Communicating My Research – Lily Natter

I think the strategies that I would use to explain my research to someone outside my field would be providing necessary background and avoiding the use of jargon. There are some phrases involved with translating the Latin annotations in the manuscript and organizing the research that can be a little confusing if you don’t know…

Lily Natter – My Cohort

In the past couple of weeks, we’ve all been introduced to new research topics and new research methodology or philosophies. These discussions with my cohort, and with the entire group, already have made me think more critically about my own research methodology and my goals for the outcome. My research translating is very focused on…

Brackenridge Introduction: Lily Natter

Hi everyone! I’m Lily Natter and I’m a rising senior. My major is English Nonfiction Writing (basically Journalism), and my minor is Latin. My research is focused on a 1572 Federico Commandino Latin edition of Euclid’s Elements that Pitt acquired for the Archives and Special Collections. Most simply, this edition is a geometry textbook with…