Laura Silva

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Defining Democracy: Democratic Commitment in the Arab World

November 16, 2023 by | The Voice of Wilkinson

Assistant Professor Hannah Ridge (Political Science) recently published her first book, Defining Democracy: Democratic Commitment in the Arab World. The book focuses on how Arabic-speakers in the Middle East use the word dimuqratiyya. The English translation – democracy – fails to capture the nuance of how the word is employed, according to Dr. Ridge. “When

Faculty Books: Rim to River A book by Tom Zoellner

April 7, 2023 by | The Voice of Wilkinson

Wilkinson College English professor Tom Zoellner (whose Island on Fire: The Revolt that Ended Slavery in the British Empire won the 2020 National Book Critics Circle Award for the best nonfiction book) recently published Rim to River: Looking into the Heart of Arizona – a story about his 46-day journey hiking through the redrock country

Black Music in Britain in the 21st Century Faculty Publication

March 21, 2023 by | The Voice of Wilkinson

As a child, Professor Monique Charles (Sociology) loved to sing, write songs, and perform with her cousins. Her latest book, Black Music in Britain in the 21st Century is a combination of her lived experiences when she was young and her passion for studying intellectual pursuits … and of course her love of Black music

Intelligent Entertainment Richard Bausch’s latest Novel, Playhouse

March 21, 2023 by | The Voice of Wilkinson

Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences congratulates Richard Bausch (English), on the publication of his latest work, Playhouse  (Alfred A Knopf, 2023). The story takes place in Memphis, Tennessee, where a theater company is putting together a production of Shakespeare’s King Lear for its gala opening, just after a complete renovation. But, the

Split Diopter: At the Seam of Art and Cinema

February 21, 2023 by | The Voice of Wilkinson

Last spring the Guggenheim Gallery presented “Split Diopter” an installation that took over three years to create, which was developed out of a series of conversations between its three curators—Jan Tumlir (Art History at SCI-Arc), Reza Monahan (SCI-Arc Channel Producer/Director), and Marcus Herse (Guggenheim Gallery Coordinator)—concerning the relations of fine art and cinema. The principal

Intimacy and the Anxieties of Cinematic Flesh: Between Phenomenology and Psychoanalysis Faculty Books

February 21, 2023 by | The Voice of Wilkinson

Dr. Patrick Fuery (Professor and Director of the Center for Creative and Cultural Industries) recently published his 9th book, Intimacy and the Anxieties of Cinematic Flesh: Between Phenomenology and Psychoanalysis (Bloomsbury, 2023). “This was a book I have wanted to write for some time,” said Dr. Fuery. “All my previous books have looked at different

Have Mercy On Us Faculty Book Spotlight

January 30, 2023 by | The Voice of Wilkinson

  Creative Writing Professor Lisa Cupolo recently published her book Have Mercy On Us (Regal House Publishing, 2023). The new book is a collection of stories that explores love, relationships, and all the complications: loss, betrayal, and longing. The collection features not only romantic love and relationships, but also that of mothers and daughters, fathers

Recognition for Dr. Justin Walsh’s Pioneering Space Archaeology Project

January 12, 2023 by | The Voice of Wilkinson

Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences congratulates Dr. Justin St. P. Walsh (Department of Art) and Dr. Alice Gorman (Department of Archaeology at Flinders University in Australia) who were recently presented with the Archaeological Institute of America’s 2023 Award for Outstanding Work in Digital Archaeology for their work on International Space Station Archaeological

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