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How an archive captures recent history

Sara Hendren knows that one size does not fit all

An interview with Louise Dubé and Maryanne Wolf about civics and the reading brain

On dying and heaven in the time of Longfellow

Books recently published with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Englishman Samuel Johnson’s work helped define the English language for readers on both sides of the Atlantic

The forgotten folk collectors of the New Deal

Scholars look to recover the original soundscape of the composer’s work

In the early seventies, an intrepid couple of young scholars captured the vibrant spirit of Cajun Country

Photos and main text by Ron Stanford. Foreword by William R. Ferris

An exhibit in Oklahoma

And other projects of MUSA

New productions of Porgy and Bess make use of critical editions