Radcliffe Quarterly—Summer 2003

South Africa: What We Talk about When We Talk about Crime E. J. Graff With the fall of apartheid came a perception that crime was rampant in South Africa. Jean and John Comaroff RI '04 investigate whether there was truly a rise in crime or if talking about it is a way to deal with new forces of disorder. Beyond Revenge: Forgiveness E. J. Graff A glimpse into how South Africa is attempting to create a society where former terrorizers and terrorized can live peacefully--and mercifully--side by side. Poetry at Radcliffe: Celebrating Four Decades Ruth E. C. Prince Thirteen former poetry fellows returned to Radcliffe to celebrate poetry's important role in society, individuals' lives, and the Radcliffe Fellowship Program. Meet the Author: Katherine S. Newman Deborah Blagg In A Different Shade of Gray, Katherine S. Newman, Radcliffe dean of social science, investigates a previously overlooked segment of the American population: those growing old in the inner city. Newman relates firsthand experiences of those who are aging in poverty and offers solutions for helping these seniors cope. "A Different Shade of Gray: Midlife and Beyond in the Inner City," an Excerpt Katherine S. Newman Departments From the Dean Letters to the Editor Institute Announcement Institute Explorations Ibsen's Continuing Relevance Where Memory and Art Intersect Those Nonconformist Sea Squirts Fellow Update Around the Institute Celebrating a Tasteful Book Lover Dean's Lecture Series Angela Davis Calls for Abolishing Prisons News From the Schlesinger Library Cott and Mansfield Discuss Manliness News From the Murray Center New Books The Story of My Father: A Memoir by Sue Miller '64, EdM '75, BI '84, RI '01 But Enough About Me: Why We Read Other People's Lives by Nancy K. Miller BI '81 The Last Uncle by Linda Pastan '54 Interesting Women: Stories by Andrea Lee '74, AM '78 The Shakeress by Kimberley Heuston '81 Love Among the Greats by Edith Pearlman '57 Quick Study Alumnae/i News NEWSmakers

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Summer 2003
Volume No. 88 / No. 3
The Radcliffe Quarterly (ISSN 0033-7528) is published four times a year by the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138.
Copyright 2003 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College.

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Cover: Artwork by Christina Nkuna, a member of a village-based sewing collective in South Africa. Umkhonto We Sizwe, 1995, glass beads, cloth, and thread, 112 x 143 cm, from the South African National Gallery, Iziko Museums of Cape Town.