April 4, 2017, Filed Under: Books + ManuscriptsHow a sun hat, an address book, and a character outline enhance Carson McCullers’s The Heart is a Lonely Hunter “It has been said that loneliness is the great American malady. What is the nature of this loneliness? It would seem essentially to be a quest for identity.”—Carson McCullers’s essay “The Nature of Loneliness”
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.
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.