Topic: New Orleans
Curator of Jazz
Melissa A. Weber, also known as DJ Soul Sister, has been named curator of the Hogan Jazz Archive.
Good Eating in The New Commons
The astonishing options for healthy dining in The Commons match up to the spectacular architectural ambience of the new place to hang out on campus.
NOLA Charter Schools
Douglas Harris, director of the Education Research Alliance for New Orleans and chair of the Department of Economics at Tulane, discussed on NPR his research on failing charter schools closing in New Orleans. “If you’re doing [closures and takeovers] well, then those opening schools are better than the ones that you’re closing and taking over. That’s going to lead to improvement in the city — and it did.”https://tulane.it/nola-charter-schools
Authentic New Orleans
Matt Sakakeeny, associate professor of music at Tulane, is co-editor of Remaking New Orleans: Beyond Exceptionalism and Authenticity (Duke University Press, 2019). In an opinion piece Sakakeeny co-authored in The Advocate, he writes about the book stating, “… in celebrating the vibrancy of our traditions, we fail to understand that they’re a tremendous driver of profit for those who can capitalize on them.”https://tulane.it/authentic-new-orleans
Literary History
T.R. Johnson, professor of English at Tulane, is editor of New Orleans: A Literary History (Cambridge University Press, 2019), which provides detailed discussions on the most significant writing the city of New Orleans has inspired. In a video on the publisher’s website, he mentions several major authors like Joan Didion, F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Faulkner and Kate Chopin who spent time in the city.https://tulane.it/literary-history
Impression: Kim Vaz-Deville
As a child, Kim Vaz-Deville (NC ’81, G ’83) spent many hours at her grandparents’ and great-grandparents’ double on North Claiborne Avenue in New Orleans, and she remembers vividly the hustle and bustle of that vibrant neighborhood.
Politics, Louisiana Style
Angus Lind recalls colorful Louisiana politicians and other assorted characters, and a few memorable quotes from the state’s history.
Gathering Moss
New Yorker, New York Times contributor and creative writing professor Thomas Beller reflects on arriving to teach at Tulane 10 years ago and making New Orleans his home.
Deep Dive in the Jazz Archive
New Orleans jazz is a living, breathing, evolving force, but its origins in the early 20th century require special preservation. That is the job of the Hogan Jazz Archive.
