The Impact of Parental Incarceration: Dean Sullivan Releases New Book
1.7 million children currently have parents in the United States prison system. 30% of them will follow in their parents’ footsteps. Those are the astounding statistics that are discussed at length in Associate Dean Megan Sullivan’s new book, Parental Incarceration: Personal Accounts and Developmental Impact. The book, which is now available on Amazon and Routledge.com, […]
Wexelblatt releases eighth book, Heiberg’s Twitch
Professor of Humanities Robert Wexelblatt recently released his eighth book, Heiberg’s Twitch, which features a collection of fourteen distinct short stories. Named after the first story in the volume, this is the latest addition to his extensive writing career, which encompasses both scholarly and literary publications. Wexelblatt selected these stories for their differences in character, tone, and form. He explains that […]
Hallstein will give keynote address at Mothers, Mothering, Motherhood in 21st Century conference
On the tails of releasing her new book, Bikini-Ready Moms: Celebrity Profiles, Motherhood, and the Body, Rhetoric Professor Dr. Lynn O’Brien Hallstein is headed to Canada to give the keynote address at the Mothers, Mothering, Motherhood in 21st Century: Culture, Society, Literature, and the Arts conference. Sponsored by the Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community […]
Contributions Beyond Research: One Undergraduate’s Role in Newly-Released Bikini-Ready Moms
Rhetoric Professor Lynn O-Brien Hallstein releases her new book, Bikini-Ready Moms, on September 1. As this key milestone approaches, Hallstein can’t help but reflect upon the hard work, effort and support that made the book possible. Undergraduate research assistant Allyson English (CGS 14, SAR 16) played a critical role in the writing process, not only conducting valuable research to inform […]
Exploring Where Life Intersects Literature: Renstrom Releases Unique Collection of Nonfiction Essays
Literature, typically crafted for wide audiences, has the unique ability to touch each reader in an incredibly personal way. It’s is a powerful means to share, guide, and connect readers across all borders and boundaries through a relatable story. College of General Studies (CGS) Rhetoric instructor Joelle Renstrom explores that delicate intersection of life and literature in her newly released collection of non-fiction essays: Closing the Book: Travels […]
Parfitt releases second edition of Writing in Response
Professor of Rhetoric Matthew Parfitt recently released the second edition of his book, Writing in Response, published by Bedford/St. Martin’s (Macmillan Higher Ed). Writing in Response was written in effort to fill the need for a book that treats critical reading as the first stage of the writing process. Parfitt explains, “That is, the writing that students do in […]
Professor Robert Wexelblatt’s novel Zublinka Among Women wins a prize.
Professor Robert Wexelblatt’s newest book is Zublinka Among Women, a novel published in February 2008 by Ken Arnold Books. Zublinka Among Women has won the 2008 Next Generation Indie Book Award grand prize for fiction. In the last year, Professor Wexelblatt has also published eight poems in The Café Review, Taj Mahal Review, The Cape […]