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They’ve studied witches, vampires, zombies and ghost stories

Mon, 05/24/2021 LAWRENCE – What is the essential quality that has made “Hamilton” one of the most successful Broadway musicals ever? That was the question Paul Laird, University of Kansas professor of musicology, and his co-author/editor, Mary Jo Lodge, associate professor of theater at Lafayette College, asked themselves and their colleagues a couple of years ago. Their answer, spelled out in the form of the new book “Dueling Grounds: Revolution and Revelation in the Musical Hamilton” (Oxford University Press), is that liminality – that condition of being on the border between tw...

Popular Ukrainian children’s books come out in English

Funk music scholar says she deserves induction

Tue, 01/12/2021 LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas expert in presidential rhetoric from Ronald Reagan to Donald Trump is available to journalists to react to President-elect Joe Biden’s inaugural address on Wednesday, Jan. 20. “As a former vice president and longtime senator, Joe Biden is well aware of the rhetorical norms for an effective inaugural address,” said Robert Rowland, professor of communication studies. “I expect him to lay out a clear moderate/pragmatic liberal agenda, with a special focus on how it will help the working class. I also expect him to hit themes of nationa...