September 7, 2012, Filed Under: Authors, Books + ManuscriptsIain Sinclair’s "Ghost Milk" includes visit to Austin Ghost Milk: Recent Adventures Among the Future Ruins of London on the Eve of the Olympics (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012), the latest work by British writer-filmmaker Iain Sinclair, explores the changes in East London as the city prepared for the 2012 Olympics and concludes with his visit to the… read more
September 5, 2012, Filed Under: Research + TeachingResearch fellowships in the humanities The Harry Ransom Center is now receiving applications for its 2013–2014 research fellowships in the humanities. The application deadline is February 1, 2013. Information about the fellowships and the application process is available online. More than 50 fellowships in the humanities are awarded annually by the Ransom Center to support… read more
August 30, 2012, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsPhil Patton offers reading recommendations relating to “Visions of the Future” In conjunction with the exhibition I Have Seen the Future: Norman Bel Geddes Designs America, the Harry Ransom Center hosts “Visions of the Future,” the tenth biennial Flair Symposium. The Flair Symposium honors the ideals set forth by Fleur Cowles and her landmark Flair magazine. From November 1-3, the Ransom… read more
