of Cologne, Dr. Sigrist moved to DC to teach philosophy in the Philosophy Department at George Washington University. He has also previously taught at American University and George Mason University. He holds a B.A. and M.A. from Miami University, and a PhD from Stony Brook University. He lives with his three children in a beautiful neighborhood in Ward 7.

This video was filmed live at the Alpine Fellowship 2023 Symposium in Fjallnas, Sweden. The event was held in partnership with Bard College through the Open Society University Network and supported in part by a grant from the Open Society Foundations.