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Reading Prester John: Cultural Fantasy and its Manuscript Contexts, a new book by Professor of History John Eldevik, was recently published by Arc-Humanities Press. It examines the legend of Prester John, a powerful Christian monarch believed to have ruled a vast empire in Asia during the Middle Ages.

Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies Jack Martínez-Arias was invited to the Lima International Book Fair to launch his third novel, Te he seguido (Dendro 2024).

A review of Awkward: A Theory, by Associate Professor of Philosophy Alexandra Plakias ’02, was published in the July 19 issue of The Times Literary Supplement (TLS).

Associate Professor of Philosophy Alexandra Plakias recently presented “The Right to Know? Technology, Transparency, and Trust” and her book, Awkwardness: A Theory.

Maurice Isserman, the Publius Virgilius Rogers Professor of American History, wrote an essay titled "I spent years studying American communism. Here’s what I learned" for The Guardian published on May 16. Reflecting on “why so many intelligent and admirable people remained so loyal for so long to a fundamentally flawed movement,” Isserman delved into the paradoxical nature of American communism.

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Pavitra Sundar, associate professor of literature, delivered a series of talks on her book, Listening with a Feminist Ear (University of Michigan Press, 2023).

In Associate Professor of Philosophy Alexandra Plakias’ new book, she “discusses how we ostracize and punish those who fail to fit into existing social categories" and also how "awkwardness has a positive side."

A book of interviews by Professor of Cinema and Media Studies Scott MacDonald was the festival publication for Punto de Vista, the international documentary film festival of Navarra.

“Introduction to Dynamical Wave Function Collapse,” a book about continuous spontaneous localization by Professor of Physics Emeritus Philip Pearle, was recently published by Oxford University Press.