Research
Investigations
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> Where
industry met art: the V&A's legacy to American culture
What
is a museum but a distillation of culture? The classical and indigenous
arts that were long the cornerstones of well-respected permanent
collections now compete with traveling retrospectives of Norman
Rockwell, Matisse, and Picasso, while Star Wars, Armani,
and Cartier exhibitions draw record crowds.
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land is broad-band
Almost
since its inception, the Internet has been lauded as an equalizing
force in the struggle between classes, the great democratizer,
a voice for the voiceless. [
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Sex sells a second time
When
Edward O. Laumann and Robert T. Michael published The Social
Organization of Sexuality (Chicago) in 1994, they conducted
about 100 interviews with the media. [
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Citations
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> Tales
of ancient adventure and the "in-between" places on
the Silk Road
Biologist
Daniel Margoliash reported in the October 27 Science that sleeping
songbirds dream of singing. Margoliash's team studies the activity
of brain cells in sleeping Australian zebra.
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Coursework
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> Tales
of ancient adventure and the "in-between" places on
the Silk Road
Waiting
for Michael Murrin to enter the Cobb classroom where his course
Travelers on the Silk Road will be held winter quarter, it's easy
to imagine the sights and sounds of a high-plateau caravansary
stop on the ancient East-West trade route.
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Syllabus
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> Who's
who on the Silk Road
When
discussing texts for Travelers on the Silk Road, professor of
comparative literature, English, and religion Michael Murrin quickly
turns sorrowful. "I've been limited by what's in print, by
cost, and by copyright law."
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