I was very fortunate to be elected to the Society of Fellows at Harvard, which is, in effect, a small research center where you are given three years to do whatever work you want. Robert Darnton centereffectelect Change image and share on social
I arrived from Harvard, where I had studied philosophy and the history of ideas, with a bias toward literature and formal thought. Robert Darnton arrivebiasformal Change image and share on social
All of us are citizens in a republic much larger than the Republic of America. It is the Republic of Letters, a realm of the mind that extends everywhere, without police, national boundaries, or disciplinary frontiers. Robert Darnton americaboundarycitizen share on social
Digital data are more fragile than printed material. Robert Darnton datumdigitalfragile Change image and share on social
I would not minimize the digital divide, which separates the computerized world from the rest, nor would I underestimate the importance of traditional books. Robert Darnton bookcomputerizedigital Change image and share on social