Scott Powers’ book Confronting Evil: The Psychology of Secularization in Modern French Literature was published by Purdue University Press.
Barrenechea Surveys Career of Thomas Pynchon
Antonio Barrenechea, associate professor of English, recently published the retrospective review essay “Thomas Pynchon, Literary Giant.” It is the lead essay in an issue on “Big Novels” for American Book Review 37.2 (2016).
Mathur Presents on Shakespeare and Riot
Maya Mathur, associate professor and associate chair of the Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication, presented the paper “Riotous Genres” at the annual conference of the Shakespeare Association of America, which was held in New Orleans from March 24-26, 2016. Her paper was part of a seminar on “Shakespeare and Riot.”
Lorentzen Presents Talk at NMLA
Eric Lorentzen, associate professor of English, presented a talk at this year’s Northeastern Modern Language Association, held in Hartford, Conn., March 17-20, titled “Is Teaching Sherlock Holmes as an Undergraduate Literature Course Too ‘Elementary?'” In this talk, he was able to share, with Victorian and Modernist colleagues from across the country, the pedagogical philosophies and praxes that he has employed in his Sherlock Holmes course for UMW in the department of English, Linguistics, and Communication, as well as an argument about the necessary cultural studies approach that this topic requires.
Hydorn Elected Councilor for CUR
Debra Hydorn, professor of mathematics, was recently elected to a three-year term as Councilor for the Mathematics & Computer Science division of the Council on Undergraduate Research. Councilors are the governing body of CUR and set policy and develop programs for the organization.
Farnsworth Lectures at Women’s Club of Richmond
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently delivered a lecture titled, “The State of the 2016 Presidential Campaign,” to the Women’s Club of Richmond.
Landphair Publishes Article
Juliette Landphair’s article, “Bringing Life to Learning: Civic Engagement, Intersections, and Transforming College Students,” co-authored with Amy Howard and Amanda Lineberry, was published in Intersectionality in Action: A Guide for Faculty and Campus Leaders for Creating Inclusive Classrooms and Institutions (Stylus: 2016), Brooke Barnett and Peter Felten, eds.
Harris Presents Paper at University of Pennsylvania
Steven E. Harris, Associate Professor of History, presented his chapter, “Cold War Friendly Skies: Pan Am, Aeroflot and the Political Economy of Détente,” at the Russian History and Culture Workshop at the University of Pennsylvania on March 18. Harris was invited to present this chapter, which is part of his current monograph project, “Wings of the Motherland: Soviet and Russian Cultures of Aviation from Khrushchev to Putin.”
Johnson Places a Range of Poems
Luke Johnson, adjunct professor of English, has had his poem “Sally Takes an Art Class” featured as Poem of the Week at The Missouri Review (http://www.missourireview.com/archives/luke-johnson-sally-takes-an-art-class/). He also has two poems included in the new issue of Painted Bride Quarterly and two poems in the new issue of Image.
Cooperman Comments on Role of Women and Fundraising in 2016 Presidential Contest
Rosalyn Cooperman, Associate Professor of Political Science, discusses the role of women as donors to presidential campaigns and political candidates in Presidential Gender Watch:
http://presidentialgenderwatch.org/emilys-list-lends-fundraising-might-help-hillary-clinton-conservative-womens-pacs-non-factor-republican-presidential-candidates/#more-7176