By Ginny A. Roth ~ “My heart beats more for a rougher, commoner, more vulgar art … one that offers direct access to the terrible,
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The Falls of 1972: John B Calhoun and Urban Pessimism
Circulating Now welcomes guest bloggers Jon Adams and Edmund Ramsden. Adams, of the London School of Economics, and Ramsden, of the University of London, share
Illuminating St. Elizabeths at the National Building Museum
Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Sarah A. Leavitt, Curator at the National Building Museum. Her latest exhibition Architecture of
The Road to Health and Happiness, 1937
By Sarah Eilers ~ The road to abundant life is not hard to follow and it is not expensive. So we are told in the
Don’t be SAD: A Very Brief History of Light Therapy
By Michael Sappol As December 21, the shortest day of the year approaches, when the gray and dark is at its height and golden sunshine
The Cry for Help, 1962
By Sarah Eilers Fifty years ago, renowned American documentary filmmaker George C. Stoney made a series of short training films tackling a tough topic: how
Man to Man, 1954
By Sarah Owen and Sarah Eilers “Sanctuary, refuge, hospital….The doors are locked, but it’s not a prison that we enter….This is his job, his living.
Emotions of Everyday Living
By Sarah Eilers “Daddy, you kicked George!” Paul, a small boy who’s been playing happily in the bath with his pet turtle, George, looks up
The Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital
By James Labosier, Ginny Roth, and John Rees A new archival collection, the Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital Archives, 1853–2003 is now available at the
The Question of Rest for Women
By Susan Speaker The Question of Rest for Women During Menstruation is an extended version of an essay that won Dr. Jacobi the Harvard Medical