Nicolás Pernett (Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia) discusses his research interests in advance of his visit to the Ransom Center.
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Bringing an elusive keystone of Anglophone Indian writing into the light
Ruksana Abdul-Majid, an independent scholar, discusses her research interests in advance of her visit to the Ransom Center.
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James Deaville (Carleton University) discusses his research interests in advance of his visit to the Ransom Center.
Julia Alvarez and the narrative presence of humanitarianism and philanthropy
Sarah Papazoglakis (University of California, Santa Cruz) discusses her research interests in advance of her visit to the Ransom Center.
Mel Gussow’s interviews with actors, playwrights, writers, and directors to be digitized
The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) has awarded the Ransom Center a “Recordings at Risk” grant for $24,600, supporting the project “Preserving the Interview Recordings of Mel Gussow, American and British Theater Critic.” The Ransom Center holds the Gussow (1933-2005) papers.
Deadline: 2028—Countdown to preserve audio materials
We left off in part one wondering how to evaluate the Ransom Center’s unique non-commercial sound recordings, particularly when we aren’t able to access their audio content prior to preservation. Verifying written descriptions helps, but there are other considerations to keep in mind, such as a recording’s physical format—different types… read more