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The Arts
March 22, 2022 | 05:23 pm

Walt Whitman ‘more important now than ever’

On the anniversary of the Walt Whitman’s death, Ed Folsom ’76 (PhD) looked back on the legacy of the poet’s work, examples of which are available in the University’s libraries.

topics: alumni, Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, humanities, literature, poetry, thought leadership,
Society & Culture
April 8, 2021 | 10:23 am

How patents transformed the world of architecture

Associate professor of art history Peter Christensen has been awarded a 2021 Guggenheim fellowship for his project exploring an understudied shift in architectural history.

topics: Department of Art and Art History, featured-post, Graduate Program in Visual and Cultural Studies, Guggenheim Fellowship, Peter Christensen, School of Arts and Sciences,
Voices & Opinion
October 29, 2020 | 04:55 pm

Teaching national mythologies doesn’t help society address problems

In a RealClearEducation op-ed, Rochester philosopher Randall Curren and his coauthor argue there is “little merit in the notion that love of country is something that can be taught through celebratory history.”

topics: Department of Philosophy, Randall Curren, School of Arts and Sciences,
Society & Culture
September 16, 2020 | 02:15 pm

Rochester project democratizes access to medieval English literature

The pioneering Middle English Texts Series “puts the literature out there for everybody,” making medieval English texts available to scholars and students around the world.

topics: Anna Siebach-Larsen, Department of English, featured-post-side, Koller-Collins Center for English Studies, Middle English Texts Series, Rossell Hope Robbins Library, Russell Peck, Thomas Hahn,