On the occasion of Dr. Tingliang Huang's tenure as Professor.
This book is closely related to my research papers on modeling consumer bounded rationality in service operations, supply chain management, and marketing, and it is in fact the first book that cited my research.
On the occasion of Dr. Tracey Norrell's promotion to Senior Lecturer
After reading Life and Fate during my first semester in Graduate School, I knew I wanted to write my dissertation on the Eastern Front during World War I as Vasily Grossman did about World War II.
On the occasion of Dr. Vandana Singh's promotion to Professor
As someone who cares deeply about social justice, I chose this book because it is transformative and challenges us all to be a player in today's socio-political climate. It encourages us to learn, experience, and lead antiracism in our surroundings. It is powerful in its vision and impactful in its storytelling. Truly a gem!
On the occasion of Dr. Wonjae Hwang's promotion to Professor.
This book offers a concise yet comprehensive analysis of alliances in general and about the U.S.-South Korea relations in particular. This book is a must-read book for those who hope to keep the U.S.-South Korea alliance on track and understand the impact of the alliance on South Korea's foreign policy and its society.
The Evolution of the South Korea-United States Alliance
On the occasion of Eileen Downey's promotion to Distinguished Lecturer
For this promotion, I wanted to choose a book to honor my husband, who has always been incredibly supportive of me throughout my career. Poetry was one of the first things that brought us together, and early in our relationship he bought me a book of Thomas Hardy poetry. I picked this book to thank him for his editorial support and encouraging partnership on this journey.
On the occasion of Elizabeth Gentry's promotion to Distinguished Lecturer
Ishiguro is a master of allegory, and I love the way that this surreal book captures the human experience of having goals and expectations and pursuits, and then somewhere along the way realizing that we have been sidetracked, that life isn't linear and does not follow the clear narrative structure that we use to console ourselves.
On the occasion of Kimberly Sims's promotion to Senior Lecturer
This is a wonderful book for advanced Japanese students as a first step into reading novels in Japanese. Currently, there are very few Japanese novels at the UTK library, so this would be a great addition.
On the occasion of Kristina McCue's promotion to Distinguished Lecturer
Ni Ghriofa's account of her fascination with by Eibhlin Dubh Ni Chonaill's 18th century poem about her husband's murder, "Caoineadh Airt Ui Laoghaire" ("Lament for Art O'Leary"), becomes the counterpoint to reflections on her own life as a 21st century poet, woman, and mother. The lengthy lament, which is considered the most lovely and resonant poem in Irish literature, is included in Ni Ghriofa's new translation. The book is a literary, historical, and feminist exploration by one poet of the life and work of another as it moves fluidly between the moments in modern Ireland when Ni Ghriofa wrote the book mostly while sitting in her car between domestic errands and when the "horseman of the bright sword" fell in 1773. It is a personal memoir about literary obsession and historical mystery, and Ni Ghriofa meets the beauty of the poem with beautiful prose.
