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30 January – Lloyd Alexander was born in 1924 (100th Anniversary).; 19 April – Lord Byron died of fever in Missolonghi, Greece (200th Anniversary). [1]11 May – On this day 100 years ago, Robert Frost received his first Pulitzer Prize for the book New Hampshire: A Poem with Notes and Grace Notes.
English: Wikipedia Workbook for Cultural Institutions, 2024 (2nd edition) by Mary Mark Ockerbloom, With support from Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Miami. This workbook is intended for the use of Wikipedians, Wikimedians in Residence and others interested in working with GLAMs (galleries, libraries, archives and museums) and other institutions.
"Reading Latina/o/x/e Literature" a version of a course I began to teach at RUN in 2005, traces a Latinx imagination in literary texts from the present back to the late 19th century. During the past decade and a half, the field of Latino Studies has emerged, with a 2014 founding conference, building on movements and institution-creation in the ...
This 8-week Intro to Lit class will examine Taylor Swift as a literary and cultural figure. Right now, I'm envisioning the Wikipedia project as their midterm (they would research and edit a topic related to the course theme--either Swift herself, a specific song/album, or something related to one of the larger themes like feminism, metaphor, etc.
Focusing on `classics' of children's literature such as Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Harry Potter (I), this course will use rigorous critical interpretation tools to analyze these children's books and/or movies as powerful cultural phenomena offering important insights into the adult world, even ...
The 2024 Summer Olympics earned garnered headlines for many reasons, from Celine Dion’s triumphant return to the stage to Simone Biles’s ongoing winning streak. But the stories that rang the ...
The sixth edition of the Dehradun Literature Festival is scheduled for November 8-10, 2024, at Doon International School. It hosts over 30 talks and workshops featuring more than 70 authors, poets, and artists. The first day focuses on students, while the following days include public events such as award ceremonies and book launches. [39] [40]
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the South Korean author Han Kang (born 1970) "for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life". It was announced by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden, on 10 October 2024 and was awarded on 10 December 2024. [1]