Before there were asylums in America there was mental illness, but how did early Americans understand and deal with it? In this talk, learn about melancholia, a form of mental illness plaguing colonial New England, its types and treatments, and the surprising connection between real cases and the emergence of an American literary tradition.
Once per month, we get together to chat about short stories. This month’s selection is “Baby, You Were Great” by Kate Wilhelm.
This month's story is Grace Paley's "My Father Addresses Me On The Facts of Old Age."
Please join us for a virtual talk by Dr. Martin Nekola as he discusses the history of Czech immigrants in the U.S.
Join us to learn about exciting projects at both the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History and Phillips Academy that share the stories of the boys of the Chinese Educational Mission.
This month, we discuss "The Pura Principle" by Junot Diaz.
Hidden Literacies is an exciting digital anthology created by Trinity College that reveals the surprising, often neglected roles reading and writing have played in the lives of marginalized Americans—from indigenous and enslaved people to prisoners and young children. Come learn more about using these sources (and expert commentaries) in your classrooms and libraries!
This virtual Lunch and Learn presentation by Frances O’Shaughnessy draws on military letters, treasury reports, and personal letters from the denoted “Port Royal Experiment” to historicize Gullah Geechee people’s expressions of freedom during the Civil War,
This month, we discuss "Destroyed" by Hilary Mantel.
Culture War politics has a long history in the United States. New England Regional Fellowship Consortium grantee Dylan Yeats will share new research on the intertwined politics of religion, race, and the role of government Connecticut in the early 19th century.
Two Connecticut senators opposed the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, partly due to their friendships with the scholars of the Chinese Educational Mission. Join us to learn more about how their opposition to this discriminatory law laid the groundwork for its eventual repeal.
Our exhibition, Journeys, tells the story of the students who participated in the Chinese Educational Mission (CEM). In this program, Henry Qu, who contributed his research and translation skills to...
