Publications + Presentations

Representatives from several Case Western Reserve University departments and schools attended the annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students in Indianapolis Nov. 14-17. The representatives were from the College of Arts and Sciences’ biology and chemistry departments, the School of ...

Provost and Executive Vice President Ben Vinson III discussed his book, Before Mestizaje: Lobos, Moriscos, Coyotes and the Frontiers of Race and Caste in Colonial Mexico, for a podcast titled “Kingdom, Empire and Plus Ultra: Conversations on the History of Portugal and Spain, 1415-1898.” Featured o...

Lecturer in English Gabrielle Bychowski wrote about the existence and experiences of transgender people in the Middle Ages. The article, titled “Were there Transgender People in the Middle Ages?” was published in The Public Medievalist, which features research on society in Medieval times and other ...

For a podcast titled “Roman Memory (Part 2)—Classics Confidential,” Maggie Popkin, the Robson Junior Professor and associate professor of art history, spoke about the Roman souvenir trade. She specifically commented on glass bottles from Baia, an ancient Roman town. Listen to the full podcast on Ro...

In light of Anti-Bullying Week 2018, Jane Timmons-Mitchell and Daniel Flannery, senior research associate and director at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, respectively, co-authored a blog post for Cambridge University Press on bullying, its effects and what people can...

Erika Trapl, associate director of the Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhood (PRCHN) and associate professor of population and quantitative health sciences, and Anna Thornton Matos, REACH project manager at PRCHN, recently authored an article for Preventing Chronic Disease, a journal o...

Timothy Beal, the Florence Harkness Professor of Religion and chair of the Department of Religious Studies, wrote about the connection between horror films and religion, showing how scary movies may actually support central ideas of religion. The piece, titled “The Horror: Religion and the Monstrou...

Catherine Scallen, the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities and associate professor of art history, wrote about the sale of “Lot and His Daughters” by Peter Paul Rubens, a famous Flemish Baroque painter, which went for $58 million. Her article was published on Meural, a platform for artists...

A textbook on linear algebra written by Mark Meckes and Elizabeth Meckes, both professors of mathematics, applied mathematics and statistics, was reviewed by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), the main venue for reviews of books at this level. The book, Linear Algebra, was published by ...

Department of Religious Studies Chair Timothy Beal’s recent book, The Book of Revelation: A Biography, was recently reviewed by Inside Higher Ed. The review described how Beal’s book details the perception of The Book of Revelation and how he addressed the Revelation’s impact on art and entertainme...