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Posted by: Jason Steinhauer
Finish 2015 with some of the best posts from our blog, “Insights.” Don’t forget to keep up with the Kluge Center in real time by following us on Twitter: @KlugeCtr. From our blog: While conducting research in the Library, scholar Ben Reed discovered a manuscript that traces an Archbishop’s tour through Mexico in the 1680s. …
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Posted by: Mary Lou Reker
I want to update you on a Kluge Center holiday event that may become a seasonal ritual. In December last year, Wendy W. Fok (Kluge Fellow in Digital Studies, 2014) suggested that the Center’s Fellows hold an “ugly holiday sweater contest.” The mood was, “Yes. Let’s do it.” Thus the Center’s first “ugly holiday sweater” …
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Posted by: Travis Hensley
In the month of November the Kluge Center welcomed five new scholars to the Library. Below are summaries of two of their research projects. Hannah Clark is a newly arrived Arts and Humanities Research Council Fellow and a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Bristol. During her residency, Hannah will be working on her project, …
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Posted by: Travis Hensley
Earlier this month, the Kluge Center celebrated our annual “opening lunch,” a tradition that informally kicks off the start of our new cohort of scholars arriving. In September and October the Kluge Center welcomed four senior scholars, fourteen new fellows, and welcomed back two fellows to complete their residency. Below are a few highlights that …
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Posted by: Jason Steinhauer
The sixth Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity was conferred upon Jürgen Habermas and Charles Taylor on September 29, 2015. The Kluge Center was privileged to welcome these two distinguished philosopher to the Library of Congress for the ceremony and related events. Here are some photographs from a wonderful three days… Tour …
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Posted by: Dan Turello
Jürgen Habermas and Charles Taylor will arrive at the Library of Congress next week to receive this year’s Kluge Prize. Dan Turello reflects. For bibliophiles, meeting a new author on paper is like making a new friend in person. First impressions matter: how do they start a paragraph, is it slow or speedy, are there …
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Posted by: Jason Steinhauer
On Tuesday, September 29th, the Library of Congress will once again confer the Kluge Prize upon two individuals whose outstanding scholarship in the humanities and social sciences has shaped both public affairs and civil society. Here’s a look at all the recipients of the Kluge Prize, past and present… Leszek Kolakowski Polish philosopher Leszek Kolakowski …
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Posted by: Jason Steinhauer
We at the Kluge Center are very pleased to announce our 2015 Kluge Fellows and their research projects. This diverse group of scholars hails from institutions across the U.S. and includes one scholar from Seoul, South Korea. They represent the fields of law, international affairs, sociology, folklore and ethnography and various sub-disciplines of history, including …
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Posted by: Jason Steinhauer
The following is a guest post by Emily Coccia, Program Assistant at The John W. Kluge Center. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I arrived for my first day of work at the Kluge Center in June. I knew I’d be working with the database the Center uses to manage information about its scholars, …
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