On the occasion of Dr. Theodora Kopestonsky's promotion to Distinguished Lecturer
As I reconstruct the ancient experience in the Greek sanctuary, I have been thinking about the senses and how ancient people perceived their world. While so much has been lost, we can use texts and images to reconstruct what people would have seen, heard, smelled, touched, and, yes, even tasted. This book helps bridge the gap from the present to the past.
On the occasion of Dr. Victor Chávez, Jr.'s tenure and promotion to Associate Professor
At the very end of Fulbright year in Paris 2007, I had the good fortune of attending a clarinet symposium at the University of Edinburg, UK. This book is a catalog of the clarinet collection of Sir Nicholas Shakelton donated to their archives. This resource has been essential to my scholarly and creative activity over the last 10 years.
Historic Musical Instruments in the Edinburgh University Collection: Catalogue of the Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection
Department - Theory & Practice in Teacher Education
On the occasion of Dr. Yolanda Kirkpatrick's promotion to Clinical Associate Professor
This Will Be My Undoing by Morgan Jerkins. I selected this book to #SayOurNames and present stories of the unheard voices or those ignored by the combination of racism and sexism.
This Will Be My Undoing: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in (White) America
On the occasion of Emily Bivens's promotion to Professor
These are books that exist in an in-between state and are difficult to categorize. They are all shapeshifters that weave together biography, art and literary criticism, and memoir.
On the occasion of Eric Amarante's tenure and promotion to Associate Professor
I read "White by Law" shortly after starting my career in academia, and it was my first experience with a critical discussion of the legal meaning of whiteness in the United States. Since then, I've often referred to it over the course of my career, and I can't count the number of times I've recommended it to students. As a multi-racial person who looks white, I've always been keenly aware of the privilege provided by my skin color. But Haney Lopez's book broadened my vocabulary concerning skin privilege and inspired me to further examine the malleable definition of "white."
On the occasion of Jane Casey Sams's promotion to Professor
I believe the primary purpose of theatre is to provide audiences a way to see and experience the world they couldn't have any other way. FAIRVIEW, by Jackie Sibblies Drury, brilliantly shows the power of white gaze on people of color that I, as a white woman, could not have experienced without this play. Plus it's funny!
