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SAGES’ Sarah de Swart, William Doll present program’s 251st public speaking workshop
Sarah de Swart, the associate director of the University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education, and William Doll, part-time lecturer of English and SAGES instructor, completed their 251st public speaking workshop for SAGES students Nov. 19. Nearly 4,400 Case Western Reserve University…
English professors read from their books at Miami Book Fair International
Two Case Western Reserve University faculty members presented their works alongside famed authors such as Tom Brokaw and Salman Rushdie at the Miami Book Fair International Nov. 21-22. Michael W. Clune, professor of English, read from his recently published memoir Gamelife (Farrar, Straus and…
Uncovering the true essence—and fake paintings—of Thomas Hart Benton
Thomas Hart Benton captured early- to mid-20th century America with a style and swagger uniquely his own. Capturing what made the painter tick—and tick-off so many people—has been a career-long pursuit of art historian Henry Adams. In fact, Adams was one of the first scholars to take Benton…
Has Chicago’s $3.2 billion public housing makeover successfully re-integrated the poor?
New book from Mandel School faculty says no A $3.2 billion (and counting) transformation of Chicago’s notorious high-rise public housing has dramatically changed the urban landscape there, attracting affluent residents to segregated areas and catalyzing revitalization in long-marginalized…
Michael W. Clune’s memoir receives rave reviews
Michael W. Clune, professor of English, has received rave reviews for his new memoir, Gamelife. The New York Times, The New Republic, The New York Review of Books and other outlets have recognized Clune’s memoir. Gamelife touches on the way in which video games shaped Clune’s childhood and…
Faculty member Erin Benay publishes first monograph
Erin Benay, assistant professor of Italian Renaissance and baroque art, recently published her first monograph, Faith, Gender, and the Senses in Italian Renaissance and Baroque Art: Interpreting the Noli me tangere and Doubting Thomas (Burlington: Ashgate, 2015). The book is co-authored with Lisa…
Modern Languages and Literatures’ Linda Ehrlich guest curates film series in Texas
Linda Ehrlich, associate professor of Japanese, is guest curator of the film series to accompany the “Where Rivers Meet” theatrical event in San Antonio, Austin and Houston. The event is a performance and educational project featuring Japanese theater art (Noh theatre, the play Sumidagawa) and a…
Associate Provost and University Librarian Arnold Hirshon to go on speaking tour in Asia and Europe
Arnold Hirshon, associate provost and university librarian, will begin a round-the-world speaking tour in November. Hirshon is an internationally recognized speaker who has presented in nearly 50 countries on six continents. Hirshon will start his tour in Malaysia, Singapore and Chendu, China, in…
Professor Martha Woodmansee participates on intellectual property panel
Martha Woodmansee, professor of English and law, participated in a panel discussion at the International Society for the History and Theory of Intellectual Property’s seventh annual workshop this summer. The University of Pennsylvania School of Law hosted the workshop. Other panel participants…
Weatherhead School’s Chris Laszlo gives keynote address at Milan World Expo
Chris Laszlo, professor of organizational behavior and faculty director for research and outreach at the Fowler Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit, gave a keynote address at the Milan World Expo Oct. 14. His talk was titled "Sustainable Value: Is Integration the Trick?" After his…