News and Notes by Date
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July 2014
07-31-2014
Bard writer in residence Francine Prose reviews Andrea Canobbio’s "remarkable" novel of an intense and ill-fated love affair between two doctors.
07-30-2014
07-24-2014
"The life of the first emperor is an ideal vehicle for a historical novel," writes Professor Mendelsohn. "Augustus is a figure about whom we know at once a great deal and very little ..."
07-24-2014
The Bard Center for Civic Engagement announces more than 50 winners for the 2014 Community Action Award program, which supports student efforts to engage with communities locally, nationally, and internationally by providing funding for participation in internships that address issues impacting people around the world.
07-22-2014
Professor Mendelsohn considers how writers have responded to national trauma, from ancient to modern times.
07-15-2014
Bard writer in residence Teju Cole asked his 160,000 Twitter followers to tweet photos of their TVs during the World Cup. The result was an art project offering a synchronized global view of the games.
07-15-2014
When searching for literary taboos, Prose turns to writers who have been imprisoned or mistreated by their governments because of their work.
07-04-2014
Writer in residence Francine Prose talks about labels .... and teaching a class at Bard called Strange Books.
07-01-2014
Chronogram interviews Bard College professor of Italian Joseph Luzzi about his memoir My Two Italies, which illuminates the cultural differences between northern and southern Italy through the lens of Luzzi's family life.
07-01-2014
An unpublished novel, a record deal, and crumble for dinner ... Hayley Campbell, author of The Art of Neil Gaiman, reveals fun facts about legendary writer and Bard faculty member Neil Gaiman.
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