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Blog Tag: JSTOR

February 12, 2025

What can we learn from depictions of grief?

By Janelle Ketcher, Publisher Relations Coordinator, ITHAKA
Explore the many ways grief is represented in art, archives, and personal expression. This blog post examines historical and contemporary depictions of mourning, from letters to lost loved ones to visual tributes like the AIDS Memorial Quilt, revealing how creative practices help us process loss.

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January 27, 2025

Monthly wrap-up: Exploring history, art, and activism through January

By Maria Papadouris, Content and Community Engagement Manager, ITHAKA
January’s highlights on JSTOR showcase the power of archives to preserve stories, from student activism and South African art to Montana’s rich history and groundbreaking scientific films.

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January 21, 2025

Open access collections on JSTOR:
Advancing scholarship and visual literacy in 2025

By Maria Papadouris, Content and Community Engagement Manager, ITHAKA
Accessible knowledge opens the door to education. In 2025, explore JSTOR’s open access collections, featuring art, photographs, and cultural archives that empower visual literacy and interdisciplinary discovery.

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November 26, 2024

Pioneering the future of digital collections stewardship: Highlights from Charleston 2024

By Maria Papadouris, Content and Community Engagement Manager, ITHAKA
At the Charleston Conference 2024, JSTOR presented its vision for managing and preserving digital collections into the future. “Not Just Another AI Session” highlighted how cutting-edge tools—including JSTOR’s digital collection processing prototype and interactive research tool (beta)—can transform access to archival materials while staying true to JSTOR's nonprofit mission. 

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November 25, 2024

Monthly wrap-up: November’s shared collections and audio-visual finds

By Maria Papadouris, Content and Community Engagement Manager, ITHAKA
November brought new opportunities to explore underrepresented voices, rich cultural artifacts, and engaging multimedia content on JSTOR. This month’s additions provide researchers, educators, and students with unique insights into history, art, and human ingenuity.

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November 1, 2024

Monthly wrap-up: October’s shared collections and audio-visual finds

By Maria Papadouris, Content and Community Engagement Manager, ITHAKA
This month on JSTOR, we continued expanding access to invaluable content, adding multimedia and archival collections that amplify voices from the past. Discover our picks from the month.

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