November 22, 2016, Filed Under: Authors, Books + ManuscriptsBringing Anne Sexton back into the conversation: Q&A with Amanda Golden Amanda Golden’s collection of essays This Business of Words: Reassessing Anne Sexton brings new attention to Anne Sexton’s poetry, archives, and legacy.
November 18, 2016, Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + EventsMember Profile: Susan Scafati We are pleased to share our interview with Ransom Center member Susan Scafati, an Austin-based, American contemporary artist. She is a member of Lakes Were Rivers, an artist collective showcased in the Ransom Center’s 2013 exhibition Contemporary Photographic Practice and the Archive.
November 3, 2016, Filed Under: Research + Teaching, Theatre + Performing ArtsFellows Find: Seeing “the Indian” in vaudeville The bottom half of this postcard—one of many images in the Harry Ransom Center’s Tony Pastor collection—reveals a lot about the early days of vaudeville.
November 1, 2016, Filed Under: Research + Teaching, Theatre + Performing ArtsFellows find: Letters of St. John Ervine, playwright for a tumultuous Ireland I visited the Harry Ransom Center for two weeks to access the collection of St. John Ervine (1883–1971), an enigmatic, occasionally-forgotten figure who nonetheless casts a spell over a select band of Irish scholars and historians. His personal story fuses both the culture and politics of his Ireland.
October 25, 2016, Filed Under: AuthorsBilly Collins’s recommended reads Billy Collins, former Poet Laureate of the United States, was honored by The Poetry Society of America in May at their annual benefit.
October 19, 2016, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, Theatre + Performing ArtsA touch of illusion… and sprinkle of paprika The Harry Ransom Center partnered with Central Market to present “Dining with Harry Houdini,” a cooking class inspired by the life of the legendary performer and stage illusionist, on Sunday, October 16, 2016.
