Laura Braunstein

Laura is the Digital Humanities and English Librarian at the Dartmouth College Library. She has a doctorate in English from Northwestern University, where she taught writing and literature classes. She has worked as an index editor for the MLA International Bibliography, and serves as a consultant for the Schulz Library at the Center for Cartoon Studies in Vermont. Her research interests include collaborative learning, the use of archival materials in teaching, and the impact of the digital humanities on teaching and learning.

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The American Renaissance: Classic Literature of the 19th Century (edX)

Feb 16th 2016

Explore the writings of famous American authors from Ralph Waldo Emerson and Harriet Beecher Stowe to Mark Twain, and examine the historic role Dartmouth College played in their formation.

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Humanities, Languages & Literature

American Renaissance, Literature, Classic Literature, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mark Twain, Literacy

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