Book Review: Worlds Made by Words

Milton gives way to Xbox, encyclopedias are forgotten for Wikipedia, and letters have been forgone for e-mails–yet intellectuals move on.  Anthony Grafton explores the past and future of scholarship.

Curating a South African Identity

Museums play a key role in developing a national identity and consciousness.  Learn about South Africa’s Slave Lodge, a Cape Town museum confronting the double legacy of slavery and apartheid.

Yale vs. New Haven

Universities have a commitment not only to learning and scholarship, but also to their local communities.  When these two obligations clash, how does an institution like Yale cope?

Power and Money in Japan

Japan became an economic powerhouse overnight–or did it?  Discover the power struggles and intrigues behind Japan’s currency reform and its quest for modernity.

Open Editorial: The Fate of the Humanities

Funding is a Function of Meaning:
Reform the Humanities by
Recapturing their Utility

Editorial by Ersin Y. Akinci, Editor-in-Chief

Pray tell: what is the future of the university system and the departments in which the humanities are studied and taught?
An endless stream of professors and pundits has debated this question in our national [...]