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Barry McCrea is a scholar of comparative literature and a novelist. His novel, The First Verse, won the 2006 Ferro-Grumley prize for fiction and a Barnes & Noble “Discover”...

How can literature help us live through a pandemic cycle?

In our time together in this enrichment program, we will explore some of the rich history of plague and quarantine literature, with the hope of gaining a better understanding and...

What do pandemics reveal about society? How does literature respond to plagues?

Living through a pandemic is an unprecedented experience to most of us as individuals, but it is nothing new for humans as a species. Over the centuries, people have reflected on...

Peace in the Time of a Pandemic: The Impact of Coronavirus on Ramadan 2020

In the midst of the ongoing global pandemic, how are efforts to build peace and address the causes of violent conflict and injustice impacted? Professor of Islamic Studies Ebrahim...

Dr. Kraushaar, President of Goucher College

W. Eugene Smith's passion for photography started when he was just nine years old. His mother, a photographer herself, gave him a camera and even developed his photos in her...

Joan of Arc Praying

Marie Christine Caroline Adélaïde Françoise Léopoldine d’Orléans was the third daughter of Louis Philippe I, King of France. The princess’s artistic talents were...

Butterfly Nose Ornament

The Moche lived across a large region of modern-day Peru from 200 - 900 CE.  Unlike many ancient civilizations who unified under one ruling system of government, the Moche people...

Italy

Racial and Social Justice

Catch the Spirit

The Notre Dame Folk Choir offers the uniting ministry of music through Catch the Spirit and its message of hope and connection. The recent release features an exploration of...

All The Boys

Considered one of the most influential Contemporary American artists, Carrie Mae Weems is a photographer and video installation artist who examines family relationships, sexism,...

“Creative Maladjustment”: Refusing to Adjust to Injustice

We are re-sharing a piece written in January 2020 for Martin Luther King, Jr., Day. We took a look at King’s call to become “maladjusted” to injustice and shared...