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Corisca seated before satyrs on the bank of a river, from a pair of plates for Battista Guarini's 'Il Pastor fido', print, Bartholomeus Breenbergh (MET, 2012.136.663)

Il pastor fido, “The Center of a Lasting and Prolific Music Tradition”

Kristin Baird RattiniAugust 16, 2023

In his new book, associate professor of music Seth Coluzzi examines the “reciprocal relationship” between the celebrated Italian Renaissance play Il pastor fid...

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There’s No Place That’s Home

Kristin Baird RattiniApril 3, 2023

“Ethnography often happens when you think you’re going to research one thing, but then find that’s not true and discover something else,” says Sally Bonet, ass...

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Refugee families and response team members sit at tables

Refugee (Research) Status

Kristin Baird RattiniJanuary 24, 2022

Demographic research can shed a light on these daunting challenges and provide much-needed perspective on the traits as well as the tremendous risks and strengths of these vulnerable populations.

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Close-up of an antique metal bell in a buddhist monastery in Eastern Tibet (Amdo).

Buddhist Bureaucrats

Kristin Baird RattiniOctober 27, 2021

The Geluk order dates back to the late 14th century and is considered the most widespread and dominant of the four schools of Tibetan Buddhism.

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Credit Where Credit Is Due

Kristin Baird RattiniJanuary 28, 2021

The English poet John Donne famously wrote, “No man is an island/entire of itself.” But in philosophy circles, individuals are often regarded as their own isol...

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Coming to His Census

Kristin Baird RattiniOctober 28, 2020

Dan Bouk’s trains of thought led to a fascinating journey through the human landscape behind the dry data of the U.S. census

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Not Loud, But Clear

Kristin Baird RattiniJuly 23, 2020

In America’s highly charged partisan atmosphere, it can be difficult to hear the signal through the noise — to discern facts through the spin and rancor often ...

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Dynamic Tension: How changes in marital conflict affect children’s mental health

Kristin Baird RattiniSeptember 30, 2019

Marital relationships evolve over time – even bad ones. As the degree of conflict in the home shifts, how does it affect and predict the mental health outcomes of the children who witness it?

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Rudolph Valentino plays a guitar for Nita Naldi on the set of the silent film Blood and Sand, 1922

Pulling Back the Curtain on Silent Movie Prologues

Kristin Baird RattiniJuly 2, 2019

When you go to the movies these days, your feature film is always preceded by previews for other upcoming motion pictures. But back in the heyday of silent film...

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Lift Every Voice and Read

Kristin Baird RattiniMarch 28, 2019

For the uninitiated, rhetoric might seem a relic of ancient Greece and Rome, as set in stone as marble busts of Aristotle and Cicero. Colgate Associate Professo...

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