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University News
October 7, 2014 | 03:34 pm

New history of University highlights 155 years of transformation

In a new book, Our Work Is But Begun: A History of the University of Rochester, 1850–2005, author Janice Bullard Pieterse traces the growth of the University of Rochester from a small undergraduate program in 1850 to a leading research university and engine for regional economic growth.

topics: announcements, book authors, Janice Bullard Pieterse,
Society & Culture
September 16, 2014 | 05:13 pm

Acclaimed author’s new novel steeped in family mystery

As a child, professor and noted author Joanna Scott played with figurines collected by her great-grandfather, Armand de Potter. After unearthing a trunk filled with diaries and documents, Scott realized her great-grandfather wasn’t the man he seemed. This disquieting discovery became the basis for her new novel, De Potter’s Grand Tour.

topics: announcements, book authors, Department of English, Joanna Scott, literature, School of Arts and Sciences,
The Arts
August 5, 2014 | 03:34 pm

Debut novel explores betrayal, brotherhood in the South

Tough economic times can bring out the worst in people, especially when you mix in family, desperation, and the drive to get ahead in business. This is one of the messages in Bluff City Pawn by professor Stephen Schottenfeld.

topics: announcements, book authors, Department of English, School of Arts and Sciences, Stephen Schottenfeld,
The Arts
July 28, 2014 | 06:46 pm

First-of-its-kind study connects music, Saint Anne

You will find no references to St. Anne in the New Testament. And yet, from the early 15th to early 16th centuries, the apocryphal mother of the Virgin Mary was a subject of great veneration by women of all social ranks, especially among royalty. In his new book, Michael Alan Anderson, associate professor of musicology at the Eastman School, examines how this devotion was expressed in the music of this time period.

topics: book authors, Eastman School of Music, Michael Alan Anderson, Renaissance, research finding,
Society & Culture
May 7, 2014 | 07:11 pm

New book explores awkward moments in film and media

Films like This is Spinal Tap have built large followings around their use of awkward and cringeworthy comedy. But according to Jason Middleton, assistant professor of English and director of the film and media studies program, the use of staged “awkwardness” extends far beyond the domain of contemporary popular culture and into the earliest days of filmmaking.

topics: announcements, book authors, film, Film and Media Studies Program, Jason Middleton, literature,