Princeton prof. addresses self-expression through the essay

“If you don’t have it figured out, the essay will help you,” Christy Wampole, an associate professor of French Literature and Thought at Princeton University, told students during her Self-Edification Through the Essay lecture on Jan. 30. Wampole spoke to a crowd of first-year College of General Studies about the essay as a form of self-discovery and self-expression.

Palimpsest Recognizes Outstanding Undergraduate Writing

Palimpsest— an online publication that highlights outstanding College of General Studies undergraduate writing– has submissions from across the disciplines, covering everything from family history to philosophical dialogues to film history and the history of nationalism.

A Look at Undergraduate Research: The Robot Revolution

College of General Studies Lecturer Joelle Renstrom is writing a new book about robotics and artificial intelligence. With the assistance of undergraduate researcher Sofia Zalaquett (CGS’19, CAS’21), Renstrom is diving into topics such as technological unemployment, love and sex with robots, artist robots, and the always-intriguing question of robot consciousness.

CGS Professor Edits New Book on Motherhood

Associate Professor of Rhetoric Lynn O’Brien Hallstein has edited a new book, Mothering Rhetorics. It’s a collection of essays that examines the concept of motherhood through the rhetorics of reproduction, and reproducing rhetorics.

From Toni Morrison to Tarantino–Analyzing America’s Vengeful Stories

Kyle Wiggins’ new book, American Revenge Narratives: A Collection of Critical Essays is a compilation of essays examining post-war American revenge stories and “the nation’s love for vengeance.” from Toni Morrison’s Beloved to Steven Spielberg’s Jaws—these essays contend with our country’s “seemingly inexhaustible production of vengeful tales.”

CGS Hosts London Conference on Writing and the Nation

On June 30, 2018, an interdisciplinary group of scholars convened in London for an international conference on “Writing, the State, and the Rise of Neo-Nationalism: Historical Contexts and Contemporary Concerns.”