HUMANITIES Magazine: January/February 2011 Table of Contents

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The Real Mo Yan
The renowned Chinese novelist talks with NEH Chairman Jim Leach.
By James Panero

“Daybreak Gray and Dim”
How the Civil War changed Walt Whitman’s poetry.
By Randall Fuller

Enchanting Reality
World’s fairs during the Depression.
By Benjamin Forgey

Digging Across Panama
The Americans triumphed over yellow fever, landslides, and worker strikes to change the earth’s landscape.
By Edward Tenner

The Confessional Culture
In search of healing, we’ve said goodbye to privacy.
By Christine Rosen

A Homepage for Philosophy
A free online encyclopedia written and edited by experts.
By Liam Julian

Newton, the Last Magician
The great man of science had more than a passing interest in alchemy.
By Sam Kean

A Sculpted Landscape
Fifty-five outdoor sculptures define a modern sensibility at tiny Ursinus College.
By Steve Moyer

Curio

Bedtime Stories

Akhmatova’s Boswell

Ties That Bind

Medical Assurance

Cranial Osteopathy

Wheel of Cogitation

Cover of January/February 2011 Humanities

Unidentified young soldier in a New York Zouave uniform. North and
     South had Zouave regiments, which took their name and inspiration
     from the dashing native North African troops employed by the
     French Army as fighters and mercenaries.
     —Liljenquist Family Collection, Library of Congress

Statements

A Fish Story

Southern Exposure

The Very Hungry Reader

After Shock

In Focus

Montana native Ken Egan promotes civic dialog across his state.
By Perri Knize

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