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Francis: On unlearning

Claire Francis
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June 16, 2019
Arts & Life
Dr. Usha Iyer is not only a professor of film and media studies, but also an avid reader (courtesy of Usha Iyer).

Shelf-Indulgence: What professors are reading (Part 3)

Claire Francis
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June 7, 2019
In "Northanger Abbey," Jane Austen combines a touching coming-of-age story with a comic sendup of the Gothic novel (courtesy of Flickr).

Romanticism and its ripples

Claire Francis and Shana E. Hadi
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May 28, 2019
Arts & Life
After Steve Rogers entered the modern world, Natasha Romanoff, also known as Black Widow, gave him crucial support (courtesy of Disney and Marvel Studios).

Justice for Steve Rogers, Part 2

Claire Francis
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May 15, 2019
Arts & Life
Steve Rogers is not just a stolid super solider. As he notes, he "knows the value of strength, and knows compassion" (courtesy of Disney and Marvel Studios).

Justice for Steve Rogers, Part 1

Claire Francis
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May 14, 2019
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Is this senioritis or just my depression?

Claire Francis
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March 21, 2019
In her landmark essays "A Room of One's Own" and "Professions for Women," Virginia Woolf critiques female archetypes (courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

Woolf, witches and wives: Coming of age through archetype

Claire Francis
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Feb. 27, 2019
Arts & Life
Gustave Flaubert's "Madame Bovary" is one of the most bitter love stories ever written (courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

Reading between the lines for love

Arts & Life Reads beat writers, Lily Nilipour, Carly Taylor, Scott Stevens, Mark York, Claire Francis and Shana E. Hadi
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Feb. 14, 2019
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The twilight years of Stephenie Meyer’s ‘Twilight’

Claire Francis
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Jan. 9, 2019
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A holiday trio of reads

Katherine Silk, Claire Francis and Shana E. Hadi
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Dec. 14, 2018
As evidenced by this shelf, Dr. Emily Rabiner is an avid reader (courtesy of Emily Rabiner).

Shelf-indulgence: What professors are reading (Part 2)

Claire Francis
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Nov. 28, 2018
Neil Gaiman is the award-winning author of "The Sandman," "American Gods," "Coraline" and "The Graveyard Book" (STANISLAV LVOVSKY/Flickr).

The stardust surrounding Neil Gaiman

Shana E. Hadi and Claire Francis
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Nov. 16, 2018
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27 thoughts I’ve had while tabling in White Plaza

Claire Francis
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Nov. 6, 2018
In Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights," Heathcliff is a haunted antihero (ZINC CARAS/Flickr).

Culture and the occult: Eerie reads for Halloweek

Claire Francis
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Nov. 1, 2018
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Ten mugs, four years and a lot of reflection

Claire Francis
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Oct. 26, 2018
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The actual tragedy of missing movies while abroad

Claire Francis
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Oct. 9, 2018
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Popcorn poetry: Five poetry titles to read over spring break

Claire Francis
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March 17, 2018
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On being basic

Claire Francis
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March 7, 2018
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‘… Let the Sorting now begin’

Claire Francis
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Feb. 28, 2018
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Shelf-indulgence: What professors are reading

Claire Francis
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Feb. 20, 2018
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