Objection: No one can understand what you’re saying
An MIT study identifies ways that lawyers could make their written documents easier for the average person to read.
How writing technology shaped classical thinking
Stephanie Frampton’s new book explores the written word in the Roman world.
Novelist Min Jin Lee makes the case for understanding through fiction
At MIT event, “Pachinko” author talks about literature as a way of understanding outsiders in modern culture.
![“It really matters how adults think and talk about what it means to be a child,” says literature professor Marah Gubar, noting that childhood “is not just biological; it’s also a social and cultural matter, so it changes over time, across cultures, and in different [social] classes.”](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/201607/MIT-Marah-Gubar-A1-press.jpg?itok=rU11JFzx)
Your child, the literary talent
Literature professor Marah Gubar studies the creative powers of kids.