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“It is my hope that ‘Naked Agency’ will reframe the terms of the conversation on defiant disrobing by inviting readers to take seriously the circulation of women’s grievances and hopes and the (mis)use of their bodies’ images in our hyper-visual world.”
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The new “Voices on the Underground Railroad” website focuses on nine documented or rumored stops on the Underground Railroad in Central and Western New York.
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Kim Gallon, associate professor of history at Purdue University, will demonstrate how computational humanities offers an opportunity to redefine “crisis” through the Black American experience and turn it into a defining moment for the recovery and reimagination of Black humanity.
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Beginning Feb. 24, the Spring 2022 Barbara & David Zalaznick Reading Series will feature a wide range of artistic styles and voices from around the world.
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Humanities doctoral students begin their programs with an area of interest. This focus narrows as dissertation research progresses until, by the end of a doctoral program, it narrows to the point that students see only a path to a faculty or research career. To broaden their view, the Graduate School’s Careers Beyond Academia has expanded its programs to illuminate many more possible careers.
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Malcolm Bare is a doctoral candidate in English language and literature from Denville, New Jersey. After attending Rutgers University — New Brunswick as an undergraduate, he chose to pursue further study at Cornell due to the freedom and community. Having completed all requirements for the Ph.D., Bare successfully navigated the job search and led...
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Joseph Bruchac ’64, BA ’65, a member of the Abenaki tribe, has published more than 100 books in a wide variety of genres over a decades-long career.
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A&S faculty offer book and poetry recommendations for the new year.
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Cornell MFA in Creative Writing alumna Crystal Williams ’00 has been named as the next president of the Rhode Island School of Design. Williams will be the first Black president in the history of the school. She currently serves as vice president and associate provost for community and inclusion at Boston University. Williams will be stepping into...
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Four projects have been selected for Cornell Library’s annual Grants Program for Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences, which boosts the collaboration of scholars and library specialists to transform physical materials into lasting online resources for teaching and research.
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