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The Robespierre “Type” in Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Jeanna Kadlec

Our excerpt of Julia Douthwaite’s The Frankenstein of 1790 and Other Lost Chapters from Revolutionary France closed with a persuasive argument that representations of Robespierre post-Terror birthed a new kind of villain: the Enlightenment-bred individual whose good intentions, we might … Continue reading →

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“To Toussaint L’Ouverture” as an Elegy

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Haram Lee

William Wordsworth’s “To Toussaint L’Ouverture” is one of the frequently discussed literary works in the historical writings on the Age of Revolution. One can easily see why: ostensibly making a hero of Toussaint Louverture, the most prominent revolutionary during the … Continue reading →

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Impressions from the MFA: How to (Re)Present the Americas

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Haram Lee

Last Thursday’s visit to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, was a precious experience. It was one of our ‘laboratory’ sessions of the Sawyer seminar, and we spent most of our time seeing the “Art of Americas” wing, which displayed … Continue reading →

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