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Katheryn Doran, associate professor of philosophy, hosted the second Philosophy of Film Without Theory conference on Oct. 21-22. Doran’s talk “I May Destroy You: TV and the Growth of Understanding” grew out of conversations with students in her Philosophy of Film course about the paucity of treatment in film and TV of all but stereotypical violent sexual assault by strangers.
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Visiting Professor of History Ty Seidule’s schedule has been interwoven with major diversity, equity, and inclusion presentations, media interviews, and U.S. Naming Commission Army base ceremonies this semester. Seidule has also presented at military institutions, museums, universities, churches, and conferences, and has written in and been quoted by major national outlets including The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal.
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Assistant Professor of Sociology Stephanie A. Dhuman recently published an article titled “‘Why Can’t We Have Some Kind of Unity?’ Cultural Contention Amongst Puerto Rican and Black Residents in Southern Suburbia” in the journal Sociology of Race and Ethnicity (SRE).
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Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies Jack Martinez-Arias recently published an article titled “Mining, Pollution, and Irony in Manuel Scorza’s Redoble por Rancas (1970)” in the prominent peer-reviewed journal Bulletin of Hispanic Studies, published by Liverpool University Press.
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Associate Professor of Sociology Jaime Kucinskas presented results from her new book manuscript, The Loyalty Trap (under contract, Columbia University Press) at the University of Chicago's Sociology Department on Oct. 4.
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September’s news highlights ranged from coverage of the Wellin Museum to discussions of agricultural policies and coups d’état.
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Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Aaron Strong has published two research articles with recent alumni.
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Lisa Trivedi, the Christian A. Johnson Excellence in Teaching Professor of History, was a featured speaker in conversation with artist Shelly Jyoti, at "Mosaic of Indigo: Exploring Indigo Through Textile Art," at the South Asia Institute, Chicago, on Aug. 12.
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Assistant Professor of Psychology Kelly Faig co-authored three peer-reviewed papers that have been published recently.
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Associate Professor of Africana Studies Nigel Westmaas was recently the invited keynote speaker at a symposium organized by the University of Guyana to mark the 200th anniversary of the Demerara enslaved revolt of 1823 in Guyana.
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