Updates: 5th Annual Shaun O'Connell Lecture (download flyer) *************************************************************** Robert Crossley Seminar Room Dedication *************************************************************** English Dept. Rare Books Exhibit at the Boston Public Library "Sermons, Slavery & Scandal: The Printed Worlds of Early Boston, 1660-1830," is a rare books exhibition created by UMass Boston English students in collaboration with the Boston Public Library. The exhibit features some of the earliest treasures of Boston print culture, ranging from accounts of colonists captured by Indians, to sermons on slavery, to the "last dying words" of executed criminals. Come see the exhibit, on display at the Boston Public Library's Rare Books Room through September 30, or take a virtual tour of the exhibit's development here. This exhibit results from an innovative partnership between UMass Boston's English M.A. Program and the Boston Public Library. UMass Boston students take a course in the Rare Books Room, engaging in hands-on research that generates a student-curated exhibit. As seen here, Len von Morze, Assistant Professor of English, led the Spring 2009 course and its creation of "Sermons, Slavery & Scandal." Listen to Len Von Morze discuss this exhibit »
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