Professors Patricia Tang and Ellen Harris both have newly-published essays in "Out of Bounds: Ethnography, History, Music," ed. Ingrid T. Monson, Carol J. Oja, and Richard K. Wolf," a collection of essays in honor of Kay Kaufman Shelemay (official publication date January 2018): Harris, "Interrogating the Dead: An Ethnography of Eighteenth-Century London," 3-17; Tang, "Communities on the Move: Griots, Mobility, and New Lineages," 107-121.

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Norton Award winner Ken Urban on bringing tough topics to the stage

Newly crowned for "Outstanding New Script, playwright discusses how his work helps him make sense of the world.

One stage at a time

Associate Professor Sara Brown, an accomplished theater set designer, teaches MIT students to create and think visually.    

Jazz in the key of life

Saxophonist Miguel Zenón, a Grammy-winning MIT faculty member, creates a distinctive blend of jazz and traditional Puerto Rican music.