Editor’s Note: Object Lesson is an occasional series of features connecting area residents with local history by examining items in the collections of local museums. Low clouds and fog. Low 39F. Winds ...

From medieval to modern: bookshelves in chains -- The things that go on a bookshelf -- Bookshelves that move -- Bookshelves as signs and symbols -- The life cycle of a bookshelf "Object Lessons is a ...

Ayanna Thompson is a Regents Professor of English and Director of the Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies (ACMRS) at Arizona State University. Her new book Blackface is out now in ...