The Migratory English Coconut: Medieval and Colonial

With Dr. Kathleen Kennedy

Associate Professor of English, Penn State Brandywine

What do Monty Python, medieval India, Mexican chocolate and 19th-century U.S. have in common? In this lecture, learn about the history of material culture and the role of the coconut as the first truly global commodity.

 

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

5:30 p.m.

Helmerich Browsing Room, OSU Library

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Additional DH Workshop: Digital Challenges in the Coconut Cup Archive

12:00 - 2:00 p.m.

130 Murray Hall Parlor

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About Dr. Kennedy

Dr. Kathleen E. Kennedy is a medievalist who teaches literature and history and who writes about medieval books and hacker culture.