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The Rhythm of Life at a Homeless Shelter in New England
Author and anthropologist Elizabeth Carpenter-Song offers a glimpse into the challenges faced by rural families on the brink of homelessness.
The Role of Myth in Language: From Lingua Adamica to Babel
Linguist Marina Yaguello traces the myths, legends, and religious narratives that have shaped humanity's understanding of the origins of language.
Chekhov and Memory
Anton Chekhov's stories are a testament to the way memory can illuminate the path to understanding and endow a life with meaning.
Do Homelessness Prevention Programs Work?
A new paper provides the first evidence from a randomized controlled trial isolating the impact of financial assistance to prevent homelessness. We spoke with its authors.
Spotlight: The Platform Studies
The Platform Studies book series investigates the foundations of digital media—the computing systems, both hardware and software, that developers and users depend upon for artistic, literary, and gaming development. Books in the series certainly vary in their approaches, but they all also share certain features: A focus on a single platform or a closely related family of platforms; technical rigor and in-depth investigation of how computing technologies work; and an awareness of and discussion of how computing platforms exist in a context of culture and society.
Series editor: Nick Monfort and Ian Bogost
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