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...most of her amazing career, sportswriter Mary Garber, who died Sept. 21 at 92, navigated uncharted waters. While Mary went quietly about her job, she understood that she was a pioneer for women, for sports and for all of us. She understood the importance of breaking the barriers but was still focused on getting a balanced story...
...Marjorie Garber, a 392-year-old English playwright is of real importance to today’s world. Indeed, even after having written five books on William Shakespeare—most notably one that extensively chronicled all 38 of his plays—Garber, who is a professor of English and Visual and Environmental Studies, has yet to exhaust the continuing relevance of Shakespeare’s works in contemporary society. Garber’s scholarly project is to emphasize that literature is not a static entity, but rather a dynamic force that can effect change. For instance...
...premise of this book is a simple and direct one: that Shakespeare makes modern culture and that modern culture makes Shakespeare.” So does English and VES professor Marjorie Garber open her newest book, “Shakespeare and Modern Culture,” leaving no uncertainty as to exactly what she will teach her readers in the upcoming 326 pages. Upon first glance, this claim may seem broad and deterministic, but by the book’s end, Garber has tied every possible loose end, explored the selected plays to what seems their absolute fullest extent...
Harvard English professor Marjorie Garber called for more positive patronage of the arts—support that nurtures rather than constricts the artist’s freedom—by public and private institutions in a discussion of her new book last night at the Harvard Book Store. Garber—a world-renowned expert on Shakespeare, chair of the Department of Visual and Environmental Studies and director of the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts—discussed the paradox of patronizing the arts, namely how benefactors can potentially stifle the creative freedom of artists. To a small audience...
...before the start of Ivy League play. The Crimson played Providence on Friday and was shut out, 4-0, at the Friar Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex in Providence, R.I. On Saturday, the team fared better but lost a heartbreaker to UMass. The game, which took place at Garber Field in Amherst, Mass, lasted two overtimes, but the Minutewomen ultimately prevailed on a goal from midfielder Erin Parker. “We faced some really tough competition this weekend,” co-captain Kylie Stone said. “But we learned some things that will be helpful moving...