by Kate Navarra Thibodeau | Mar 3, 2009 | The Public Humanist
When people talk about their lives, people lie sometimes, forget a little, exaggerate, become confused, get things wrong, yet they are revealing truths…the guiding principle for [life histories] would be that all autobiographical memory is true: it is up to the...
by Harriet Webster | Mar 5, 2009 | The Public Humanist
You know how little kids love to “play school?” One person’s the teacher and the others are the students. They setup makeshift desks and chairs, grab books, papers and crayons and then the teacher tells them what to do. Sometimes they “play...
by Hayley Wood | Mar 9, 2009 | The Public Humanist
In addition to describing two interesting and rich humanities projects funded by Mass Humanities, this post and the previous one by Harriet Webster provide examples of Mass Humanities’ Cultural Economic Development grants that are available to Massachusetts...
by Jack Cheng | Mar 16, 2009 | The Public Humanist
As reported in the New York Times, on Monday February 23, 2009, less than six years after it was looted in the initial invasion of Baghdad, the Iraq Museum reopened for visitors. The opening of the museum (also known as the Baghdad Museum), however, was limited to...
by Larry Hott | Mar 19, 2009 | The Public Humanist
Documentary film purists are apoplectic over the fractionalization and miniaturization of the media. We’ve gone from 35mm theatrical releases to 16mm school showings to television broadcasts and the final indignity, tiny private screenings on your computer...