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The Sharpest Comedy to Watch or Listen to This Summer

Tufts professor Joseph Litvak recommends podcasts and TV shows that’ll make you laugh — while they make you think

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Remembering Michael Downing

A lecturer in the Department of English and prolific writer, he taught creative writing at Tufts for 20 years

Jess Keiser explores the Enlightened psyche, “nervous fictions” in new book

'Nervous Fictions: Literary Form and the Enlightenment Origins of Neuroscience' investigates the relationship between literary forms and scientific advancement in 17th and 18th century English literature.