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Finding a Scottish Nun in Seventeenth-Century Canada
Read more: Finding a Scottish Nun in Seventeenth-Century Canadaby Mairi Cowan You never know what you might find in an archive. I went looking for demons, and I […]
A Brief Discussion of University Art, Design and Media Archives as Catalysts for Creativity and Research
By Louise Chapman In 2012, I uncovered an array of boxes containing 177 items of dress in the School of Fashion and Textiles archives at Birmingham City University (BCU). Found in a store cupboard the assemblage included a large selection…
Gothic Novel or Grad School?: A Quiz
By Anna Williams Directions: read the plots below and determine whether they describe a Gothic novel or grad school. A young woman finds herself irreparably distanced from her family and loved ones, holed up in a once-glorious edifice that’s now…
OLR 40th Anniversary – Bill Readings
At just the age of 34, Bill Readings sadly died in a plane crash. He left behind a legacy of critical thinking and debate and was well renowned for being an outstanding thinker and a rigorous yet caring mentor. To…