by lacy1 | Jun 21, 2017 | CURI Summer 2017
As a humanist, I have a natural aversion to technology. I lump digital technology into the camp of “those math and science people,” rarely post on social media, and regularly participate in the discourse that criticizes recent technological advancement for “taking...
by emmanu1 | Jun 18, 2017 | CURI Summer 2017
After WWI, which proved to be a particularly devastating time for France, a new sense of nationalism began to grow in the world of music. Among the new nationalists of the time, Jean Cocteau, French writer, designer and playwright, wrote a book entitled Le Coq et...
by Siriana | Jun 17, 2017 | CURI Summer 2017
Introduction I spend hours a day reading. Combing through dusty biography after dusty biography searching for a single mention of a single address for a single spreadsheet. Research can seem monotonous after a while. So, on the second day of this summer’s CURI...
by perkin1 | Jun 16, 2017 | CURI Summer 2017
You know you’re a real researcher when you learn how to use a microfilm reader. Reading and scanning documents minimized onto a tiny roll of film -who knew research could feel so retro and exciting? Our first foray into the world of microfilm was here at St....
by lacy1 | Jun 16, 2017 | CURI Summer 2017
Madame la Dauphine ne verra pas le beau film qu’on y a fait tirer les vers du nez car on l’a menée en terre avec son premier né en terre et à Nanterre où elle est interrée. -Le Bal Masquée Le bal masqué: Préambule et Air de Bravoure by Francis Poulenc...
