Voices From the Other Side is a student-curated exhibition of artists’ books and writings from Rose Library’s Phillips State Prison Book Project Records on view now on Level 1 of the Robert W. Woodruff Library. Many of these artists’ books were created by students in Bill Taft’s creative non-fiction classes, taught under the auspices of…
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The Art of Bookbinding
Theatre, Maurice Maeterlinck, 1901-1902,modern morocco binding with delicate color detailing Share Related Entries: Rare Books in MARBL's Blog Join the discussion Today we take for granted that if we purchase a book it will come with a protective paper or cloth binding but this has not always been the case. The concept of the…
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- Horror Fiction at the Rose October 19, 2021Willie Lieberman is a fourth-year student in the History honors program specializing in European Studies Frankenstein, Dracula, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde… Some of the most recognizable characters in literature come from the horror fiction genre. Horror fiction is one of the oldest literary genres, with the vampires, demons, werewolves, ghosts, and more being products...Lolita Rowe
- LGBT History Month at the Rose October 6, 2021Willie Lieberman is a fourth-year student in the History honors program specializing in European Studies Every October, countless individuals across the globe gather to celebrate love. LGBT History Month is a time for both joy and commemoration. It’s a time to toast to how far activism has come while remembering all the sacrifices made and...Lolita Rowe
- Sherlock and Arthur Conan Doyle September 30, 2021Willie Lieberman is a fourth-year student in the History honors program specializing in European Studies. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1950) was a prolific writer who spearheaded the crime fiction genre with his iconic character Sherlock Holmes. The British author and physician created captivating universes and complex characters in his four novels and over fifty poems...Lolita Rowe
- The Last Slave Ship: The Wanderer Logbook September 28, 2021In 1858, the American schooner, The Wanderer, sailed along the Eastern coast of the United States. The vessel’s log, written by an unknown sailor, contains simple and brief entries that record the weather, speed, and course of the yacht. There are a few details concerning other ships and visitors on the Wanderer scattered throughout the log. However, the...Lolita Rowe
- Tom Dent and the Literature of Black Suppression September 7, 2021Justin Haynes is an associate professor of English at Randolph-Macon College. He was awarded a Billops-Hatch fellowship in support of his research on carnivals in the Americas. He is the 2021-2023 Nicholas Jenkins Barnett Fellow in fiction at Emory University. Tom Dent’s creative writing and essays focus on centering cultural Blackness in his hometown of...Lolita Rowe