Month: March 2024

Artistic Responses to Eclipses: Exhibit in the Arts and Special Collections Research Center (March-September 2024)

This exhibit was curated – and this blog post written – by Jeanne Dittmann Eclipses have made dramatic impacts on human cultures for as long as we have recorded history. Astronomers and mathematicians have been fascinated by the opportunity to predict these celestial events which can cause great consternation as well as great awe by those who experience them, and…

(BCPM) A Brief History of Anti-Violence Activism in the State of Texas

This blog post was composed by Aaron Ramos, master’s student in the History Department. At Baylor University, graduate students in the History Department must enroll in HIS 5370: Advanced Research and Writing. The goal of the course is to provide students with an introduction to researching in archives, the bread and butter of the historian’s craft. This spring, our professor…

(Texas) Shakespeare’s First Folio in a Global Context: Rare Books from the Age of Exploration in The Texas Collection

Shakespeare’s First Folio in a Global Context: Rare Books from the Age of Exploration in The Texas Collection. Editor’s note: This post should have arrived on the blog in November 2023, but due to a scheduling error, it is only now available. We apologize to Prof. McNair for the inconvenience.