Posted on June 30th, 2009 by atcrawford
Recently, while browsing the Internet, I stumbled across the website of a very interesting research unit at the University of Virginia. The name of the unit is the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities, and their goal, according to the website, is “to explore and develop information technology as a tool for scholarly humanities [...]
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Posted on June 26th, 2009 by plawsonahf
My AHF duties took me to Demopolis on June 1. I have lived in Alabama all of my life, but until Monday I had never been to Demopolis. It’s a wonderful town in a beautiful Alabama setting–passed a lot of people on the highway going and coming and made some new friends once there.
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Posted on June 24th, 2009 by mchambersahf
On June 11, 2009, we took our SUPER Emerging Scholars to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute to pair up with the Institute’s Legacy Youth Leadership program participants. We brought with us our lead scholars, Dr. Jacqueline Wood and Dr. Karen Gardiner, as well as Dr. Amalia Amaki, to share lessons in the humanities in conjunction [...]
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Posted on June 22nd, 2009 by sperryahf
The University of West Alabama will conclude its “New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music” tour with Southern humorist Nan Graham as she presents “Your Roots Are Showing: Personal Stories about Folksingers from Sumter County,” on Tuesday, June 23, at 6:30 p.m. in the Callaway Schoolhouse. “New Harmonies” is part of Museum on Main Street, a [...]
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Posted on June 19th, 2009 by tbryantahf
The topic of a major 2009 SUPER Teacher Institute is one that SUPER participants have consistently requested the past 7+ years I have served as manager of this program. The Institute, which runs June 28-July 3, will discuss “Slavery in Alabama: Public Amnesia and Historical Memory,” and is a partnership project of the Alabama Humanities [...]
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Posted on June 18th, 2009 by gregsnowden
Click here for part one of this post.
Napoleon Bonaparte, probably the foremost figure of the 19th Century, once cynically observed: “What is history but a fable agreed upon?” Sir Winston Churchill, arguably with Hitler the central figure of 20th-Century history, similarly said that “History is written by the victors.” Why, then, do many people today [...]
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Posted on June 17th, 2009 by gregsnowden
“Bettersworth & Summersell.” It has a nice ring, doesn’t it? Sounds like an old line Montgomery law firm. Or Meridian or Tupelo, perhaps. Folks you would call upon to draw a deed, or to make your will. People of wisdom, of experience. Old-school professionals whom you would trust to handle your affairs.
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Posted on June 15th, 2009 by sperryahf
From discussions at our AHF Humanities Leadership Summit in the fall of 2008, I gained a sense that cultural organizations are a community with collective concerns and impact on Alabama. We realized the collaborative power of technology as a tool and resource for marketing, communication and education. Participants said that coming together on an annual [...]
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Posted on June 12th, 2009 by bbashorahf
Writing about a former employer can be tricky and a little intimidating. But when he contributes regularly to the avid reader (such as myself) and does so well, it would be selfish of me not to share his creativity with others. So here it goes. James L. Noles Jr. is a resident of Birmingham, Alabama, [...]
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Posted on June 10th, 2009 by atcrawford
If you have watched much news on television lately, then you have undoubtedly heard of Twitter. Twitter’s rapid growth and new role in breaking news (such as “Twittering the USAirways Plane Crash” and “SoCal earthquake a powerful reminder of Twitter’s potential”) has garnered a lot of attention for the service. Some have said that [...]
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