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Cultures of the book
four students standing next to table looking at printed materials with professor

In the course Cultures of the Book taught by Whitney Trettien (center), assistant professor of English, students study materials in the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books & Manuscripts in the Penn Libraries. 

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Cultures of the book

In the Cultures of the Book course taught by Whitney Trettien, assistant professor of English, students “adopt a book” they select from the Penn Libraries collection, and their research projects are published on an academic website. 

Louisa Shepard

Who, What, Why: Patrick Carland-Echavarria and queer Americans in post-war Japan
Man with red curly hair and glasses looks into the camera, which is giving a half-moon glow on the lower right side of the image.

Patrick Carland-Echavarria, an East Asian Languages and Civilizations Ph.D. candidate, says his research is all about readjusting the lenses of history. 

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  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: Patrick Carland-Echavarria and queer Americans in post-war Japan

    Ph.D. candidate Patrick Carland-Echavarria’s research looks at postwar Japanese queer cultures, translation, art, and literature and at how American gay men found refuge there during the Cold War and beyond.

    Kristen de Groot

    400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio
    About six people standing looking at open books on a table in a library

    John Pollack (fourth from left) of the Penn Libraries organized the First Folio Day and chose the Shakespeare-related works to put on display. 

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    400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio

    A Penn Libraries celebration of the 400th anniversary of the publication of William Shakespeare’s “Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies” featured students performing scenes and a rare appearance of four First Folios.

    Louisa Shepard

    Who, What, Why: Jing Jing Piriyalertsak on political messaging, Punch Bowl, and puns
    Jing Jing Piriyalertsak stands in front of Perry World House.

    Fourth-year Jing Jing Piriyalertsak says her classical studies, comparative literature, and history minors are the foundation for her international relations major.

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  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: Jing Jing Piriyalertsak on political messaging, Punch Bowl, and puns

    The international relations major explores how narratives are shaped and how we understand the world through writing.

    Kristen de Groot

    Translating Russophone poetry of resistance into English
    People sit around a table with a bowl of fresh fruit in front of a sign reading Your language my ear.

    Working on translations are (left to right) poet Igor Gulin, Penn Professor Kevin M.F. Platt (obscured), doctoral student in Penn’s Comparative Literature and Literary Theory Program Hilah Kohen, poet Ruthie Jenrbekova and Veniamin Gushchin of Columbia University.

    (Image: Courtesy of Narek Dallakyan and PEN America)

    Translating Russophone poetry of resistance into English

    A poetry translation symposium organized by Kevin M.F. Platt of the School of Arts & Sciences and colleagues, in partnership with PEN America, brought a group of Russian-language poets and American translators and scholars together in Armenia last fall.

    Kristen de Groot