Banned Books Week : Museum Studies Student Posts : 6

Welcome to our sixth post from the Museum Studies class as they explore Banned Books Week and censorship. If you want to review their assignment or learn more about Banned Books week, please see Prof. Julie Holcomb’s recent post: Banned Books Week Introduction by Omar Tena Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov As someone who has always…

Banned Books Week : Museum Studies Student Posts : 5

Welcome to our fifth post from the Museum Studies class as they explore Banned Books Week and censorship. If you want to review their assignment or learn more about Banned Books week, please see Prof. Julie Holcomb’s recent post: Banned Books Week Introduction by Averi Carroll George by Alex Gino The book I chose, George…

Banned Books Week : Museum Studies Student Posts : 4

Welcome to our fourth post from the Museum Studies class as they explore Banned Books Week and censorship. If you want to review their assignment or learn more about Banned Books week, please see Prof. Julie Holcomb’s recent post: Banned Books Week Introduction by Quinn Puckett Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan The book Two…

Banned Books Week : Museum Studies Student Posts : 3

Welcome to our third post from the Museum Studies class as they explore Banned Books Week and censorship. If you want to review their assignment or learn more about Banned Books week, please see Prof. Julie Holcomb’s recent post: Banned Books Week Introduction by Benjamin Tyler Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin…

Banned Books Week : Museum Studies Student Posts : 2

Welcome to our second post from the Museum Studies class as they explore Banned Books Week and censorship. If you want to review their assignment or learn more about Banned Books week, please see Prof. Julie Holcomb’s recent post: Banned Books Week Introduction by Makayla Jenkins Burned by Ellen Hopkins “I felt angry, frustrated. I…

Banned Books Week : Museum Studies Student Posts : 1

Welcome to our first post from the Museum Studies class as they explore Banned Books Week and censorship. If you want to review their assignment or learn more about Banned Books week, please see Prof. Julie Holcomb’s recent post: Banned Books Week Introduction by Ryan Roper 1984 by George Orwell “What would Big Brother do?”…

Museum Studies Students Present : Banned Books Week 2021

Each year, we have celebrated our freedom to read during Banned Books Week. This year we are excited to turn over the blog to our colleague Prof. Julie Holcomb and her students for the week. Many thanks to all of them for their hard work and inspiring words. Beth Farwell Introduction by Prof. Julie Holcomb…

Research Center Update 2020-21

The Arts and Special Collections Research Center is celebrating its first year of integration between the Special Collections and Fine Arts teams. As you might guess, this has been a challenging year with numerous changes. As the start of fall semester comes into view, I thought it would be an excellent time to share some…

Research Inspiration : Women are center stage in Black Gospel history

Welcome to our inaugural post of the Research Inspiration Series. This series will highlight Baylor University faculty recommendations for research questions or areas of inquiry in our collections. We are honored to partner with a few of our women faculty members from the Baylor School of Music to celebrate Women’s History Month and investigate research…

RaRe OnLinE : Snapshots of a Successful Shift

Spring 2020: Celebrating a year since Baylor acquired The Saint John’s Bible Heritage Edition, we scheduled several opportunities with community outreach and an exciting on-campus event with one of the Bible’s artists. Along with the rest of the world, our plans came to a screeching halt. We did not pause for too long.  Inspired by…