April 24, 2018, Filed Under: Digital Collections, Featured1, Research + TeachingDigital archaeology at the Ransom Center Digging up computing histories in literary manuscript collections
June 28, 2017, Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingThe computer poetry of J. M. Coetzee’s early programming career Writer J. M. Coetzee’s early poetry is almost undecipherable. That’s because it was written in computer code. Coetzee’s global reputation rests on his literary output, for which he received a Nobel Prize in 2003. Before he embarked on a career as a scholar and writer, the South African–born writer was… read more
March 27, 2017, Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts, Cataloging, Digital Collections, Research + TeachingWhat’s in the PEN archives? The PEN records occupy 180 linear feet, span 1912 to 2008, and document the history and activities of the English PEN and PEN International, as well as the formation (and sometimes dissolution) of other PEN centers around the globe.