Ethiopian Castles, Monasteries and More

By Maggie Westergaard on Aug. 2, 2012, noon

Photographs by Wendy Laura Belcher capture castles, monasteries and more scenes from Ethiopia.

In 2011, Wendy Laura Belcher, an assistant professor of comparative literature and African American studies, spent a year in Ethiopia on a Fulbright fellowship researching ancient manuscripts illuminating the lives of women now regarded as saints in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, which dates back to the fourth century.

A Princeton humanities project shares a vast digital 'Miracles of Mary’ collection of centuries-old African stories and art .

Professor Wendy Laura Belcher and a primarily Ethiopian team of researchers and translators have brought new insight and access to Marian miracle stories — all now available on a website.

Priests, scholars gather to celebrate Princeton’s Ethiopian manuscripts .

Ethiopian scholars and priests shared their knowledge of Ethiopia’s ancient tradition of written literature and bound manuscripts at a March 12 event focused on Princeton University's Collections of Ethiopian manuscripts.

African Digital Humanities Project at Princeton awarded over $600,000 in two NEH grants .

Princeton has received two major grants, totaling over $600,000, from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support the Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean and Egyptian Miracles of Mary digital humanities project — increasing access to early African texts in the U.S. and other English-speaking countries, and helping ensure that humanities scholarship and curriculums are founded on a more global canon.

Students perceive new worlds with an 'International Eye' .

Princeton University students are showcasing their many opportunities to experience life abroad through "International Eye," an exhibition of photographs taken by undergraduates on five continents while participating in international study, internships, service and research.

Art of Science 2011 .

The theme for this year's "Art of Science" exhibition is "intelligent design."

'Art of Science 2014' .

The "Art of Science 2014" exhibit in the Friend Center on the Princeton University campus consists of 44 images and 12 videos of artistic merit created during the course of scientific research. The works, part of a recurring show now in its seventh iteration, were chosen from more than 250 images and 50 videos submitted from over 25 departments across the University. This video offers a cross-section of the artwork on display.