September 15, 2016, Filed Under: Research + TeachingTeaching with collections in a large-format undergraduate class When I had the opportunity to design my Introduction to American Studies: Cyborg Americans course, I knew I wanted to tackle a challenge: exposing over 100 undergraduates to archival holdings on campus.
September 12, 2016, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts“Behave Thyself” This year’s issue of Austin’s own creative writing journal Bat City Review featured a showcase of the late poet James Tate’s work comprised of manuscripts and art from Tate’s collection housed at the Ransom Center.
September 12, 2016, Filed Under: AuthorsRemembering James Tate I think I have been reading James Tate all my so-called adult life. At least an early defining moment occurred when a poet-friend observed one day, out of the blue,