The Virtual Materiality of Texts: Book History During a Pandemic
via ZoomA colloquium for scholars of book, manuscript and media history about the status of the field during Covid-19 in accessing archival resources, and sharing experiences and ideas for teaching and research with material texts. Organizers: Jin-Woo Choi (History), Anthony Grafton (History), Jennifer Loessy (Center for Collaborative History), Leah Price (Rutgers University), Nigel Smith (English), and […]
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Princeton Legacy: The Drama and The Documents
Online PrincetonLearn about F. Scott Fitzgerald '1917 and his days as a student at Princeton University, as well as his connections as an alumnus. Daniel Linke, University Archivist and Deputy Head of Special Collections, will display and discuss documents relating to Fitzgerald's undergraduate academics and extracurriculars; the University President's reaction to his Princeton novel; as well […]
Organizing Stories: What is a Story Circle? — and How to Use It in Cultural Organizing
Online PrincetonOrganizing Stories is a student-driven project supported by the Humanities Council Exploratory Grant in the Humanities and founded and directed by Professors Autumn M. Womack (English; African American Studies) and Monica Huerta (English; American Studies). The project investigates the long histories of anti-racist activism, racial justice organizing, and coalition-building as they relate to questions of […]
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
via ZoomBestselling author and staff writer at The New Yorker Patrick Radden Keefe delivers a talk on “Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland,” his true crime narrative on the bitter conflict in Northern Ireland and its aftermath. He uses the abduction and murder case of Jean McConville, a 38-year-old mother […]
