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Philanthropy and Torture: Linking Workhouses and Plantations
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Philanthropy and Torture: Linking Workhouses and Plantations

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Justin Roberts

Folger Fellow Justin Roberts explores the appearance of torture instruments in 17th century workhouses.

Christian baking molds from Early Modern Europe
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Christian baking molds from Early Modern Europe

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Rabia Gregory

Folger Fellow Rabia Gregory looks at the use of baking molds with Christian imagery.

On racial suffocation and the early modern humanities
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On racial suffocation and the early modern humanities

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Chris Blakley

Chris Blakley examines “ship fever”, the Black Hole of Calcutta, and the links to present-day ideas about race, racism, and racist policies that play a role in determining healthcare outcomes.

Murmuration: Shakespeare in Flight
Shakespeare with arms turning into birds surrounded by a cloud of birds.
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Murmuration: Shakespeare in Flight

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Jacklyn Brickman

Artistic Research Fellow Jacklyn Brickman explores Shakespeare, patterns, and the invasive starling species using AI.

Experiences of Captivity in the Books of John Smith
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Experiences of Captivity in the Books of John Smith

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Adrian Finucane

Folger Fellow Adrian Finucane explores issues of captivity in John Smith’s writing.

Recipes to remember: Coriander, gallyngale, and the legacies of the lost
a handwritten book of recipes
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Recipes to remember: Coriander, gallyngale, and the legacies of the lost

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Lucy Mookerjee

The Receipt Book of Margaret Baker, compiled in 1675, contains a recipe for a memory-potion called “Confect of Coriander Seed.”

"What’s in a name?" That which we call [primitive] by any other word...
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"What’s in a name?" That which we call [primitive] by any other word...

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Eva Rocha

Artist Eva Rocha’s multimedia work investigates processes of dehumanization and in this post she looks at early colonial depictions of “Original Peoples”.

Othello: what’s in a name?
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Othello: what’s in a name?

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Simon P. Newman

Simon Newman examines the use of the name “Othello” given to enslaved people on both sides of the Atlantic.

The Carib Garifuna Chief: Transatlantic Images of Chatoyer in the Early 19th Century
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The Carib Garifuna Chief: Transatlantic Images of Chatoyer in the Early 19th Century

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Désha Osborne

Folger Fellow Désha Osborne looks at Horace Twiss’s early 19th century play The Carib Chief.

Should Ophelia Die in the 21st Century?
A print of a painting Ophelia lying down in a river, her hands out to her sides in a pleading gesture
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Should Ophelia Die in the 21st Century?

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Injela Zaini

Folger Fellow Injela Zaini examines Ophelia’s death and the purpose it serves.

The problems with adapting Coriolanus, and why we should try anyway
A black and white woodcut with one man in the foreground and another in the background but the scene is mainly dominated by tall structures and the sweep of scenery behind them
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The problems with adapting Coriolanus, and why we should try anyway

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Mallika Kavadi
Recipes for Survival
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Recipes for Survival

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Hannah Baker Saltmarsh
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