January 27, 2015, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingFellows Find: H. P. Lovecraft letter sheds light on pivotal moment in his career James Machin is a PhD student at Birkbeck, University of London, working on a thesis on early weird fiction, circa 1880 to 1914. He is also the editor of Faunus, the journal of the Friends of Arthur Machen. His research at the Ransom Center was funded by a dissertation fellowship… read more
January 15, 2015, Filed Under: Research + Teaching, Theatre + Performing ArtsVideo: Fellow discusses creation of performance histories Matthew McFrederick visited the Harry Ransom Center’s Reading Room as an international fellow from the University of Reading. He conducted research for his thesis, “Staging Beckett in London: Constructing Performance Histories of Samuel Beckett’s Drama.” McFrederick’s research is part of the Arts and Humanities Research Council–funded “Staging Beckett” project, which… read more
December 16, 2014, Filed Under: Research + TeachingLost in the Archives: Video highlights fellow’s research methods Kamran Javadizadeh, an assistant professor in the English Department at Villanova University, visited the Ransom Center this fall to conduct research for his current book project, “Bedlam & Parnassus: The Institutionalization of Midcentury American Poetry.” The idea for Javadizadeh’s book began when he discovered that Ezra Pound and Elizabeth Bishop… read more
