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Shakespeare Comics: Q&A with the author

A Q&A on the making of Shakespeare Comics - exploring how graphic novels and manga adapt Shakespeare's plays and what they reveal about art, time, and culture.

July 10, 2025
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Why do we call Middle Eastern dance “belly dance”?

English speakers use the term “belly dance” to describe solo, improvised dances from the Middle East and North Africa that feature intricate movements of the shoulders, chest, and hips. Where Did the Name “Belly Dance” Come From? It isn’t a…

Teri Williams
May 23, 2019
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Shakespeare Comics: Q&A with the author

Why do we call Middle Eastern dance “belly dance”?

Shakespeare Comics: Q&A with the author

Chasing the Dragon

The Writer as Memory Activist

Translating Bréhier: How did The Theory of Incorporeals in Ancient Stoicism come to be?

Feeling the Rainbow: LGBT Rights and Reforms