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In Memoriam: Valerie Jean Boyd, 1963-2022
Valerie Boyd was an award-winning author and served as the Charlayne Hunter-Gault Distinguished Writer in Residence and director of the master of fine arts in narrative nonfiction program at the University of Georgia.
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Made in Newark
What does it mean to turn the public library or museum into a civic forum?Made in Newarkdescribes a turbulent industrial city at the dawn of the twentieth century and the ways it inspired the library's outspoken director, John Cotton Dana, to collaborate with industrialists, social workers, educators, and New Women.This is the story of experimental exhibitions in the library and the founding of the Newark Museum Associationùa project in which cultural literacy was intertwined with civics and consumption. Local artisans demonstrated crafts, connecting the cultural institution to the department store, school, and factory, all of which invoked the ideal of municipal patriotism. Today, as cultural institutions reappraise their relevance,Made in Newarkexplores precedents for contemporary debates over the ways the library and museum engage communities, define heritage in a multicultural era, and add value to the economy.
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Hassan Manasrah, Illustrator - Jordan
\"Regarding my favorite book, it was Bahbahan Is Playing. Bahbahan is the name of a chubby blue elephant with big red cheeks. I think it's my favorite book because it was the only one I owned for a long period of time. As an adult, I did a little research and discovered that it is a book of poetry, published in 1981. But I only remember that blue elephant—and the large size of the book itself.\"
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Zhu Chengliang, Illustrator - China
\"I hope that I can bring out the soul of children's literary works, making children not only understand the stories, but also perceive the humanistic feelings of the works, improving their aesthetic taste as well.\"
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One Quarter of the Latest Cohort of MacArthur Fellows Are Black
Of the latest cohort of 24 MacArthur fellows, it appears that six are Black. Three currently hold academic posts at colleges or universities.
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Four African-American Scholars Elected Members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
The American Academy of Arts and Letters recently inducted 11 individuals into the 250-member honorary society. New members are elected only upon the death of other members. Of the 11 new members, four are African Americans.
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We Are Iraqis
For the first time ever, an anthology in English puts together creative non-fiction, academic writing, poetry and visual arts by Iraqi contributors demonstrating how Iraqis have experienced, dealt with, and resisted the ongoing violence and destruction in creative and nonviolent ways.
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Alessandro Sanna
Sanna currently lives and works in Mantua, Italy. Since 2013 he has been teaching illustration at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna; he is also working for Vanity Fair France.
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