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Essaka Joshua’s research has taken her from The New York Public Library to archives in Scotland, tracing the intersections of Romantic theatre and disability studies. Her next stop is a little closer to home. A professor of English at the University of Notre Dame, Joshua was recently named a 2026-27 long-term fellow at the Newberry Library. In January, she will begin six months of research at the…

Barbara Kingsolver, Percival Everett and Daniel Kraus are among the authors participating in a touring exhibition organized by the Pulitzers and the American Library Association."

Daniel Mason never thought he’d write a comedy. Then came Miles. © Sara Houghteling Samantha Laine Perfas Harvard Staff Writer July 22, 2026 7 min... #artsculture, #humanities, #qa, #alumni, #books, #supereducational

Dickens had some clever little narrative tricks, which become clear when his work is analysed as a single data set.

The meaning of ‘happiness’ was in flux in Shakespeare’s England, and his plays capture many senses of the word.

Can a gender studies academic also write Mills and Boon novels? And can purple prose be as empowering as a pink pussy hat? The answer is yes, and yes again.

A rich widow, a disillusioned cop and a dim hypersled driver are caught in the machinations of the oppressive party ruling the Decurion Empire in Richard Swan's The Infinite State. Sci-fi columnist Emily H. Wilson enjoys their struggles

The papyrus fragment contains three lines that don't appear in standard modern-day translations of Homer's epic poem

The oldest existing fragment of The Odyssey, Homer’s eternally relevant epic Greek poem that’s recently been adapted into a high-profile blockbuster, has just gone on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art after a long hiatus from being on public view.  The fragment is a Ptolemaic relic that dates to around 285-250 BCE, and was […]

The inaugural Notre Dame Arts Biennial, which runs January through June 2027, will feature more than 100 public events, including exhibitions, performances, community workshops, and guest artists slated to visit the South Bend area for a six-month festival of visual, literary, spatial, and performing arts. Most events are free to attend.

Christopher Nolan's new blockbuster film version of the Odyssey is shaped by timeless values of military ingenuity, righteous justice, and a longing for one’s homeland that offer ancient echoes of modern-day Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion, writes Brian Mefford. The post Echoes of Odysseus in Ukraine’s ingenious approach to the art of war appeared first on Atlantic Council .