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Brown Library’s First Born-Digital Publication Awarded Prize by the American Historical Association

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Prize will support a companion website to amplify the pedagogical and public engagement possibilities of Furnace and Fugue. The American Historical Association has awarded the Roy Rosenzweig Prize for Creativity in Digital History to Furnace and Fugue: A Digital Edition of Michael Maier’s Atalanta fugiens (1618) with Scholarly Commentary, the first born-digital monograph developed by … Brown Library’s First Born-Digital Publication Awarded Prize by the American Historical Association

Maia Weinstock ’99 Presents CARBON QUEEN: The Life of Mildred S. Dresselhaus, Nanoscience Innovator

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Join the John Hay Library on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 for a book talk by Maia Weinstock ’99, author of Carbon Queen: The Remarkable Life of Nanoscience Pioneer Mildred Dresselhaus (MIT Press, 2022). The talk will take place from 1 – 1:45 p.m. in the Lownes Room* of the John Hay Library, followed by Q&A … Maia Weinstock ’99 Presents CARBON QUEEN: The Life of Mildred S. Dresselhaus, Nanoscience Innovator

Depicting Glory 展現輝煌: Rare Objects from the Late Qing to the Republic of China Symposium

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On Saturday, October 15, 2022 in the Patrick Ma Digital Scholarship Lab at the Rockefeller Library, the Depicting Glory Symposium will bring together the contributors to the digital project Depicting Glory: Rare Objects from the Late Qing to the Republic of China to present and discuss topics related to modern China. Led by Zhuqing Li, … Depicting Glory 展現輝煌: Rare Objects from the Late Qing to the Republic of China Symposium

John Hay Library Receives Grants to Digitize Materials of Dissenting U.S. Politics

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Two grants totaling $1.75M will facilitate access to astonishing materials in the Hall-Hoag Collection of Dissenting and Extremist Printed Propaganda Through its Divided America project, the John Hay Library will digitize and make available material representing extremes of political thought from 1946 through the 1990s in the United States. With a $250,000 grant from the … John Hay Library Receives Grants to Digitize Materials of Dissenting U.S. Politics

Screening and Discussion of Documentary “Beyond the Mask: Paul Laurence Dunbar”

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Join the Brown University Library for a screening of the documentary film, Beyond the Mask: Paul Laurence Dunbar, followed by Q&A with filmmaker Frederick Lewis AM ‘83 on Tuesday September 13, 2022 at 4 p.m. in the Lownes Room at the John Hay Library. (Note: This room is at the top of a lengthy stairwell. Please … Screening and Discussion of Documentary “Beyond the Mask: Paul Laurence Dunbar”

Voices of Mass Incarceration in the United States — New John Hay Library Collecting Direction

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Papers of Mumia Abu-Jamal and and Johanna Fernández ‘93 will anchor Voices of Mass Incarceration in the United States, the new collecting direction at the John Hay Library. More Information / Media For information in addition to what is below, please see the New York Times article, “Brown University Acquires the Papers of Mumia Abu-Jamal,” by Jenny … Voices of Mass Incarceration in the United States — New John Hay Library Collecting Direction

Stolen Relations Awarded NEH Digital Humanities Advancement Grant

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Brown University researchers have been awarded a $350,000 National Endowment for the Humanities Digital Humanities Advancement Grant to support Stolen Relations: Recovering Stories of Indigenous Enslavement in the Americas. Stolen Relations is a tribal collaborative database project that seeks to understand settler colonialism and its impact through the lens of Indigenous enslavement and unfreedom. The … Stolen Relations Awarded NEH Digital Humanities Advancement Grant

Roger Shaw Williams Inaugural Head of Libraries Conservation

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The Brown University Library and the John Carter Brown Library are pleased to announce Roger Shaw Williams as the inaugural Head of Libraries Conservation. Roger’s first day will be September 30, 2022. Reporting jointly to Michelle Venditelli, the Director of Collections Care for Brown University Library, and Karin Wulf, the Director and Librarian of the … Roger Shaw Williams Inaugural Head of Libraries Conservation

The MIT Press and Brown University Library release A New Vision for Islamic Pasts and Futures by Shahzad Bashir

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Enter A New Vision for Islamic Pasts and Futures by Shahzad Bashir Discover more about the publication including an interview with Shahzad Bashir Announcement of the publication from the MIT Press news site: An interactive, open-access born-digital publication, this groundbreaking book’s interface encourages engagement with rich visual material and multimedia evidence The MIT Press and Brown … The MIT Press and Brown University Library release A New Vision for Islamic Pasts and Futures by Shahzad Bashir

“Shadow Plays: Virtual Realities in an Analog World,” Brown Library’s Digital Publications Initiative’s Second Born-Digital Scholarly Monograph, Published by Stanford University Press

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Providence, R.I. [Brown University] Brown University’s Center for Digital Scholarship, based at the University Library, announces the publication of the second born-digital scholarly monograph under the Digital Publications Initiative, a collaboration between the Library and the Dean of the Faculty. Shadow Plays: Virtual Realities in an Analog World, by Professor of Italian Studies Massimo Riva, … “Shadow Plays: Virtual Realities in an Analog World,” Brown Library’s Digital Publications Initiative’s Second Born-Digital Scholarly Monograph, Published by Stanford University Press