College of Arts and Sciences
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Art history’s Erin Benay receives the International Fine Prints and Drawings Foundation’s Best Book of the Year award
Erin Benay, associate professor of art history, director of undergraduate studies and Distinguished Scholar in the Public Humanities, and Britany Salsbury, curator of prints and drawings at the Cleveland Museum of Art, won the Best Book of the Year Award from the International Fine Prints and…
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August 18, 2023
Walt Hunter, chair of the Department of English at Case Western Reserve University, was featured on the podcast Close Readings with Kamran Javadizadeh, where he discussed his forthcoming book on race, housing, and literature (specifically, Gwendolyn Brooks and Chicago).
August 18, 2023
Mosquitoes—Spanish for “little fly”—are an important part of the world’s ecosystem. While most would prefer to not suffer its bites, the value of one of nature’s most annoying—and also sometimes dangerous—flying pests can’t be understated. Twelve of the more than 200 types of mosquitoes in the…
August 18, 2023
Kathryn C. Lavelle, the Ellen and Dixon Long Professor in World Affairs in the Department of Political Science at Case Western Reserve University, and her co-author, Liselotte Odgaard, wrote an article for Environment and Security titled “The Arctic Council, the International Maritime Organization…
August 18, 2023
Maggie Popkin publishes ongoing research into the material and visual culture of ancient Roman sport
Maggie Popkin, the Robson Junior Professor and associate professor of art history, published her ongoing research into the material and visual culture of ancient Roman sport in The Art Bulletin, the flagship journal of the College Art Association. Her article, "Roman Gladiator Knives:…
August 17, 2023
For weeks now, the Barbie movie has swept the globe. From Barbie becoming a secret client in a Progressive Insurance commercial, to custom pink Crocs and even a Malibu DreamHouse that was available to rent on Airbnb, the film—and its more than 100 partnerships—have influenced myriad facets of…
August 17, 2023
General auditions for the fall Department of Theater productions will take place from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 30, in the Roe Green Theater at the Maltz Performing Arts Center. Fall shows will be The Moors by Jen Silverman and Electra by Sophocles (translation by Anne Carson). Undergraduate…
August 16, 2023
Few people can say they've been part of one of the most highly regarded art displays in the world. But now, eight Case Western Reserve University art history students can add the accomplishment to their résumés. Through the class "Issues in 20th/21st Century Art: Plastocene Era: Art, Plastics and…
August 14, 2023
Margaret Fischer came of age during President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s terms in the White House in the late 1950s. During that time, as she recalls, women were expected to become housewives who led lives supported by their husbands. “Somehow that wasn’t the path I felt I was mapped out to take,” she…
August 11, 2023
Cassi Pittman Claytor, associate professor in the Department of Sociology, was recently awarded the A. Wade Smith Award for Teaching, Mentoring, and Service from the Association of Black Sociologists. Pittman Claytor was selected as a result of her work helping African American individuals launch…
August 11, 2023
Serena Wheeler’s first encounter with the communication sciences field was through her brother, who has autism and works with a speech-language pathologist. But despite this early, personal connection to the field, Wheeler didn’t initially consider it as a career. Instead, she came to Case Western…