Tulane School of Liberal Arts Magazine
The New Orleans Issue Spring 2020
Message from the Dean
When we established the School of Liberal Arts Magazine one year ago, we decided that each issue would be organized around a theme. Topics would be bold, taking up subjects that matter. They would have resonance across multiple disciplines and allow us to showcase the frequently unexpected ways in which our faculty and students were thinking about big questions. Read the entire Dean's message.
Let New Orleans Play Itself
A move from New York to New Orleans reveals a growing interest in regionalism for filmmakers.
Facing Dynamic Realities
Exploring the ways in which we responsibly engage with the city’s history and culture.
Preserving Music and Memory
Two new grants support archiving projects at the Hogan Jazz Archive to catalog important moments in history.
A Temple in Little Woods
Vietnamese families, businesses, and temples shape New Orleans East neighborhood.
Digital Highlights
What Happened to Walt Whitman in New Orleans?
In 1848, Walt Whitman visited New Orleans for a 3 month stay that influenced his writing for years to come.
Strangers in a Strange Land No More
The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience will offer lasting lessons in tolerance and community.
Operation Restoration
Tulane graduate student co-founded New Orleans-based organization fostering critical needs for women and children affected by incarceration.
Writing New Orleans into the American Revolution
A commander of the New Orleans free black militia epitomizes what it means to be American.
Analyzing the Humanitarian Crisis of Gun Violence in America
Tulane professors and students collect evidence on state and local firearms legislation across the U.S.
A Center for Brazilian Scholarship
Drawing connections between New Orleans and Latin America.
OPINION: Student Revolutionaries
Exploring what modern revolutions look like, from Cape Town to New Orleans.
What Do You Wish People Knew About New Orleans?
Professors across the school share what makes New Orleans a truly unique place.