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EVENT:  The Harry Ransom Center, located on The University of Texas at Austin campus, will host free programs throughout the spring on subjects ranging from literature to photography.

Publié le : 22 décembre 2016 Ce recueil d'articles dirigé par Vanessa Guignery, membre de l'IUF et professeur à l'ENS de Lyon, porte sur le premier ouvrage de l'écrivaine canadienne, Alice Munro: Dance of the Happy Shades .

Conquer your inner weaker self: "Back to the desk!" Am 18. Jänner 2017 geht ab 19. Uhr in Kooperation mit der ÖH Salzburg in der Hauptbibliothek bereits die vierte Nachtschicht@UBS über die Bühne.

Collector of rarities, debunker of myths, inspiration to writers and doctors alike, conjuror of words, owner of a live ostrich and expert witness at a witch trial.

Humanities scholars are accustomed to closely studying novels, essays, archival records, and other sources.

Scholar from Freie Universität Is One of Ten to Receive Germany's Most Important Research Award / 2.

The new theater being built on Ithaca's Cayuga Inlet will be a 'multidisciplinary locavore arts venue,' and Cornell faculty are deeply involved.

Fiction writer and associate professor of English Ernesto Quiñonez began a recent talk with a plot summary of 'a story told by the neighbor.

For the next two weeks, students enrolled in arts and design courses all across the UC Berkeley campus will be showcasing  the work they've created this semester in dozens of exhibits, presentations, performances and design reviews.

PA 280/16 A project by researchers at The University of Nottingham has seen poetry displayed in prominent public spaces across Nottingham.

The University Library Salzburg 2016. From 1 to 24 December, the University Library in Hofstallgasse and the online Advent Calendar open a window every day and present book hints by librarians from the University Library of Salzburg.

Tonight, The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH) and the Ashmolean Museum are teaming up for FRIGHTFriday, a free, awe-inspiring evening of events exploring the art and science of hope and fear.

University of Glasgow physicists and astronomers who helped make the discovery of the century - the detection of gravitational waves - are set to share their fascinating story through theatre, with performances of new show 'Chasing the Waves' this December. The show, produced by Glasgow Science Festival and funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) draws on the research and experiences of scientists who helped detect these 'ripples' in space-time, caused by some of the most dramatic events in the universe, from exploding stars to colliding black holes.

Matthew Rubery , Professor of Modern Literature at Queen Mary University of London, has rediscovered the first full-length audiobook ever made: Joseph Conrad's 1902 novella Typhoon .

New study by Prof. Boaz Keysar examines how using a foreign language affects risk assessment, which has larger implications for fields like medicine and law. Researchers are only beginning to understand how a foreign language affects decision-making, with early findings coming in areas such as moral judgment and risk assessment.

Robert Goldman was a graduate student spending several years in India in the late 1960s, when, just for fun, he and a friend read the epic Sanskrit poem, the Valmiki Ramayana .

Trè Bunker didn't cry at war. He served five tours in the Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan between 2005 and 2012, and says he didn't have time to feel what he was doing; he just had get through each day.

Berkeley - Robert Goldman was a graduate student spending several years in India in the late 1960s, when just for fun he and a friend read the epic Sanskrit poem, the Valmiki Ramayana .

This Grand Mosque in Lhasa, Tibet, has been renovated several times over three centuries. The main gate combines Arabic, Tibetan and Chinese architectures.

The capacity for language is what sets us apart from other animals. Talk with Your Hands , the third of four Cambridge Shorts films, explores the richness of sensory perception in's with blind and deaf people together with insights from neuroscientists.

Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama 's production of "The Rover” opens Thursday, Nov. 17, and runs through Saturday, Dec.

When veteran Trésor Bunker first came to UC Berkeley last year, he didn't mention that he'd served in the military.

Exene Cervenka and John Doe performed together at the Haunt in Ithaca Nov. 4 following a public conversation on campus as part of Punkfest Cornell.

The UC Berkeley Library had the United States elections all mapped out - for an hour anyway.

At a ceremony held in Vatican City today, ESA and the Vatican Apostolic Library have agreed to continue their years-long cooperation on the preservation, management and exploitation of archived information.

Why does one of the world's great research libraries have 'ectoplasm', a spirit trumpet and beard hair posted to Charles Darwin among its eight million books, manuscripts and digital collections? We've opened cupboards and found wall paintings from Pompeii.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Medieval artisans created manuscripts adorned with intricate, colorful hand-drawn illustrations and embellished with gold leaf.

The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television's Department of Theater announced its upcoming Mainstage theater season for the academic year 2016-17, which includes "Carrie the Musical," an adaptation of the popular Stephen King novel "Carrie.

Wilfred M. Voynich, a rare-book dealer based in London, purchased a cache of medieval manuscripts from the Jesuit order in 1912.

The world's first major exhibition on hearing voices is taking place at Durham University's Palace Green Library from 5 November 2016 to 26 February 2017.

By the time he dies, F Scott Fitzgerald had only sold 25,000 copies of The Great Gatsby, at the same time Superman comics are selling a million copies a month.

The Alloy Orchestra returns to Cornell Cinema Nov. 3-5 to perform original scores for four classic European silent films in Willard Straight Theatre.

Fredrika Loew '12, M.A. '16, holds the sigil that was tested by her father, Ellis Loew, professor of physiology and biomedical science at the College of Veterinary Medicine.