Monthly Archives: March 2011

Tennessee Williams’ first two plays

Posted on March 18, 2011 by

Before Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, A Streetcar Named Desire, and The Glass Menagerie, there were Beauty is the Word and Hot Milk at Three in the Morning.  And before he went by Tennessee, playwright Thomas Lanier Williams was … Continue reading →

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Stefani Engelstein’s Opening Lecture for “Controlling Heredity”

Posted on March 15, 2011 by

Stefani Engelstein, professor of  German at the University of Missouri, presented a lecture entitled “Visions of Transparency: The Human Body and Social Order,” on March 8 in the Ellis Library Colonnade.  Dr. Engelstein’s talk opened the exhibit Controlling Heredity: The … Continue reading →

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John Miles Foley’s Lord Library Donation Lecture

Posted on March 11, 2011 by

University of Missouri Professor John Miles Foley, director for The Center for Studies in Oral Tradition, presented a talk entitled, “Albert Lord and the Study of Oral Tradition,” on Thursday, February 10th, 2011. Below is a full length version of … Continue reading →

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