June 13, 2024
HISTORY — Humanities Hub director James Burns was an invited presenter at the symposium, “Colorful Threads: Bridging Oceans Through Artistic Narratives of the Indian Ocean Rim,” held at the Africa Institute in the United Arab Emirates in December. His presentation, “Movie-mad Island: Cinema and Public Leisure in Colonial Mauritius, 1897-1968,” featured an ARC-GIS Storymap that […]
June 13, 2024
HISTORY – Professor Vernon Burton was interviewed on the Phoenix Riot and quoted in the Greenwood Index-Journal on November 8. He is participating in a documentary being filmed on the race riot. On November 3, Burton keynoted the conference honoring the retirement of Dr. Kenneth Noe, the Draughon Professor of Southern History at Auburn University. […]
June 13, 2024
ENGLISH – Professor Susanna Ashton authored a review of Tara A. Bynum’s book, Reading Pleasures: Everyday Black Living in Early America (University of Illinois Press, 2023). The review was published in the November 2023 edition of History of Education Quarterly. HISTORY – Professor Amit Bein presented a paper on “Turkey, Islam, and the Middle East […]
June 13, 2024
INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES – David Blakesley, professor of Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Design, published two book chapters: “Elaborate Rhetorics” in Writing Spaces 5: Readings for Writers, and “Illuminating Kenneth Burke, Engaging Publics” in In the Classsroom with Kenneth Burke, edited by Ann George and M. Elizabeth Weiser. Parlor Press, 2023, pp. 73–103. ENGLISH – Sarah E.S. Carter, director […]
June 6, 2024
ENGLISH — Professor Susanna Ashton published “Capturing the Civil War” in JSTOR Daily in a collection review on archived stationery during the Civil War from Grand Valley State University’s Civil War and Slavery Collection. Her upcoming book, “A Plausible Man: The True Story of the Escaped Slave Who Inspired Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” is available for […]
June 6, 2024
HISTORY — Professor of History Vernon Burton and Peter Eisenstadt coauthored “The Voting Rights in Georgia: A Short History” was published in “Southern Cultures.” On March 4, Burton was quoted on the 14th Amendment Colorado ballot initiative Supreme Court decision on NPR Morning Edition SCETV radio. Burton was one of four historians to appear on […]
June 6, 2024
June 6, 2024
ARCHITECTURE – Anjali Joseph and David Allison, both with the Center for Health Facilities Design & Testing (CHFDT), presented “Patient Room Design: Engaging Clinical Teams Through Simulation-Based Evaluation and Design,” during a Center for Health Design webinar. The presentation reviewed the background of the project, timeline, methodology and various phases. The CHFDT team is working with Indiana University […]
June 6, 2024
ENGLISH — Lecturer Peter Cullen Bryan has signed a contract with University Press of Mississippi for his second book entitled, “Sonja: The She-Devil with a Sword as Pulp Hero and Brand Icon.” The book is scheduled for an early 2025 publication. This is the first full-length scholarly examination of a classic barbarian hero, emphasizing her creation as […]
June 6, 2024
HISTORY — Professor Vernon Burton was highlighted as one of the keynote speakers for the Feb. 22 conference of the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission. On January 9, Burton spoke with the World Community Magazine LIFE with Edward McQueen and April Garner on the “Supreme Court Decisions: Past, Present and Future” program. On January 24, Burton keynoted at the […]
