‘Race &’ in America Race & in America, a panel discussion series sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America at Brown, in partnership with the Office of the Provost, undertakes a systematic investigation of the enduring contemporary effects of anti-Black racism in America. Drawing on the expertise of Brown … ‘Race &’ in America
Nicholas Brown and the Roman Revolution Edited by David Kertzer, Paul R. Dupee, Jr. University Professor of Social Science, Professor of Anthropology, Professor of Italian Studies Nicholas Brown and the Roman Revolution revolves around a trove of the titular American diplomat’s recently rediscovered correspondence—one of the most important collections of original manuscripts linked to the … Nicholas Brown and the Roman Revolution
Art, Secrecy, and Invisibility in Ancient Egypt by Laurel Bestock, Associate Professor of Archaeology and the Ancient World & Egyptology and Assyriology Art, Secrecy, and Invisibility in Ancient Egypt argues that partial, periodic, or total invisibility of art was precisely that quality that allowed images to be personal and to engage in social relationships, not just … Art, Secrecy, and Invisibility in Ancient Egypt
Furnace and Fugue by Tara Nummedal, Professor of History, and Donna Bilak, Independent Scholar Furnace and Fugue: A Digital Edition of Michael Maier’s Atalanta fugiens (1618) with Scholarly Commentary brings to life in digital form an enigmatic seventeenth-century text, Michael Maier’s alchemical emblem book Atalanta fugiens. This intriguing and complex text reinterprets Ovid’s legend of … Furnace and Fugue
Shadow Plays: Virtual Realities in an Analog World by Massimo Riva, Professor of Italian Studies Shadow Plays explores popular forms of entertainment used in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to transport viewers to a new world, foreshadowing present-day virtual, augmented, and extended reality experiences (VR, AR, and XR). Typically studied as part of the pre-history … Shadow Plays
