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Third Chapter Project, Inc @3rdChapterProj

501(c)3; mission to provide access to humanities and social science content to under-served communities in Africa. Publisher of Oh, The Humanities! newsletter

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Happy Halloween! Check out the first of the Oh, the Humanities BookBoards in Pinterest: Open access academic books on the occult, the paranormal, superstition, magic, witchcraft and the supernatural. F ie.pinterest.com/OTH_BookBoa…

Magic and the Paranormal OA Books

Discover OTH_BookBoards's collection, Magic and the Paranormal OA Books

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Call for Articles: Oh, the Humanities!, published by The Third Chapter Project, is looking for your articles, stories, essays, opinions and reviews, on diverse topics in humanities & social sciences, up to 2,000 words. Please share with your networks: linkedin.com/posts/oh-the-hu…
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The Golden Pince-Nez, a silent Sherlock Holmes film starring Eille Norwood as the famous detective, will be screened for the first time since its release in 1922, having been restored by the British Film Institute (BFI) archive: theguardian.com/film/article…

Silent Sherlock Holmes film to be screened for first time since 1922 release

The Golden Pince-Nez features Eille Norwood as the detective and has been restored by the BFI national archive

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Register for a webinar on The Finances of Open Access Book Publishing: A @Lever_Press Case Study, Tuesday, September 3rd at 2 pm (US Eastern Time), with presenters @curtisbrundy , Anne Houston and @doc_chocula : leverpress.org/news/2024-08-…
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"The current system of academic publishing only works for a select few. It needs to be overhauled and replaced with a system that is more in tune with academic ideas and offers better value for money" -- blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/…

We need to put Open Access journals at the heart of academic publishing

The current system of academic publishing only works for a select few. It needs to be overhauled.

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Sales of print books on the rise? Circana BookScan reports that unit sales of print books increased 5% in May over May 202-- publishersweekly.com/pw/by-t…

Print Book Sales Rose 5% in May

After a lackluster start to the year, unit sales of print books have improved in recent months, and were up 5% in May over a year ago at outlets that report to BookScan. A BookScan analyst said that...

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"Any form of creative self-expression – including drawing, painting, fiber arts, woodworking or photography – can reduce stress, improve mood and increase self-confidence." -- theconversation.com/making-a…

Making art is a uniquely human act, and one that provides a wellspring of health benefits

From drawing to gardening and woodworking, self-expression can lower stress, improve mood and increase self-confidence.

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According to a new report from the Pew Research Center, a quarter of all webpages that existed at one point between 2013 and 2023 are no longer accessible: pewresearch.org/data-labs/20…
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Do students prefer electronic or print books? Jennifer Matthews and Ane Turner Johnson present the results of a study of students at Rowan University crln.acrl.org/index.php/crln…
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ICYMI, Architectural Digest recently made a list of the prettiest college campuses in the United States. Did your alma mater make the list? architecturaldigest.com/gall…

The 64 Most Beautiful College Campuses in America

Did your alma mater make the list?

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"Arts education is essential – yet on both sides of the Atlantic, the humanities and critical thinking are under attack. With massive redundancies announced at this London institution, is it the canary in the coalmine?" -- theguardian.com/education/20…

The Goldsmiths crisis: how cuts and culture wars sent universities into a death spiral

Arts education is essential – yet on both sides of the Atlantic, the humanities and critical thinking are under attack. With massive redundancies announced at this London institution, is it the...

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"Books were rare and expensive in colonial America, but [Benjamin] Franklin had an idea. He conceived of a library with a subscription fee, The Library Company of Philadelphia, which he founded in 1731." -- #NationalLibraryWeek smithsonianmag.com/history/h…

How Ben Franklin Invented the Library as We Know It

Books were rare and expensive in colonial America, but the founding father had an idea

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"You may trod me in the very dirt/ But still, like dust I'll rise" -- happy birthday to author and activist Maya Angelou, born #OTD in 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri: linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…

'Still I Rise' by Maya Angelou (1987, Live performance) | The Third Chapter Project, Inc.

"You may trod me in the very dirt/ But still, like dust, I'll rise" -- happy birthday to author and activist Maya Angelou, born #OTD in 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri: https://lnkd.in/em6PdHuf

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On Sat April 13 at 7.30 pm EDT, please join the @NEA and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the 2024 NEA Jazz Masters Concert --  free to listen through a live webcast and radio broadcast. arts.gov/news/events/2024-ne…

2024 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert

The 2024 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert will take place one-night-only on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. ET at the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater at 2700 F St., NW, Washington, DC, and...

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Lenticular prints of Broadway productions are on view the Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. The exhibition "Reanimating Theater: The Photography of Friedman-Abeles" runs through September 25 #WorldTheaterDay timeout.com/newyork/news/exp…

Explore never-before-seen historic Broadway images at this new library exhibit

See some of Broadway's most famous shows through fresh eyes.

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"We must continue to advocate for the humanities and ensure their sustained prominence in our educational institutions and society at large. When we fight, we can truly win." Alaina Ruffin on the importance of protecting the Humanities naacp.org/articles/protectin…

Protecting the Humanities to Protect Humanity

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A novel idea -- the reader-in-residence at Perelandra Bookshop commits to reading at the store for two hours per week in exchange for a small coffee and book stipend: coloradosun.com/2024/02/28/p…

This bookshop in Fort Collins is paying people to sit down and read quietly

Perelandra Bookshop’s reader-in-residence commits to reading at the store for two hours per week in exchange for a small coffee and book stipend.

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A new documentary, Are You a Librarian: The Untold Story of Black Librarians, is planned for release in 2025. The main focus of the film will be public libraries and librarians, but school libraries and HBCU libraries will also feature: slj.com/story/Documentary-Fi…

Documentary Film to Spotlight Black Librarianship

'Are You a Librarian: The Untold Story of Black Librarians' will share the history, impact, and current state of black librarianship.

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Better education and more autonomy: @LiviaGershon on why Sparta may have been the optimal ancient Greek society to be a woman daily.jstor.org/why-some-spa…

Why Some Spartan Women Had Two Husbands - JSTOR Daily

In ancient Sparta, it was accepted practice for more women to marry and have children by more than one man.

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Program information for the Hip Hop Hurston, February 15 and 16, the 2024 Virtual Zora Neale Hurston Conference hosted by Bethune-Cookman University, with keynote speaker @iamdrjoycelyn and Craft Lecturer @SohrabFracis facebook.com/events/91024671…
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