In Enslaved Archives, Maria R. Montalvo investigates the legal records that American antebellum enslavers produced and preserved to illuminate enslavers’ capitalistic motivations for shaping the histories of enslaved people. In working to historicize the people at the center of enslavers’ manipulations, Montalvo outlines the possibilities and limits of the archive, providing a glimpse of the historical and contemporary consequences of commodification.

Al hablar de “vanguardias artísticas”, o “vanguardias históricas”, no es extraño el empleo del adjetivo calificativo “anárquico” que, a veces ambiguamente, alude a cierta atmósfera rupturista en el primer tercio del siglo XX. En el caso español esta situación remite a la coexistencia, durante la Segunda República (1931–1939), de ismos estéticos muy politizados y un importante movimiento anarquista. Este ensayo-collage de “textos”, géneros y autores de vanguardia invitará al lector a repensar la relación entre arte y política en la España republicana. Y allá donde la representación se encuentre en crisis.

Sin miedo a las ruinas was published open access in July 2024 by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Romance Studies (distributed by University of North Carolina Press). Read more about the book on our program website.

The Power of Practice showcases the pioneering achievements of renowned violinist Yehudi Menuhin (1916-99) and how the discipline of yoga transformed his life and practice. Menuhin’s contributions as a performer, teacher, and humanitarian are celebrated around the world. Less well known, however, is Menuhin’s devotion to the practice of yoga and his close friendship with the renowned yogi B. K. S. Iyengar (1918–2014), whose guidance profoundly influenced Menuhin as both a musician and a philanthropist. Through the lens of the life and work of the celebrated violinist and devoted yogi, this book uncovers deep connections between music and yoga.