May 6, 2021, Filed Under: Featured1, Theatre + Performing ArtsRare ephemera shows legacy of Henry “Box” Brown In his day, Henry “Box” Brown was a celebrated stage magician who incorporated performance into his lectures on abolitionism in the United States and England. Much of what we know about him comes from his memoir, the Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown, Written by Himself (1851).
March 29, 2021, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Featured1, Film, Photography, Research + Teaching, Theatre + Performing ArtsFellowships awarded to UT-Austin faculty and graduate students The Harry Ransom Center has awarded over a dozen fellowships for 2021-2022 to The University of Texas at Austin faculty and graduate students through the Center’s new UT-Austin Fellowship program. The new fellows reflect the interdisciplinary nature of the Center’s collections and represent a wide range of departments, programs, and… read more
November 18, 2020, Filed Under: Featured1, Research + Teaching, Theatre + Performing ArtsCarmen is everywhere: opera, diaspora, and interdisciplinary inquiry by JENNIFER M. WILKS This essay is part of a slow research series, What is Research? My latest fascination with Carmen began 14 years ago, when I was spending a semester in Paris on a faculty exchange. The night before leaving for spring break, I went to see Mark Dornford-May’s 2005… read more
