Articles with keyword "United States"
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The Utterly Civilized Wilder
Despite global popularity, the enduring works of Thornton Wilder hold up to critical scrutiny.
Conversation
Historian for Hire
Phil Cantelon of History Associates talks with NEH Chairman Bruce Cole about the profession outside the walls of academia.
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Renaissance Scholar at Work
Humanities discusses art and the achievements of the Endowment with outgoing Chairman, Bruce Cole.
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A Poet’s Inner Eye
A literary scholar looks for Elizabeth Bishop in the fishing waters of Florida.
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Reverberations of the Fourth of July
MASSACHUSETTS On July 5, 1852, while citizens across the country were still celebrating American freedom, Frederick Douglass, the country’s most prominent former slave, delivered arguably the century’
In Focus
Maryland’s Phoebe Stein Davis
Phoebe Stein Davis is determined to make the humanities relevant.
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What IF?
The book gives way to the download, and solitary reading transforms into virtual conversations.
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Reading Into the Great Depression
Critic Morris Dickstein talks about the culture of the thirties and the demise of theory.