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...literature began and was buried before the English-speaking world could blink. Roberto Bolaño was the last great visionary of the twentieth century, a scion who fulfilled his destiny in a way that no other writer possibly could. Or at least that’s what the world wants to believe. After Bolaño received the Rómulo Gallegos Prize (Latin American fiction’s most coveted award) for his first major novel, “The Savage Detectives,” in 1999, the Spanish-speaking literary world had already canonized him. It took...
...participation, a book of courses, and a pair of visiting professors, while looking ahead to the creation of a General Education portal course and even a secondary field.Until this past spring, the Standing Committee had not met for at least two years, said current committee chair and Professor of English and African and African American Studies Werner Sollors.In the past few decades, faculty bodies coordinating ethnic studies have shifted from ad hoc to standing committees. In multiple instances, students have organized to demand more academic options. The last big student push was in 2002, when a coalition failed...
...reach of the A.R.T.’s expansion project will even bypass the stage and the community, and extend into the classroom to reestablish closer ties to Harvard College. Paulus will co-teach a new course this fall with English professor and Shakespeare scholar Marjorie Garber. The class, “Theater, Dream, Shakespeare,” relates directly to the company’s performance season...
...elements, creating a sharper sound. The relentless drums and rock riffs are reminiscent of his experimentation with rock in his 2007 album, “Phantom Punch.” Like his music, Sondre Lerche’s lyrics are at first familiar, yet distinctly charming. Perhaps because English is not his first language, he approaches clichés and idioms with a delight that turns them for the better. “You can push me away, but I cannot let you go / try as you may, no, I cannot let you go,” sings Lerche...
...University of Wollongong, Ajay Unni came face to face with an ugly edge of Australian society. Newly arrived from his native India, Unni was chatting with a friend at the local train station when a stranger came up to them and snarled, "Why don't you f___ing speak English?" Seven years later, Unni recalls the moment with some bemusement. "The funny thing was that we were actually speaking English, with a few words of Hindi here and there...