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Henke edits ‘A Cultural History of Theatre’ volume

1.12.18 |

Robert Henke, professor of drama and comparative literature in Arts & Sciences, edited “A Cultural History of Theatre In the Early Modern Age” (2017). The volume is third in a six-volume set tracing the complex interactions between theater and culture over the past 2,500 years.

12.19.17

G’Sell publishes ‘Life After Rugby’ collection

12.14.17

New book by Griffith tackles timely subject

12.14.17 |

In her new book, “Moral Combat: How Sex Divided American Christians and Fractured American Politics” (Basic Books, 2017), Washington University’s R. Marie Griffith offers a compelling history of the religious debates over sex and sexuality that came to dominate American public life.

12.8.17

Obituary: William H. Gass, professor emeritus, 93

12.7.17

Enacting Caravaggio

12.2.17

Disobedient Reading: A Long Look Over Black Life

12.2.17 |

In his new book, Jeffrey McCune scrutinizes topics such as neo-slave narratives, homophobia in hip-hop, anti-black police, and state violence.

11.27.17

University well-represented at literary translation conference

11.22.17

Washington University Dance Theatre Dec. 1-3

11.18.17

Washington University in St. Louis senior Camille Borders named Rhodes Scholar

11.18.17 |

Camille Borders, a senior Ervin Scholar at Washington University in St. Louis, is among 32 students from across the United States chosen Saturday, Nov. 18, as a Rhodes Scholar. She is the 28th Rhodes Scholar from WashU.

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