Sinopsis
Interviews from Faculty Authors at the University of Richmond.
Episodios
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Dr. Della Dumbaugh – Faculty Author Interview
05/09/2013Dr. Della Dumbaugh, Professor Of Mathematics, discusses her recent article, “Creating a Life: Emil Artin in America” in The Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society. This article focuses on Emil Artin, an Austrian born mathematician who spent his career in … Continue reading →
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Dr. Jenny Pribble – Faculty Author Interview
19/03/2013Dr. Jennifer Pribble, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Studies, discusses her new book, Welfare and Party Politics in Latin America, published recently by Cambridge University Press. In this book, she provides an analysis of welfare and other social … Continue reading →
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Dr. Kevin Cherry – Faculty Author Interview
14/01/2013Dr. Kevin Cherry, Assistant Professor of Political Science discusses his new book, Plato, Aristotle, and the Purpose of Politics, published recently by Cambridge University Press. In this book, he compares the views of Plato and Aristotle about the practice, study … Continue reading →
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Bridget Wiede – Student Researcher
18/10/2012Bridget Wiede, a 2012 graduate of the University of Richmond, talks about her honors thesis, “Garvey Revisited : The Legitimacy and Consistency of Marcus Garvey as Demonstrated by His Latter Movement.” Bridget majored in Leadership Studies and minored in History. … Continue reading →
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Dr. David Salisbury – Faculty Author Interview
19/09/2012David Salisbury, Assistant Professor of Geography and the Environment, discusses his recent article, “Fronteras Vivas or Dead Ends? The Impact of Military Settlement Projects in the Amazon Borderlands”, in the Journal of Latin American Geography. This article describes a case … Continue reading →
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Dr. Abigail Cheever – Faculty Author Interview
22/02/2012Abigail Cheever, Associate Professor of English and Coordinator of the Film Studies Program, discusses her new book, Real Phonies : Cultures of Authenticity in Post-World War II America, published by the University of Georgia Press. By focusing on authenticity and … Continue reading →
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Dr. Terryl Givens – Faculty Author Interview
09/01/2012Dr. Terryl Givens, Bostwick Professor of Literature and Religion, discusses his new book, Parley P. Pratt: A Cultural and Intellectual Biography, published recently by Oxford University Press. Dr. Givens and his co-author, Matthew J. Grow, offer the first full-length scholarly treatment … Continue reading →
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Hannah Guida – Student Researcher
27/11/2011Hannah Guida, a 2011 graduate of the University of Richmond, talks about her honors thesis, “Italian-American Relocation and Internment During World War II and Its Effect on Italian Communities in the United States.” Hannah double-majored in Italian Studies and International … Continue reading →
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Kelly Landers – Student Researcher
31/10/2011Kelly Landers, a 2011 graduate of the University of Richmond, talks about her honors thesis, “Freedom’s Disciple: the Life, Music, and Impact of Hazel Dickens.” Kelly majored in Interdisciplinary Studies (Ethnomusicology) and Leadership Studies, with a minor in Anthropology, and … Continue reading →
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Amanda Kleintop – Student Researcher
22/09/2011Amanda Kleintop, a 2011 graduate of the University of Richmond, discusses her senior project at the University of Richmond. Amanda graduated as an Honors History and Leadership Studies double major. The title of the project is “Networks of Resistance: Black … Continue reading →
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Dr. Jeffrey Hass – Faculty Author Interview
17/08/2011Dr. Jeffrey Hass, Associate Professor of Sociology, discusses his new book, Power, Culture, and Economic Change in Russia: To the Undiscovered Country of Post-Socialism, 1988-2008. Utilizing cutting-edge theory and unique data, this book examines the role of power, culture, and … Continue reading →
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Dr. Tom Bonfiglio – Faculty Author Interview
04/04/2011Dr. Tom Bonfiglio, William Judson Gaines Professor of Comparative Literature and Linguistics in the Department of Modern Literatures and Cultures, discusses his new book, Mother Tongues and Nations: The Invention of the Native Speaker. In this book, he examines the … Continue reading →
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Dr. Laura Browder – Faculty Author Interview
23/02/2011Dr. Laura Browder, Tyler and Alice Haynes Professor of American Studies, discusses her project and book, When Janey Comes Marching Home. The book features forty-eight self-posed photographs by Sascha Pflaeging, along with oral histories collected by Dr. Browder to provide … Continue reading →
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Dr. Scott Allison and Dr. Al Goethals – Faculty Author Interview
26/01/2011Dr. Scott Allison, Professor, Department of Psychology and Dr. Al Goethals, Professor, Jepson School of Leadership Studies discuss their recent book, Heroes: What They Do and Why We Need Them. Published by Oxford University Press, the book offers a stimulating … Continue reading →
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Dr. Paul Achter – Faculty Author Interview
01/11/2010Dr. Paul Achter, Associate Professor, discusses his recently published article in the Quarterly Journal of Speech entitled, “Unruly Bodies: The Rhetorical Domestication of Twenty-First Century Veterans of War.” This article focuses on the news coverage of injuries sustained by veterans of wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and … Continue reading →
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Dr. Thad Williamson – Faculty Author Interview
05/10/2010Dr. Thad Williamson, Assistant Professor, Jepson School of Leadership Studies, discusses his new book, Sprawl, Justice, and Citizenship: The Civic Costs of the American Way of Life. Published in May, 2010, by Oxford University Press, the book combines the use … Continue reading →
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Dr. Woody Holton – Faculty Author Interview
07/09/2010Dr. Woody Holton, Associate Professor of History and American Studies, discusses his book, Abigail Adams, an engaging biography that reinterprets Mrs. Adam’s life story and reexamines women’s roles in the creation of the republic. Published by Simon and Schuster in November … Continue reading →
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Dr. Louis Schwartz – Faculty Author Interview
16/04/2010Dr. Louis Schwartz, Associate Professor of English, discusses his new book, Milton and Maternal Mortality, which focuses on how childbirth was associated with fear, suffering and death in early modern England. This landmark study examines John Milton’s life and work, … Continue reading →
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Dr. Sharon Feldman – Faculty Author Interview
17/03/2010Sharon Feldman, Professor of Spanish and Catalan Studies and Chair of the Department of Latin American and Iberian Studies discusses her new book, In the Eye of the Storm: Contemporary Theater in Barcelona. Barcelona is presently experiencing the most dynamic period … Continue reading →
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Faculty Author Interview – Dr. Kevin Kuswa
23/02/2010Dr. Kevin Kuswa, Director of Debate in the department of Rhetoric and Communication Studies, discusses “Blowback the Enemy T/here: Errors, Terrors, and the Rhetorical Agenda of WMDs”, a chapter in the recently published book, Entertaining Fear: Rhetoric and the Political … Continue reading →