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Voices of Excellence podcast features magic of literature

Voices of Excellence, a podcast from the College of Arts and Sciences, brought associate professor David Brewer from the Department of English to the studio to talk about his research on 18th-century literary culture, the history of the book and the fantastical and historical functions of magic. 

Other recent episodes feature faculty from ACCAD, sociology and the Museum of Biological Diversity, which hosts its annual Open House on March 28.

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