Category Archives: Newhouse Center for the Humanities

Welcoming Mieke Bal to Campus

posted by Gabrielle Linnell | 9.23.13

Like a train bursting out of a sleepy station, we’re out of the summer quiet and into the autumnal hum when one’s Wellesley calendar becomes a perpetual decision of trying to squeeze in as many events as one can try … Continue reading →

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Creative Genius on Campus: Newhouse Center Unveils Fall Line-Up

posted by Gabrielle Linnell | 7.29.13

Fall is coming. Those words might not carry the same ominous significance as the words of House Stark in Game of Thrones. In fact, “Fall is coming” means just the opposite: the liveliness of a campus repopulated with students, excitement … Continue reading →

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Talking Fiction with the New Yorker

posted by Jennifer Hughes | 12.2.11

Can’t wait to see Deborah Treisman at Wellesley next week! MarketWatch did a great interview with her about the New Yorker’s “Top 20 Under 40” list. It’s posted on Wellesley’s events page.

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Riveting review: Nina Revoyr

posted by Jennifer Hughes | 10.18.11

Nina Revoyr is at Wellesley today reading at the Distinguished Writers Series! I read the review of her novel Wingshooters in the LA Times. Sounds amazing!!

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book clubbin’

posted by Jennifer Hughes | 9.15.11

Every year, when the Distinguished Writers Series rolls around, I always wish that I had gotten my stuff together, and read the author’s most recent work before they came to campus. This year, I am determined to get my act … Continue reading →

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If there is something to desire…

posted by Jennifer Hughes | 9.12.11

Pavlova’s poetry says it all. A friend of mine told me about a class she took in college. The professor read a poem in Russian, and then asked the class what the poem was about. Despite the fact that no … Continue reading →

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Lydia Davis is coming (back) to Wellesley

posted by Jennifer Hughes | 5.12.11

I was disappointed that Lydia Davis wasn’t able to make it to Wellesley to kick off the Distinguished Writers Series Spring 2011 program on February 1. However, I think she definitely made the right decision to postpone her trip, as … Continue reading →

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