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The Arts
January 4, 2017 | 09:30 am

English professor wins top prize for first book

Intertwining political economy and literature, Supritha Rajan, an associate professor of English, has won this year’s Modern Language Association’s Prize for a First Book for A Tale of Two Capitalisms: Sacred Economics in Nineteenth-Century Britain.

topics: awards, Department of English, featured-post-side, School of Arts and Sciences,
cast of play on stage
Campus Life
November 30, 2016 | 01:36 pm

Cast reflects on Circle Mirror Transformation

A mixture of theater rookies and veterans, the student cast and crew of Circle Mirror Transformation share some of the insights they’ve gained in working on the production, which runs through December 10.

topics: Department of English, humanities, International Theatre Program, School of Arts and Sciences,
Mia Alvar reading from "In the Country."
The Arts
October 31, 2016 | 02:01 pm

Author Mia Alvar receives 2016 Kafka Prize

On the 40th anniversary of its inception, the Janet Heininger Kafka Prize recognized a short story collection: Mia Alvar’s In the Country. The University awards the annual prize to a promising but less established American woman writer of fiction.

topics: awards, Department of English, Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize, School of Arts and Sciences, Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender Sexuality and Women's Studies,
Japanese American family with luggage
Society & Culture
October 19, 2016 | 03:29 pm

‘Looking like the enemy’ examines WWII internment, current debates

An upcoming Humanities Project event reviews the experiences of the more than 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry who were forcibly removed from their homes and placed in remote relocation camps after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

topics: Department of English, Department of History, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, events, featured-post, featured-post-side, Film and Media Studies Program, humanities, politics, racism, School of Arts and Sciences,
actors on stage
The Arts
October 7, 2016 | 04:01 pm

Character studies: Students take the stage in Red Ryder

Welcome to Foster’s Diner, a little joint forgotten by all but a few sorry souls. It may not be much too look at but it sure has… character. Here are a few of the Rochester students who bring the cast to life.

topics: Department of English, events, humanities, International Theatre Program, School of Arts and Sciences,
Curt Smith
Society & Culture
September 29, 2016 | 03:12 pm

Curt Smith: Vin Scully ‘the best there ever was’

Smith’s 2009 book, Pull Up a Chair: The Vin Scully Story is the only biography written on the iconic broadcaster. “He’s a very humble man, and I think he feels his work speaks for itself,” Smith says. “Nobody says a bad word about him. Nobody.”

topics: Curt Smith, Department of English, featured-post,
photo illustration of famous literary figures
The Arts
September 28, 2016 | 10:26 am

Class, symposium explore ‘New Approaches to Poetry and Song’

In music professor Matthew BaileyShea’s class, students share lyrics from favorite songs, then work to uncover complexities in the text. An upcoming Humanities Center symposium organized by BaileyShea will further explore new ideas about text-music interaction.

topics: Arthur Satz Department of Music, Department of English, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, Eastman School of Music, events, Humanities Center, Humanities Project, School of Arts and Sciences,
Society & Culture
July 22, 2016 | 04:36 pm

New book brings shadow into the light

A new book, edited by Kenneth Gross and compiled from lectures by the late John Hollander, traces shadow’s literary history from ancient to modern times.

topics: announcements, book authors, Department of English, humanities, Kenneth Gross, School of Arts and Sciences,