May 26, 2015, Filed Under: Research + TeachingHarry Ransom Center Awards 70 Fellowships The Harry Ransom Center has awarded 70 research fellowships for 2015–2016. The fellowships support research projects in the humanities that require substantial on-site use of the Ransom Center’s collections of manuscripts, rare books, film, photography, art and performing arts materials.
May 21, 2015, Filed Under: Photography, Research + TeachingReflecting Upon O. G. Rejlander’s “The Countess of Tankerville” The Ransom Center’s photography collection contains more than 100 photographs attributed to distinguished nineteenth-century photographer O. G. Rejlander. One print is a portrait of Olivia Bennet, The Countess of Tankerville. Researcher Lori Pauli visited the Ransom Center to study the portrait, and she reflected on the possible intersection of the lives… read more
May 19, 2015, Filed Under: Authors, Books + ManuscriptsGabriel García Márquez symposium marks opening of author’s archive The University of Texas at Austin’s LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections and Ransom Center will host the symposium “Gabriel García Márquez: His Life and Legacy” on October 28–30 in Austin. In advance of the symposium, the García Márquez archive will open for research in the Ransom Center’s Reading… read more
May 13, 2015, Filed Under: Research + TeachingAnnual report helps serve as a blueprint for future growth The Ransom Center is pleased to share its annual report covering the 2013–2014 academic year. Ransom Center Director Steve Enniss notes that “the annual report, coupled with the Ransom Center’s recently completed strategic plan, provides a blueprint for how we hope to grow.” The data and information included in the… read more
May 10, 2015, Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingInside the Gabriel García Márquez Archive Gabriel García Márquez was a perfectionist when creating his masterpieces, and that quality is demonstrated in his manuscripts. With the Ransom Center’s recent acquisition of the late author’s archive, scholars will be able to see the author’s edits and discuss García Márquez’s writing process. José Montelongo, the interim Latin American… read more
May 7, 2015, Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + Events, Research + TeachingUndergraduate class experiences advertising hands-on with “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” exhibition Galit Marmor-Lavie is a professor at The University of Texas at Austin’s Moody College of Communication. This semester she brought students in her undergraduate Advertising and Popular Culture class, offered at the Stan Richards School of Advertising & Public Relations, to the Ransom Center’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland exhibition. Below,… read more
