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Magazine for the Division of Humanities & the Arts at The City College of New York, Volume 2014, Issue 1
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Humanities & arts MAGAZINE
The City College of New York
Powers: Page 6
IN THIS ISSUE
Message from the Dean 1-2
Student Project Highlight 2
Publishing Certificate Program 3-5
Alumni Profiles 6-7
Student Experiences at Stanford 8-9
Faculty Publications 10
Faculty Presentations/Exhibitions 11
Faculty Awards & Grants 12
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
As I write these lines, we are
slowly emerging from a record-setting cold spell. But
the sun is out and there’s blue sky, which – to me at least –
more than compensates for the frigid temperature!
With this, our second issue of
the Humanities and Arts Magazine, we inaugurate two
regular features, Alumni Profiles and Spotlight on H&A Programs. You’ll read about
Richard Strier (’66), just retiring from a long and
distinguished career as professor of English at the
University of Chicago, and Vu Chung (’01), vice president of Prosek, a global public
relations and corporate communications firm. Our
exciting and highly successful Publishing Certificate Program takes center stage in
our Spotlight column. In
MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN
Volume 2014, Issue 1
succeeding issues of the Magazine – we plan on three per
year – you’ll read about many more of our highly accomplished
alumni and our innovative edu-cational, scholarly, and creative
programs.
One of my major goals as Dean is to increase the number of full-
time faculty in the Humanities and Arts. Last year we hired
seven great new colleagues. This year we have ten searches underway – in Philosophy,
English, History, Theatre and Speech, Jewish Studies, and Art.
The search committees are busily sifting through piles of
applications. In some cases, we have well over 400 applications, which tells us that City College is
a highly desirable institution for outstanding scholars and
creative artists who are also committed to teaching. We look forward to another set of great
and diverse colleagues joining us in Fall 2014!
Continued on Page 2
Humanities & Arts Magazine, Edited by Melissa KR
Volume 2014, Issue 1 Page 2
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This year we launched a new and exciting master’s degree in Branding and Integrated Communications. We’re in the second year of an excellent Master’s of Fine Arts in Digital and
Interdisciplinary Art Practice. Both programs are emblematic of so much that goes on in the Division: they draw on the best traditions of humanistic, creative, and professional knowledge, and
work at the frontiers of new forms of expression that go beyond individual disciplines. In the next few years we hope to establish a new Center for Applied Philosophy. Our colleagues in History
have already started building a dynamic program, Science and Society. Last year we hired a new director of Black Studies, Cheryl Sterling, and she’s already brought great verve to the program. Jewish Studies is also on the upswing with new hires adding a scholarly dimension to the excellent
curriculum that Roy Mittelman has developed. And over the next few years we hope to carry out a top to bottom renovation of our Art Department studios and electronic equipment. Our students
deserve only the best!
One of the developments I’m most pleased about are the new interdisciplinary projects we’ve established across the 8 divisions and schools of CCNY. Our Division, the Colin Powell School for
Civic and Global Leadership, and the Center for Worker Education have established a year-long forum on Human Rights. We’re bringing leading scholars, activists, and writers to campus for
lectures, exhibits, and discussions that are open to the entire campus and the New York City community. You can find the description and schedule here: http://www.humanrightsccny.org. The
participation of our Division in this exciting enterprise has been enabled by the generosity of the Rifkind Family and the Winston Foundation, which have funded the Simon H. Rifkind Center for the Humanities and the Arts at CCNY.
In the pages below you’ll read some comments from the students who spent 10 weeks this past summer at Stanford University for a research program in the Humanities. They’re an impressive
group, and our Stanford colleagues agreed. So much so that Stanford has agreed to fund the program for another two years while my Stanford counterpart, Debra Satz (’73), and I search for private gifts to secure the program in perpetuity. We’ll be selecting another 10 CCNY students to go
off to sunny California this summer for a new and invaluable educational experience.
As you can see, a lot is going on in the Division of Humanities and Arts!
It’s only possible because of the dedication and hard work of our faculty and staff and the support of our alumni. Thanks to all of you, and best wishes for the
New Year!
With best regards,
Eric D. Weitz
MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN (continued from Page 1)
STUDENT PROJECT HIGHLIGHT
Steven Chalmers is currently enrolled in the Studio Art program concentrating in Photography, and is scheduled to graduate in Spring 2014. (Continued on page 12)
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SPOTLIGHT ON H&A PROGRAMS
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The Division of Humanities and Arts has many exciting, successful programs
that all of us should celebrate. In each issue we will highlight one of those
programs. To inaugurate this column, we have asked David Unger to write
about the Publishing Certificate Program he directs. The PCP provides
rigorous, intellectually challenging courses with hands-on experience to
prepare students from diverse backgrounds for careers in the publishing
industry.
In 1998, writer and City College alumnus Walter Mosley, like Saint Paul, was
struck by a proverbial bolt of lightning: he realized that if more people of
color worked in publishing, diversity among published writers would
increase.
And that’s the beginning of the Publishing Certificate Program (PCP) at
CCNY. Mosley contacted then CCNY President Yolanda Moses, who was a
co-member with him on the Board of the National Book Foundation. They
met with publishers on the NBF board and encouraged them to support the
creation of a publishing program at City College. Major companies – John
Wiley & Sons, Harcourt, Little Brown, Bantam Doubleday Dell, and Scholastic – responded to the call with
multi-year grants to CCNY.
The PCP offers a comprehensive publishing program with professional training to CCNY students,
especially those from underrepresented minorities, so that they can enter the publishing world as
successfully as their counterparts from more elite colleges. We did not duplicate the then existing Radcliffe
(now Columbia) Summer Institute or the NYU, Stanford, or Denver programs. We seek students from all
backgrounds who love books and reading, and who have never considered publishing as a career option.
When they graduate with a PCP certificate, they are ready to go!
In the 15 years of the PCP’s existence, more than 250 students have earned the certificate by taking a
minimum of four publishing courses such as E-Book Publishing, Legal Issues, and Books for Young
Readers. They also complete internships in publishing houses or literary agencies. In addition to their
coursework, this robust internship program gives our students the hands-on experience or apprenticeship
necessary to succeed.
Along the way, we have partnered with Book Expo America and the Women’s Media Group to give our
students additional support and mentoring. We are proud to say that approximately 50% of our graduates
have worked in publishing for at least one year and that today at least 20% of our graduates are employed
editors, designers, and publicists in publishing—some with over 14 years of experience.
We have an amazing faculty comprised of Lisa Healy (Simon & Schuster), John Jusino (HarperCollins),
Carol Ross (Hachette Book Group), Tanya McKinnon (Victoria Sanders Literary Agency), Jason Ashlock
(Moveable Type), and veteran independent editors Carol Taylor and Rakia Clark. They also act as mentors
to our students.
PCP has been a great success story, and we look forward to expanding the program over the next few years.
David Unger, Director of the
Publishing Certificate Program
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Retha Powers has [made] . . . “familiar” to African Americans . . .
their own intellectual history . . . and to all Americans . . .
African American history and culture. I cannot stress how
important publications such as this are to reflecting, and creating,
a deeper, shared understanding of the richness, complexity, and
variety of a truly multicultural American culture. – Henry Louis
Gates, Jr., Harvard University
Bartlett’s Familiar Black Quotations . . . is not only the most
comprehensive book of quotations from black thinkers over some
5,000 years of recorded history, but it also possesses something no
other book of quotations quite does: a potent and sweeping
narrative arc. It is possible to consume this book avidly from end
to end. – Dwight Garner in the New York Times
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Retha Powers, Assistant Director of the Publishing Certificate
Program, recently published Bartlett’s Familiar Black Quota-
tions, to great acclaim:
David Unger recently published El precio de la fuga, the Spanish
translation of his 2011 novel The Price of Escape.
The Price of Escape is a fresh, provocative and deeply moving
historical novel that explores the fate of a young Jewish man who
narrowly escapes Nazi Germany, only to find himself ensnared in the
squalid underbelly of a Guatemalan port town. In the unusually
compelling character of Samuel Berkow, Unger has authentically
captured the profound sense of displacement—physical, emotional
and spiritual—that all of the dispossessed must face. – T Cooper,
author of Real Man Adventures and The Beaufort Diaries
PCP Assistant Director Retha Powers and Assistant Professor Linda Villarosa at Powers’ book launch
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PCP ALUMNI PROFILES
Fareeda Bullert (2013) has been involved in the publishing world
for as far back as she can
remember, from volunteering at the local library, to attending Book
Expo America to interning at two
publishing houses–Abrams Books
& Bloomsbury USA. Currently she works in the
publicity department of Grand Central Publishing, an
imprint of Hachette Book Group, organizing a tour for Scott Turow or reaching out to the media to promote
romance author Anne Barton. Fareeda is pleased to say
that the PCP helped her pursue her goal of not only reading books she loves, but promoting them as well.
She says that “The Publishing Certificate Program at
CCNY guaranteed my future involvement in
publishing with their program and support.”
Yona Deshommes (2004) has been in publishing for almost 10 years.
She began her career as a publicity
assistant at Warner Books (now Grand Central Publishing),
followed by an Assistant Publicist
position at Harper Collins. She is currently a Senior Publicity
Manager at Atria Books, an imprint of Simon and
Schuster, responsible for coordinating publicity for Strebor Books, Atria's African American literature line,
and is the in-house publicity liaison for Cash Money
Content Books. She has worked with myriad authors
such as New York Times bestselling authors Common (One Day It'll All Make Sense), TD Jakes (Let It Go) and
Zane (Addicted). Deshommes’ upcoming projects
include Mayor for Life by Marion Barry with Omar Tyree, Things I Should Have Told My Daughter by Pearl
Cleage, and Glow by Rick James with David Ritz.
Edison Garcia (2008) is the International Sales Manager for
Latin America, Caribbean, the
Middle East, and Africa for the Perseus Books Group. He started
his career in publishing during the
summer of 2008 interning in the Penguin, Inc. publicity department.
Then he joined the Associate Publishing Program at
Simon & Schuster, first working in the managing editorial department before joining the adult
marketing department and international sales as
coordinator. In his present position with Perseus,
Edison covers a wide territory but he is pleased with his management team and is grateful to travel all over
the world presenting books that he considers
“awesome” and is “proud to represent.”
Peggy Samedi (2003) completed the PCP while interning at Warner
Audio. She began her career as a
bookseller at Barnes and Noble before joining Alfred A. Knopf as a
production assistant. She worked
on graphic novels, fine art books, bird guides, and many a literary novel. In addition, she
belongs to the Book Industry Guild of New York, a
member-operated professional literary organization. As an active Guild member, she co-chaired the New
York Book Show, which honors, celebrates, and
encourages excellence in book design, production, and
manufacturing.
Maureen Winter (2004) completed the PCP after concluding an internship in the editorial department of Palgrave Macmillan. She began her career working at Black Dog & Leventhal
Publishers, an independent non-fiction book publisher, as the Assistant to the Publisher, but
Maureen's role quickly expanded to international rights and export and special markets. In 2007 Maureen took on the management of the warehouse club business, and in 2010, the
management of Black Dog & Leventhal's proprietary publishing imprint, Tess Press. Maureen
is now the Sales Director at Black Dog & Leventhal, in charge of all domestic
and international sales.
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ALUMNI PROFILE Richard Strier, Class of 1966
Richard Strier (‘66) is the Frank L. Sulzberger Distinguished Service Professor in the English Department, the Divinity School, and the College of the University of Chicago. He
was educated at The City College of New York (CCNY) and Harvard University. He
majored in English.
Q: What part of the CCNY experience do you remember most fondly?
A: This is not easy for me to answer, since I had so many wonderful experiences in the college between '62 and '66. I loved my freshman Honors English seminar with
one of the greatest classroom teachers I ever encountered, Arthur Waldhorn; I loved
a number of my other classes, including analytic philosophy with someone who became a mad left-wing guru in his later years, Fred Newman. I loved Renaissance
poetry with Jim Mirollo, who wept when he got the letter telling him that he had
received an offer from Columbia, which he knew he had to take (and thereby
would never be as happy as he was with his buddies and students at City); and I loved doing my Honors thesis on Hart Crane with Ed Volpe. But there were things
that I loved at City even more than my classes. Intense discussions with friends
and lovers over endless cups of coffee in what was then the center of life in the
Humanities – the now- non-existent South Campus Cafeteria. And, most of all,
participating in and editing the college literary magazine, Promethean, and participating in and running the all-student (no faculty) workshop that met every
Friday, rain or shine, during the school year. The friends that I made through that
experience – an extraordinary group of writers, mostly poets – are still close friends
of mine and each other to this day, and we have met in NYC for the last three years
to have our own reunion (the last one this past October). In our second reunion, we met with the staff and faculty advisers of the current Promethean, and enjoyed
dialogue with them. We might do something of the sort again (and we contributed
funds to help pay the for an issue of the magazine), but this time we wanted simply to enjoy the rich conversations
and friendships that grew out of that experience at City.
Q: How did your degree prepare you for your career?
A: I had great English teachers at CCNY– not that every one was great, but a truly remarkable percentage of them
were. They encouraged my love of literature, of course, but, even more important for my career – since one can
certainly love literature without being an English professor (!) – they encouraged my work as a literary critic, and
would let me write papers that were longer and more ambitious than were required (and that sometimes took extra time). They read these and offered loving and detailed critiques of them. Nothing could have prepared me better
for graduate work in what became my lifelong work: the study of literature in English, especially poetry.
Q: What would you give as advice to current students in your field as to how to use their time at CCNY to their
best advantage in the career and any other aspect of their lives?
A: I would advise all college students not to focus too narrowly on professional goals. College is an extraordinary
opportunity to learn about all sorts of things and develop and indulge intellectual curiosity. One of the great things
about life is that you cannot always know in advance what might turn out to be useful, so it's important not to define "usefulness" too narrowly. College is a special moment, and students should take advantage of it. Of course we all
have to figure out how to make a living, and we will all get on a vocational track of some sort, but that will happen
or be forced on us no matter what. And many jobs will provide the specific training that is needed for them. College
is for something else – the chance to grow and develop as a thinking being. In my field and out, I would say: allow
yourself to take courses "merely" out of curiosity and interest. Life will be enriched by that, and even careers will be.
Courtesy Richard Strier and CCNY Archives
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ALUMNI PROFILE Vu Chung, Class of 2001
Vu Chung (‘01) is the Vice President of Prosek, providing strategic and analytical counseling to her clients and account team members across various communications
disciplines including creative media relations campaigns, messaging and positioning,
internal and external corporate communications, social media, and editorial content development. She was educated at the City College of New York (CCNY) and Texas
Woman’s University. She majored in Communications, in the Advertising and
Public relations program.
Q: What part of the CCNY experience do you remember most fondly?
Whether it was freshman jitter during orientation, or the excitement of
walking across the stage to receive my diploma, CCNY offered me an
experience of a lifetime. The part of the CCNY experience that I remember
most fondly is working together with my classmates on various mock public
relations and advertising campaigns for our classes. Memories of those
afternoons and sometimes evenings, huddled with my classmates in the
multimedia computer lab to brainstorm for campaign ideas, and design the
executions for the campaigns still make me smile. I feel grateful to have met and learned so much from these
classmates.
Q: How did your degree prepare you for your career, at the beginning as well as where you are now?
My B.A. degree in Communications helped prepare me for a career in public relations. My degree concentration at
CCNY was in public relations and advertising, so the curriculum consisted of theoretical courses in integrated
marketing communications, including advertising, corporate communications, and management. Through these
courses, I was offered practical and hands-on experiences that helped me prepare for my internship at a PR agency,
which eventually turned into my first job after graduation. Even though information travels much faster than when I
started my career, requiring corporations to change the way they communicate, my degree continues to be the
foundation to create effective communications campaigns for my clients today.
Q: What would you give as advice to current students in your field as to how to use their time at CCNY to their
best advantage in the career and any other aspect of their lives?
I believe CCNY is a great place for the students to work on building their portfolio for the public relations field.
Because all courses are hands-on, all of the assignments given by the professors – whether it is a press release, a
pitch letter, or a PR plan – these are actual writing samples that should go into their portfolio when applying for an
internship or a job. Work closely with the professors to get these writing samples to a place where they will
demonstrate the students’ knowledge and readiness for the field.
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STANFORD SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM STUDENT EXPERIENCES
Last summer the Division of Humanities and Arts sent ten of our best students to Stanford University for a research program designed to prepare them for graduate school. The students completed a research project with a Stanford faculty mentor, met in
seminar once a week, and participated in a GRE prep course. Stanford generously paid all of their expenses plus an
honorarium. We took three Stanford Ph.D. students as adjunct instructors in the Philosophy and English departments. Our
own Simon H. Rifkind Center for the Humanities contributed to their support. Here are some of the student comments.
Waylon Smith “[At Stanford we lived together in a dorm.] Staying in this type of housing with intelligent and like-minded people allowed each of us to present
and talk about our work constantly. Ideas were shared and compared, and then people would return to their projects with a new perspective. Professor [Lanier] Anderson [the seminar instructor]…treated us like we were [his] colleagues, [which] made all of us more secure about what we would be able to accomplish
during our time at Stanford.“
Samina Sirajuddowla “The CCNY-Stanford program has been a life changing experience. As a first-generation college student of South Asian origin pursuing
a degree in the Humanities, the CCNY-Stanford program provided me with the conceptual tools to conduct intensive research and prepare for graduate school applications and the GRE exam…This experience has heavily enriched my knowledge and fueled my curiosity in the…field of South Asian history. It has
also influenced my decision to apply to top PhD programs. Living on campus allowed me to develop my ideas in an active learning environment. Whether at dinner…or in the dorm with my roommate…there was always a constant
exchange of knowledge…leading to fruitful discussions, brainstorming sessions, or furious debates. To
dedicate [the] majority of my time solely to reading, synthesizing texts, and writing on material that I am passionate about whilst engaging with other undergraduate researchers, graduate students, and
faculty provided a glimpse into what research and academic life is like. “
Ariana Shirivani “One of my favorite things about the Stanford-CCNY program was getting to live on a traditional college campus. The tranquil environment
was conducive to critical research, and the like-minded, intellectual people who surrounded me inspired my research and encouraged me when the going got tough…Before the program, I naively thought research was a straightforward and smooth process where every day I would make progress towards my end
goal. However, I soon learned that there are many twists and turns along the way; triumphs one day can easily be foiled by setbacks the next. Perhaps the most valuable thing the Stanford-CCNY program provided are strategies for
applying to graduate school, including tips on how to craft the perfect personal statement, to approach
professors for recommendations, and to make the most of application(s)…Before this summer, the prospect of putting myself out there by applying to graduate school was daunting to say the least. The Stanford program not only quelled those fears but equipped me with the necessary tools
to do it successfully.”
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Tamra Lepro “The experience I had at Stanford was invaluable, not only because I was given the opportunity to work on my own research, but because of the daily interactions I had with my peers and the Stanford
community. [We had] a class on doing research in the Humanities which…was specifically designed for CCNY. Here we set our individual goals for our research projects and paired up with a partner to discuss how our research was going. Not only did our work get critiqued by our peers and [faculty], but the process of doing the research was discussed. [Faculty] were honest about their own frustrations and offered advice on how to lead healthy, productive lives while being engaged with your research. The living environment was great…we all lived on the same floor of the house which fostered a sense of community. Many of us ate all our meals together, which helped pull us out of the solitary work of research. The program cemented my desire to conduct serious research and apply to graduate school, and in every facet of the program, it prepared me to do just that.”
Sameeah Muhammad “The Stanford-CCNY
Research Program was a blessing and a gift. This may seem like it’s coming from a script –
but I am amazed and surprised by how real my research felt. I was
stunned and even intimidated by our first trip to
the Green Library, which I had heard described by a Stanford faculty member at one of our early orientations as a “site of knowledge production.” The library became an important place for me
this summer. Stumbling upon a glass-encased original manuscript of Christian Astrology by the 17th century astrologer William Lilly was another unforgettable moment. These experiences
brought me closer to an understanding of the beauty of the academic life. Swimming in the campus pool, riding my bike everywhere, and glorying in the California sunshine…helped
make my summer serene and blissful…I definitely want to keep writing academically, and try getting published in reputable journals. This summer gave [me] the opportunity to catch
glimpses of what I really want in life, and for that
I’ll always be grateful.“
Jonathan Aguirre The Stanford-CCNY exchange
program…was the most enriching and inspiring time I have experienced [in] my entire academic
career. I am currently writing my Master’s thesis, taking my final
class, and preparing my Ph.D. applications. I
have never been more motivated to pursue doctoral programs and accomplish my dream of
becoming a professor.”
Erwin Fernandez “[The]…experience
[at Stanford] was invaluable in helping me understand how actual research is conducted.
Stanford was an amazing place. I love it there; everyone is very helpful…
I met [faculty] who introduced me to several con-
stitutional law scholars, [who] are currently over-
seeing my work as it progresses.”
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STANFORD SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM STUDENT EXPERIENCES
Department of English
Deutermann, Allison K., and András Kiséry, eds.
Formal Matters: Reading the Materials of English
Renaissance Literature. Manchester: Manchester
University Press, 2013.
Di Iorio, Lyn. ed. Moments of Magical Realism in US
Ethnic Literatures. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Laskin, Pamela L. "Exiting the Glass Coffin." Denver:
Green Fuse Publications, 2013.
Mazzola, Elizabeth. Learning and Literacy in Female
Hands, 1520-1698. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2013.
Raboteau, Emily. Searching for Zion. New York: Atlantic
Monthly Press, 2013.
Department of Foreign Language & Literature
Callahan, Laura. “Pre-imposition vs. in-situ negotiation
of group and individual identities. "Critical
Multilingualism Studies 1:1 (2012): 57-73.
Chang-Rodriguez, Raquel. Cartografía garcilasista.
Alicante: Universidad de Alicante, 2013.
Estrada, Isabel M. El documental cinematográfico y
televisivo contemporáneo: memoria, sujeto y formación de la
identidad democrática española. Suffolk, UK:
Tamesis Books, 2013.
Riobó, Carlos. Handbook of Contemporary Cuba: Economy,
Politics, Civil Society, and Globalization. Intro. and Ed.
Boulder: Paradigm, 2013.
Riobó, Carlos. "Raiding the 'Anales' of the Empire:
Sarduy's Subversions of the Latin American Boom."
Hispanic Review 81.3 (2013): 331-352.
Tinajero, Araceli. Exilio y cosmopolitismo en el arte y la
literatura Hispánica. Madrid: Verbum, 2013.
Department of History
Naddeo, Barbara. “A Cosmopolitan in the Provinces:
Giuseppe Maria Galanti, Geography and Enlightenment
Europe.” Modern Intellectual History, a Cambridge
University Press Journal 10:1 (2013): 1-26.
Petty, Adrienne M. Standing Their Ground: Small Farmers
in North Carolina Since the Civil War. Oxford University
Press, 2013.
Stein, Judith. “The Day After Election Day,” Logos:
A Journal of Modern Society and Culture 11:4 (2012).
Weitz, Eric D. “Selbstbestimung versus
Individualrechte: Die Teilung Palästinas,” in Toward a
New Moral World Order? Menschenrechtspolitik und
Völkerrecht seit 1945, ed. Norbert Frei und Annette
Weinke (Göttingen: Wallstein, 2013), 53-62.
Department of Philosophy
Weissman, David. "Zone Morality," Metaphilosophy 44:5
(2013): 589-603.
Publishing Certificate Program
Powers, Retha. Ed. Bartlett's Familiar Black Quotations:
5,000 Years of Literature, Lyrics, Poems, Passages, Phrases,
and Proverbs from Voices Around the World. New York:
Little, Brown and Company, 2013.
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VENUS, A Play by Suzan-Lori Parks. Directed by Lydia Fort. Photographer: Hana Sooyeon Kim
FACULTY PUBLICATIONS
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Department of Art
Associate Professor Becca Albee’s work was included in
the exhibition entitled Burying the Lede, at Momenta,
Brooklyn, NY. September - October 2013.
Associate Professor Hajoe Moderegger’s work was
featured in the book launch and exhibition Frankfurt Mars,
at Eyebeam. New York, NY. 14 Nov 2013 - 30 Nov 2013.
Professor Annette Weintraub’s Sacred [Sacred Journey:
Walking as Spiritual Action] is at the Minneapolis Institute of
Arts, Minneapolis, MN. August 31, 2013 - July 13, 2014.
Department of English
Professor Linsey Abrams work was featured in the opera presentation "Rappaccini's Daughter" from Essential Voices
USA’s The Composer Speaks series, at Pearl Studios. June 12, 2013.
Professor Joshua Wilner gave the lecture "Dwelling with
the Dead: Two Wordsworth Texts" at University of Bamberg, Germany. July 1, 2013.
Department of Foreign Language & Literature
Associate Professor Carlos Riobó gave a lecture entitled
"Severo Sarduy and Cuban Culture" at The Bildner Center for Western Hemispheric Studies, New York City. October 18, 2013.
Department of History
Associate Professor Clifford Rosenberg gave a lecture entitled "The politics of TB control in France and
Algeria, c. 1890-1950: Rethinking relations between North and South” at The Graduate Institute, in Geneva, Switzerland. May 28, 2013.
FACULTY PRESENTATIONS & EXHIBITIONS
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Dean Eric D. Weitz gave a keynote lecture entitled
“Borderlands and Bloodlands: Rethinking the Mass Violence of the Twentieth Century in Eastern Europe” at the Polish Studies Center and School of Global and International Studies, Indiana University. September 2013.
Department of Media & Communication Arts
Distinguished Lecturer Chantel Akerman’s “poetic
diaspora tale” News From Home screened at the Museum of Modern Art. October 2013.
Professor Dave Davidson directed HANS RICHTER: Everything Turns - Everything Revolves, which was screened at Centre Pompidou, Metz, France. August 2013 - Febru-
ary 2013.
Assistant Professor Antonio Tibaldi’s documentary
[S]COMPARSE was screened at Calandra Institute. October 29, 2013.
Department of Music
David Cieri wrote the score for a documentary by
Raymond De Felitta entitled Booker's Place - A Mississippi Story, performed at Carnegie Hall. 2013. He also just completed the score for the upcoming Ken Burns documentary entitled The Roosevelts - An Intimate History due to premiere on PBS in 2014.
Associate Professor Shaugn O'Donnell gave a lecture
entitled “Pink Floyd’s Interstellar Journey to The Dark Side of the Moon” at the Institute for Popular Music,
University of Rochester, NY. September 18, 2013.
Department of Theatre & Speech
Professor David Willinger’s new original play, Out Of
Their Minds, about James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, and Joyce's daughter, Lucia, was given a staged reading at New Media Repertory Company.
“Godka Cirka - A Hole in the Sky,” a 10-minute short
directed by Assistant Professor Antonio Tibaldi and
Alex Lora (MFA '12), has been selected for the 2014 Sun-
dance Film Festival.
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, by Nikolai Gogol. Adapted and Directed by Rob Barron. Photographer: Portia Lipscomb
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GODSPELL, A Musical by Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak. Directed by Rob Barron. Photographer: Kimberly Patino
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Department of Art
Associate Professor Becca Albee held residencies in the
following organizations: Blue Mountain Center, Blue Mountain Lake, NY, October 2013; and Fundacion Botin, Santander, Spain, July 2013.
Department of English
Professor Lyn Di Iorio won the 2013 Puerto Rico Institute
Award for Literary Achievement.
Associate Professor Emily Raboteau's work, “Searching
for Zion: The Quest for Home in the African Diaspora” was awarded The 2013 New York Book Festival Grand Prize.
Department of History
Associate Professor Gregory P. Downs was named the
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellow at the Huntington Library for Summer 2013.
Distinguished Professor Judith Stein was named the Distinguised Fellow Spring for the Advanced Research Collaborative (ARC) at the CUNY Graduate Center for
Spring 2014.
Department of Media & Communication Arts
Assistant Professor Antonio Tibaldi's film project "The
Oldest Man Alive" was selected to participate at 2013 Film Independent Producers Lab.
FACULTY AWARDS & GRANTS
(continued from Page 2) Steven Chalmers’ work for Prof. Becca Albee's Portfolio and Projects class focuses on the issues concerning the waterfront of Red Hook, Brooklyn,
and the harbor beyond. To learn more about the project, and to view more images, visit:
http://stevenachalmers.co.uk/
STUDENT PROJECT HIGHLIGHT
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CORRECTION: Undergraduate art student Monika Uchiyama was awarded the Ellen Battell Stoeckel Fellowship to attend the Norfolk Yale Summer Art Program, not Associate Professor Becca Albee.