The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library has announced the winners of the 2015 Donald Windham-Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes at Yale. The writers, who hail from the United States, United Kingdom, Nigeria, and South Africa, were chosen...
“Decapitating the Past: ISIS and the Destruction of Cultural Heritage in Iraq and Syria” is the topic of a discussion among Yale faculty members taking place on Tuesday, March 31.The panel discussion, sponsored by the Department of Near Eastern Languages...
The International Festival of Arts & Ideas will mark its 20th year this summer with offerings that range from a sweeping history of 1990s music performed by award-winning artist Taylor Mac to a processional performance — by local lakes — featuring...
Henricus Martellus, a German cartographer working in Florence in the late 15th century, produced a highly detailed map of the known world. According to experts, there is strong evidence that Christopher Columbus studied this map and that it influenced his...
The Windham-Campbell Prizes has announced the full schedule for its third annual literary festival, taking place at Yale through Oct. 1.The festival began on Monday, Sept. 28, with a prize ceremony at Yale’s Sprague Memorial Hall, featuring a keynote...