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'Pilings of Thought Under Spoken': The Poetry of Susan Howe, 1974-1993.
No full textPhDThis thesis discusses the poetry published by contemporary American poet Susan
Howe over a period of almost two decades. The dissertation is chiefly concerned with
articulating the relationship between poetic form, history, and authority in this body
of' work. Howe's poetry dredges the past for the linguistic effects of patriarchy,
colonialism and war. My reading of the work is an exploration of the ways in which a
disjunctive poetics can address such historical trauma. The poems, rather than
attempting to reinstate voices lifted from what Howe has called "the dark side of
history", are a means of reflecting the resistance that the past offers to contemporary
investigation. It is the effacement, and not the recovery, of history's victims, that is
discernible in the contours of these highly opaque texts. Notions of authority are most
often addressed in the poetry through the figure of paternal absence, which has a
threefold function in the work, serving to represent social authority, an aporetic
conception of divinity and an autobiographical narrative. Alongside the antiauthoritarian
currents in the writing - critiques, for example, of the doctrine of
Manifest Destiny or of scapegoating versions of femininity - my thesis stresses Howe's
engagement with negative theology and with a strain of American Protestant
enthusiasm that has its roots in 17th century New England. The dissertation explores
the dissonance caused by the co-existence in the poetry of elements of political dissent
and religious mysticism. Finally, I consider Howe's engagement with literary history
and authors such as Shakespeare, Swift, Thoreau and Melville. The manner in which
Howe deploys the words of others in her work, I argue, allows for a mixture of textual
polyphony and a more conventional notion of authorial 'voice'
Howe Memorial Chapel, 1896
No full textInterior view of pews and front of Howe Memorial Chapel in Rockefeller Hall.The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generous support of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) in supporting the processing and digitization of a number of historic collections as part of the project: Our Story: Digitizing Publications and Photographs of the Historically Black Atlanta University Center Institutions.</em
Howe Memorial Chapel, circa 1890
No full textInterior view of pews and front of Howe Memorial Chapel in Rockefeller Hall. On verso: 15th Anniversary, 1881-1896The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generous support of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) in supporting the processing and digitization of a number of historic collections as part of the project: Our Story: Digitizing Publications and Photographs of the Historically Black Atlanta University Center Institutions.</em
Howe Memorial Chapel, circa 1890
No full textInterior view from above of Howe Memorial Chapel in Rockefeller Hall. On verso: 15th Anniversary, 1881-1896The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generous support of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) in supporting the processing and digitization of a number of historic collections as part of the project: Our Story: Digitizing Publications and Photographs of the Historically Black Atlanta University Center Institutions.</em
Howe Memorial Chapel, circa 1890
No full textInterior view from balcony right of pews and front section of Howe Memorial Chapel in Rockefeller Hall.The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generous support of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) in supporting the processing and digitization of a number of historic collections as part of the project: Our Story: Digitizing Publications and Photographs of the Historically Black Atlanta University Center Institutions.</em
Arthur Bumstead and George K. Howe at Towns Home, 1959
No full textArthur Bumstead and George K. Howe sitting on front porch steps of a house. Written on verso: To the Towns, Atlanta, Ga, June 2, 1959, His last visit to Atlanta Univ., Mr. George K. Howe, Mr. Arthur Bumstead, Son of Dr. Horace Bumstead, 2nd president of Atlanta Univ.The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generous support of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) in supporting the processing and digitization of a number of historic collections as part of the project: Our Story: Digitizing Publications and Photographs of the Historically Black Atlanta University Center Institutions.</em
Emerging Trends and Technologies in the Information Ecosystem, December 10, 2021
No full textPresentation: "Trends in Collections and Analytics"and "Post-COVID Academic Library Trend-forecasting with a Focus on HBCUs"December’s Emerging Trends presentations provided tips on using technology for the creation and delivery of information. Madhu Kadiyala, Robert L. Fallen, Stephanie Bernard, and Suteera Apichatabutra share their knowledge from the Collections and Content Management Department, “Trends in Collections and Analytics.” There are many trends in the field of collections in the last few years. The whole serials market has been shaken up by mass cancellations, price changes, more document delivery choices, and changes in the way serials are used. Database products are transforming from collections of articles to “one stop shops” containing e-books, conference papers, videos, and many other publication formats. New analytics tools allow us to have detailed views of usage and complex views of collections. Open access materials are becoming better and more plentiful. The market is full of mergers and company acquisitions. “Collections as a service” is a fairly new buzz word, and there are recent cooperative collection projects that aim to preserve predictable numbers of copies of printed text as libraries move to more electronic delivery. In Jessica Epstein's presentation, "Post-COVID Academic Library Trend-Forecasting with a Focus on HBCUs," she covered topics ranging from the impact of access to a physical library space, issues of digital divide, device preferences during pandemic online learning and trend forecasting for Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
Promotion Matters: Rethinking Advocacy and Awareness for Archival Collections
No full textTeam members from several departments within the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library discussed how they used social media and a podcast to rethink their approach to promotion and awareness of an important civil rights family's collection, while simultaneously processing and digitizing the collection
Correspondence and Photograph from Ernest W. Wright to Dr. C. A. Bacote, August 30, 1977
No full textCorrespondence between Ernest W. Wright (Employment Security Agency, Georgia Department of Labor) and Dr. C. A. Bacote, 30 August 1977. Enclosed 8"x10" photograph circa 1955, depicting voter registration participants. Written on Verso: "Left to Right: (Seated): Dr. Clarence A. Bacote, Dr. William Hale, Mr. Ron Harris? Dr. Robert Brisbane (Standing): Mr. Michael? Mr. C. A. Scott? Mr. Milton White"
Supporting Information Literacy at Woodruff Library, September 26, 2019
No full textThis presentation illustrates the ways that librarians at the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library interpret the Association of College and Research Libraries Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education and incorporate it in their instruction. The framework is the basis of the library's philosophy of instruction. It also guides librarians' interactions with students. Presented at the HBCU Symposium on Teaching at Writing. Atlanta, GA. September 26, 2019
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