April 8, 2013
Interview: Debbie Moose on Buttermilk
Buttermilk can be a lead actor or a supporting player. It should get an Oscar, really. Continue Reading Interview: Debbie Moose on Buttermilk
March 27, 2013
Howard Risatti: Environmentalism Reviving Tradition in Art
I want to stress that what artists like M. C. Richards and other were doing by raising our sensitivity to ecological issues was indeed very important. It was an attempt to help us find the will to actually do something. Continue Reading Howard Risatti: Environmentalism Reviving Tradition in Art
March 26, 2013
Pre-Order The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture at Discounted Rate
Make sure to take advantage of the limited time offer and order your full set of 24 volumes of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, in either hardcover or paperback, and the shipping is free. Continue Reading Pre-Order The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture at Discounted Rate
March 19, 2013
Rod Andrew Jr.: When South Carolina Had Two Governors
Hampton sought to overthrow the corrupt Republican regime in Columbia and promised to protect black civil rights; Chamberlain had tried to bring reform and publicly dismissed Hampton’s promises to black voters. Continue Reading Rod Andrew Jr.: When South Carolina Had Two Governors
March 18, 2013
Anastasia C. Curwood: National Black Marriage Day and the New Negro Era’s Legacy
Politically active and largely urban, the so-called New Negroes of the 1910s through 1930s confronted dilemmas of the modern age when it came to marriage. Evolving ideas about sexuality and gender roles made ideal marriages a moving target. The old politics of respectability confronted a new frankness in matters of sexual expression and new claims of women on personal and economic autonomy. Continue Reading Anastasia C. Curwood: National Black Marriage Day and the New Negro Era’s Legacy
March 18, 2013
Interview: Phillip Gerard goes Down the Wild Cape Fear
For me, every story is a journey, so the format was natural: follow the river and pause at each interesting bend to reveal its story—its natural and human history, the way it has shaped our life and politics. Continue Reading Interview: Phillip Gerard goes Down the Wild Cape Fear
March 12, 2013
New Enhanced E-book: Cooking in Other Women’s Kitchens
Produced with the cooperation of libraries and archives, the enhanced e-book features twenty letters, photographs, first-person narratives, and other documents, each embedded in the text where it will be most meaningful. Continue Reading New Enhanced E-book: Cooking in Other Women’s Kitchens
February 27, 2013
Encyclopedia of North Carolina Now Available Online
State Library staff completed the process of integrating more than 1,900 articles from the “Encyclopedia” into NCpedia on Dec. 7, 2012, with the entry for “Zoning.” Continue Reading Encyclopedia of North Carolina Now Available Online
February 25, 2013
Howard Risatti: Monetary Motivations in Art and Perceptions of Craft
Evidently money and marketing, which support these biennials, are a big part of this change. They have transformed art into a high-profile activity in which the elite now collect contemporary art instead of old masters as they did at the beginning of the last century. Continue Reading Howard Risatti: Monetary Motivations in Art and Perceptions of Craft
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