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...Tibet and Tintin in the Congo. But he researched fastidiously, and the museum displays some of the 30,000 cuttings from magazines and newspapers that he hoarded over the years. In one of the eight themed galleries, original artwork sits alongside photos of speeding cars, royal palaces and African witch doctors, which Hergé used for reference and inspiration. "He had a forensic dedication to accuracy," says Nick Rodwell, head of Moulinsart, the organization that runs Hergé's estate. "It gave his stories that extra authenticity, making them realistic as well as visually elegant...
...Western greats like Bach and Beethoven.Now, Music concentrators will be required to take a class in non-Western music—Music 51c: “World Music History and Repertory”—which will be taught next year for the first time by Music and African and African-American Studies Professor Kay K. Shelemay.FLEXIBILITY BUILT ON A ‘COMMON GROUND’This year’s concentration changes also reflect a desire to give students leeway to pave their own path within their concentration—but not before they take classes that...
...move that has delighted many of her colleagues and former students, the University has granted Professor Glenda R. Carpio tenure in both the English and African and African American Studies departments. “I’m extremely happy both for her and for the College because I think it’s only in the best interest of the students that we’ll be able to take classes with her and we’ll be able to be exposed to her mind and her enthusiasm for the material,” said former student...
...Additionally, if appointed Dean, Wilkins would be the first black administrator to hold the position. Currently, Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds is the only African-American leading a school at the University...
...Lorand Matory ’82 is professor of Anthropology and of African and African American Studies at Harvard. In July he will become the chair of the Department of African and African American Studies and professor of Cultural Anthropology at Duke University...