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Timothy Murray, professor of comparative literature and literatures in English, has been elected chair of the board of directors of Humanities New York (HNY), a nonprofit humanities council founded in 1975 that supports and advocates for public human

063 / Indonesian imprints. Zug, Inter Documentation. ANL mp 1405, 547 microfiche in 13 boxes. Notes: Most fiche identified with SE-2002 on header and a no. in a JE or EJ sequence. Contents: A collection of monographs and serials received as part of the Modern Indonesia project. Access: Items arranged by JE no. Hardcopy listing: Indonesian imprints 1942-1945. Indonesian imprints during the Japanese occupation. Selected from the checklist by Dr. John Echols and filmed from the Cornell Library co...

The rich holdings of Cornell University Library support Cornell scholarship and attract researchers from all over the world. These rare and distinctive collections (lovingly referred to as “RAD” collections) also resonate deeply with the library’s own staff – speaking to their interests and passions and often evoking personal recollections.

Date Time Translation updates Cicero’s treatise on jokes as ‘weapons’ “Memmius thinks he’s such a towering figure that when he comes into the Forum, he has to duck under the Fabian arch,” quipped Cicero, a pointed joke that still works more than 2,000 years later. Michael Fontaine’s lively new translation of Cicero’s ancient text on humor, “How to Tell a Joke: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Humor,” amuses as well as instructs – as Cicero, called by his enemies “the stand...

John Munson/Cornell University In 1975 Hall of Fame artist Lou Reed made a mixtape of sorts for Andy Warhol. The cassette, which Reed gave to Warhol as a gift, contains 12 previously unreleased songs by Reed in addition to curated set of concert recordings. Cornell music professor Judith Peraino discovered the tape while researching a book at the Andy Warhol Museum. Fellowship will fund study of Warhol’s impact on ’70s music February 23, 2021 Judith Peraino, professor of music i...