Faculty and Staff Notes
Marc Blecher publishes chapter in "China's Political Economy in the Xi Jinping Epoch"
April 16, 2021
Marc Blecher, James Monroe Professor of Politics and of East Asian Studies, published “The Political Economy of Working Class Re-formation” in Lowell Dittmer, ed., China's Political Economy in the Xi Jinping Epoch: Global and Domestic Dimensions, World Scientific, 2021.
Yveline Alexis presents at University of Rhode Island
April 16, 2021
Associate Professor of Africana Studies and Comparative American Studies Yveline Alexis was a featured speaker at the University of Rhode Island. She presented about the significance of using Caribbean archives and multilingual sources in writing about Charlemagne Péralte’s life and legacy.
Erik Inglis publishes article in the journal Speculum
April 9, 2021
Professor of Medieval Art History Erik Inglis published an article, "Inventing Apostolic Impression Relics in Medieval Rome," in the April 2021 issue of Speculum.
Sebastiaan Faber publishes book that explores the legacy of dictator Francisco Franco
April 5, 2021
Professor of Hispanic Studies Sebastiaan Faber has published a new book. Exhuming Franco: Spain's Second Transition (Vanderbilt University Press) explores what is left of Francisco Franco's legacy in Spain today. For some, the recent exhumation of the dictator's remains from the massive monument in which they'd been buried since his death in 1975 confirmed that Spain is a modern, consolidated democracy. Yet in reality the country is still deeply affected—and divided—by the dictatorial legacies of Francoism.
Jazz Saxophone Professor Gary Bartz Releases New Album
April 2, 2021
Oberlin Conservatory jazz saxophone professor Gary Bartz, with producers Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge, has just released his first album in eight years titled, "Gary Bartz JID 006" on the Jazz is Dead label.
“He’s a luminary that has contributed so much to music culture, for decades,” says Younge about Bartz. “His musical ability is expanding with age and we’re honored to be a part of his world.”
Al Evangelista presents choreographic work
March 30, 2021
Assistant Professor of Dance Al Evangelista presented his choreographic work in "Performing Public Histories" at the National Council on Public History Annual Meeting. In this roundtable, scholar-artists examine what the inadequacies and excesses of performance get right about history and what is made knowable about archival materials through embodiment.
Allegra Hyde presents and gives reading of debut short story collection
March 30, 2021
Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing Allegra Hyde presented at the 2021 AWP Conference and the 14th Annual Clemson Literary Festival in March, reading from her debut short story collection, OF THIS NEW WORLD.
Chanda Feldman presents talk on Jewish poets and racial justice
March 30, 2021
Assistant Professor of Creative Writing Chanda Feldman presented a talk, “Race, Language, and Global Belonging” on the panel "If Not Now: Jewish Poets and Racial Justice" at the 2021 Association of Writers and Writing Conferences.
Martin Saavedra co-authors article in Economic Inquiry
March 30, 2021
Associate Professor of Economics Martin Saavedra has co-authored "The Influence of Hidden Researcher Decisions in Applied Microeconomics," published in Economic Inquiry.
Renee Romano publishes chapter in Heterosexual Histories and gives lectures
March 30, 2021
Renee Romano, the Robert S. Danforth Professor of History and Professor of Comparative American and Africana Studies, published the chapter, “The Strange Career of Interracial Heterosexuality” in the new collection, Heterosexual Histories (New York University Press, 2021), edited by Michele Mitchell and Rebecca Davis. She recently spoke at the Dole Institute at the University of Kansas about the musical Hamilton, and gave the Harrison Lecture at the University of Western Kentucky on the topic, “Can the Past Save Us?: The Role of History in the Struggle for Racial Justice and Multiracial Democracy.”