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Inside a mathematical proof lies literature, says Stanford's Reviel Netz
Like novelists, mathematicians are creative authors. With diagrams, symbolism, metaphor, double entendre and elements of surprise, a good proof reads like a good story.
Reviel Netz, a professor of classics and, by courtesy, of philosophy, is especially interested in exploring the literary dimensions of the textual artifacts left by the likes of Archimedes and Euclid. Netz, one of the world's preeminent experts on the works of Archimedes, sees proofs as narratives that lead the reader turn by turn through an unfolding story that ends with a mathematical solution.
Stanford scholar tracks meditation's migration from ancient Buddhist monastaries to your local yoga class
Stanford Religious Studies Professor Carl Bielefeldt says that the meditation practice that's gained traction in the US strays far from ancient Buddhist techniques.
In fact, what many yoga enthusiasts may not realize is that this athletic practice represents only one of the various ways in which aspects of Buddhism have infiltrated the secular American culture.
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Select PublicationsMichele Elam, English The Souls of Mixed Folk: Race, Politics, and Aesthetics in the New MillenniumStanford University Press
Edith Sheffer, History Burned Bridge: How East and West Germans Made the Iron CurtainOxford University Press
Paul DeMarinis, Art and Art History Buried in NoiseKehrer Verlag
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February 22, 2012 Former Senator Russ Feingold will be a guest at a live taping of “Philosophy Talk" at Stanford University on March 15, 2012.
September 26, 2011 Stanford to Host launch Event for PBS Series "Women, War & Peace"
April 22, 2011 Stanford President John L. Hennessy To Open Pioneering Technology And Humanities Conference
April 18, 2011 Stanford Lively Arts announces 2011-12 season
April 5, 2011 Cantor Arts Center’s Cool Café Launches New Exhibition Space for StudentsJanuary 19, 2011 Kimball Hall, Stanford’s now official Arts Theme House, launches new programs in 2010-2011 and announces RF leadership transition for 2011-2012September 9, 2010 Stanford Scholars Question How We Talk About Race and Ethnicity in America
May 4, 2010 SiCa announces grant recipients in arts, science, and technology & arts and humanities categories for the 2010-2011 year of “Memory.”
April 2, 2010 Four Literary Scholars, Including Two Stanford Professors, Have Released an Album of Songs Inspired by Great Works of Literature.
January 21, 2010 The Department of Art & Art History Presents "Beyond Boundaries"
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July 18, 2011
Humanities scholars discuss their 'shared mental map' for a new age of digital communicationA select group of scholars, publishers, librarians, funders and representatives of scholarly societies gather to talk about 'new-model scholarly communication' and better ways to promote it.
June 15, 2011 The Humanities: Fundamental but utilitarianAfter moderating a briefing on Capitol Hill on the relationship between humanities research and national security, Cornell President David Skorton shares his thoughts in the Huffington Post.
March, 2011 New edition of Journal of Transatlantic American StudiesThe Editors of the Journal of Transnational American Studies, a peer-reviewed online, open-access journal published by the American Cultures and Global Contexts Center at the University of California-Santa Barbara and the Program in American Studies at Stanford University, are pleased to announce the publication of the journal's latest issue.
December 14, 2010 NEH Announces Latest Awards and OffersIn December, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced $23 million in grants for 371 humanities projects. This funding will support a variety of projects, including research, fellowships and awards for independent scholars and college and university teachers. Read the article - National Humanities Alliance
December 2, 2010 Groundbreaking journal launches in the UKThe launch of the first British journal to span all disciplines in the arts and the social sciences could herald a new era in open-access and cross-disciplinary publishing in the humanities. Read the article - Times Higher Education
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May 2, 2013 How the Children of Birmingham Changed the Civil Rights Movement.Clayborne Carson, history professor and director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute is quoted in this article commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the Birmingham student walkout. Read the story - The Daily Beast
April 29, 2013 Daily Rituals.Professor emeritus of philosophy John Perry is quoted on the concept of structured procrastination.
April 17, 2013 Stanford University students study Azerbaijani music.Accomplished kemancha player Imamyar Hasanov is teaching a course on Azerbaijani music at Stanford.
April 15, 2013 How MLK became an angry black man.A CNN feature story on MLK featuring quotes from Clayborne Carson, history professor and director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute and visiting Stanford professor Clarence Jones.
April 15, 2013 Adam Johnson wins the Pulitzer Prize in fiction for 2013The committee described the book as "an exquisitely crafted novel that carries the reader on an adventerous journey into the depths of totalitarian North Korea and into the most intimate spaces of the human heart." Read the story - Los Angeles Times April 15, 2013 This is Your Brain on OperaStanford Music Professor Jonathan Berger had his opera 'Visitations' presented by Stanford Live, with orchestra headed by the St. Lawrence String Quartet. Read the story - The New York Times
April 9, 2013 I'm recording everything for the first living archiveQ&A with architect William McDonough, who is recording every aspect of his working life for a comprehensive digital archive launched at Stanford. Read the story - New Scientist
April 7, 2013 Fareed Zakaria GPSStanford History and Classics Professor Ian Morris weighed in on a CNN specal report on higher education in America.
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Newly elected NEH advisors Ramón Saldívar and Bruce R. Sievers discuss the roles of civil society, philanthropy, and the humanities and how they intersect. (YouTube, February 26, 2013) Construction didn't stop the Stanford Laptop Orchestra ("SLOrk") from being the first ensemble to play at the Bing Concert Hall, hard hats and all. (YouTube, June 9, 2012) "From Freedom to Freedom Now: African American Hisory 1865-1695" featuring a video lecture by Allyson Hobbs, assistant professor in History, has been airing on C-SPAN (Lectures in History, C-SPAN, July 30, 2011) "Susan Krieger, Traveling Blind: Adventures in Vision With a Guide Dog By My Side. Interview with Susan Krieger, lecturer in feminist studies about her book (Bay Area Focus, 9 January, 2011) "A History of Love (via French Literature). An interview with Marilyn Yalom, senior scholar at the Claymen Institute for Gender Research. (KQED Forum, November 26, 2012) "A Working Theory of Love." Scott Hutchins. English lecturer, read a selection from his new book. (KQED, Monday, 12/10/12) "Electoral College Reform" Jack Rakove, professor of history and of political science, was a guest on the program. ( (KQED Forum, October 26, 2012) Professor Natalie Philips discusses her research on Jane Austen's effect on the brain with Radio New Zealand (Radio New Zealand, October 23, 2012) "Google Book Tool Tracks Cultural Change with Words" Caroline Winterer on Google Books and the Humanities on NPR. (NPR, On All Things Considered, December 16, 2010) "The West & China: Nobel v. Confucius" Listen to Stanford history professor, Ian Morris Carson on NPR. (NPR, On Point with Tom Ashbrook, December 13, 2010) "Rallies and Counter-Rallies Compete for King's Legacy" Listen to Stanford history professor and director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute, Clay Carson on NPR. (NPR, Talk of the Nation, August 26, 2010) "Mark Twain's autobiography set for unveiling, a century after his death" features an interview with Shelley Fisher Fishkin, professor of English. (The News Hour, PBS, July 7, 2010)
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