Spring 2016
In This Issue Spring 2016
The Documentarian
Ken Burns talks about filmmaking, race, and the current media environment with NEH Chairman William D. Adams.
Volume 37, Issue 2
2016 Jefferson Lecturer Ken Burns
—Tim Llewellyn
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Features
The Year of Numbered Rooms
An author shares the highs and lows of life on tour.
By Emily St. John Mandel
The Future of Democracy
Teaching the art of democracy—how humanities education supports civic participation.
By Danielle Allen
The Next Stage for Garrison Keillor:
After 40 years on the radio, what to do next?
By Peter Tonguette
Two Kinds of Society in One Museum
Anderson House in Washington, D.C., recalls a pair of American socialites and serves as headquarters to the Society of the Cincinnati.
By Steve Moyer
Museums in the Age of Social
Museums are turning away from big exhibitions and toward community.
By Karen Mittelman
Computers in English Class, Circa 1974
It was the early 1970s and NEH was funding a project using hypertext to teach college students how to read poetry.
By Jennifer Howard
When Muhammad Ali Wrote a Poem with Marianne Moore
Muhammad Ali, the great heavyweight champion, met with Marianne Moore, the celebrated poet. A sonnet resulted.
By Danny Heitman
Spring 2016 edition on ISSUU
A new way to read the magazine that mimics reading it on paper.
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Departments
Statements
The Secret Lives of Jean Seberg
A small-town girl from Iowa became the "it" girl of the French New Wave.
By Tory CooneySpeaking About Vietnam
Maryland high school students interview local Vietnam War veterans.
By Anna Maria GillisImpertinent Questions
Impertinent Questions with Wayne Wiegand
Our public libraries keep communities together.
By Anna Maria GillisExecutive Function
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