Author Archives: Ken Dowell

MFF21: I Can See the World from My Cinema Seat

Posted on November 4, 2021 by Ken Dowell

Short reviews of international features from the Montclair Film Festival Continue reading →

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‘I Know Nothing.’ The Politics of Xenophobia in the 19th Century

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Ken Dowell

The rise and fall of the Know-Nothings Continue reading →

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Festivals ‘R’ Us

Posted on October 28, 2021 by Ken Dowell

Montclair’s season of music, books and film. Continue reading →

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The Forty-Eighters: Immigrants for Social Justice

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Ken Dowell

German immigrant abolitionists. Continue reading →

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Welcoming With One Open Arm

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Ken Dowell

Americans’ mixed reaction to refugees and immigrants Continue reading →

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An American Artist

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Ken Dowell

Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, Mass. Continue reading →

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A Mass of Contemporary Art

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Ken Dowell

MASS MoCA, West Adams, Mass. Continue reading →

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Old Town, Quito

Posted on September 26, 2021 by Ken Dowell

Historic churches and public squares in Quito Continue reading →

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Casa del Alabado

Posted on September 19, 2021 by Ken Dowell

Museum of Pre Columbian art in Quito Continue reading →

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Lava Landscapes and Sunsets

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Ken Dowell

The Galapagos Islands Continue reading →

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