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Event: Competing Theories of Sovereignty in the Colonial Latin American Archive
Event: UMich’s Greek Mss
Duke Papyri: Provenance Statement and Report
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Honoring the Reverend Doctor Gay L. Byron
The Franklin Humanities Institute, the Manuscript Migration Lab, Library staff, and other friends gathered this past Tuesday evening, December 12, to remember our beloved colleague Dr. Gay L. Byron. Dr.
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Event Report: “Manuscript Fragmentation Across Cultures”
On September 9th the Lab hosted its “Manuscript Fragmentation Across Cultures” roundtable. Speakers included Dr. Akiko Walley, Maude I. Kerns Ass. Professor of Japanese Art, Department of History of Art and
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Annual Report, AY 2021-22
To kick off the MML’s Fall Programs, Co-Director Jennifer Knust has compiled a report detailing some of the Lab’s doings from the past academic year. Highlights include an ongoing collaboration
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Shatzmiller Fellows of Jewish Studies Seminar, NCJSS, Duke University
What: Shatzmiller Fellows of Jewish Studies Seminar, Spring 2022. When: Sunday, April 24; 2:00PM EST Where: Zoom; pre-registration required. https://duke.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrf–orzwrGtZrTlnF-VuKIxwTGn3Ccxoy. Description: “The Shatzmiller Graduate Fellows honor Emeritus Smart Professor Joseph Shatzmiller, who taught
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Book Talk: Antique Dealing and Creative Reuse in Cairo and Damascus 1850 – 1890
Who: Mercedes Volait, CNRS, Institut national d’histoire de l’art; support from Duke University History Department, Libraries, Department of Art, Art History, and Visual Studies, Middle Eastern Studies Center (DUMESC), The Franklin
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Zoom Conference: “The Market for Biblical Antiquities, 1852 – 2022”
On March 9 – 10th, from 3:00 – 6:15 PM, the Universitet i Agder and “The Lying Pen of Scribes” will be hosting a virtual conference, “The Market for Biblical Antiquities,
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MML Newsletter: New Year, 2022
Merry New Year! The Lab commemorates the Spring Semester with a fresh edition of its regularly published newsletter, the Manu.Script. Find out what the MML has gotten up to since
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Footprints, Jewish Books Through Time and Space
Not much information has been systematically compiled about the circulation habits of Jewish bibliophiles across geographies, historical periods, and individual hands. The Footprints: Jewish Books Through Time and Space effort seeks
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The Bibliographical Society of America’s Equity Action Plan
The Bibliographical Society of America (BSA) recently voted on a measure to address the under-representation of particular groups in germane scholarship — and the organization itself. It admits that this
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Ethical Challenges in Researching (Il)licit Antiquities Seminar Series
The University College London’s Institute of Archaeology is presenting a seminar series for its second term, on the ethical, political, and legal aspects of researching antiquities with questionable origins. Hosted
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