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Emily VanDette publishes new book on sibling relationships in literature
With a focus on novels written during the antebellum through post-Civil War eras, VanDette’s book examines fictional siblings, notably in the context of national crises ranging from South Carolina’s threat to secede from the union in the 1830s to the post-Reconstruction crisis of racial segregation in the 1890s. By utilizing historical study, literary analysis, philosophical methods and psychoanalysis, VanDette suggests that, by significantly shifting the focus of narratives from courtship to sibling love, these novels contribute to historical conversations about affiliation in such tumultuous contexts as sectional divisions, debates over slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Natalie Gerber presents research at MLA convention
Natalie Gerber, associate professor of English, gave two conference presentations at the 2013 MLA Convention in Boston, MA. Her paper, “Raiding the Articulate: What Linguistics Has to Offer Literary Study,” was part of a joint session with the Linguistics Society of America Convention. She also served as respondent to and jointly presided over “Intonation and Poetic Convention,” a special session that she organized with Benjamin Glaser of Skidmore College.
New Marion Fellowship for the Visual and Performing Arts unveiled
A one-of-a-kind opportunity for creative enrichment for a faculty member or graduate student at SUNY Fredonia is being made possible by the new Marion Fellowship for the Visual and Performing Arts. The fellowship will support new artistic experiences in several locations for a faculty member in music, theatre, dance, or visual arts and new media.
President Horvath kicks off semester with address to campus
President Horvath kicks off semester with address to campus Wednesday, January 30, 2013 General Campus Meeting, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013 Remarks by President Virginia S...
James Davis will present at U of R series to be streamed live
SUNY Fredonia Music professor James Davis professor will present “Maryland, My Maryland Regionalism, Patriotism and the Song of a Divided Nation,” one of the first...
Birger Vanwesenbeeck publishes articles on Stefan Zweig
Birger Vanwesenbeeck (right), associate professor of English, has had two book reviews on the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig published in the Journal of Austrian Studies...
Dustin Parsons wins prize for short story from the American Literary Review
Dustin Parsons, assistant professor of English, was awarded the American Literary Review Fiction Prize for his story, "What Magic I've Saved."
A & S Brown Bag global series resumes Feb. 6
Health care is the topic for Wednesday, Feb. 6, as the Arts and Sciences Brown Bag series on globalism continues.
International Brown Bag Luncheon: Tomsk, Western Siberia
All students and faculty are invited to the International Brown Bag Luncheon titled, "Tomsk: An Electric Urban Experience in Western Siberia" on Monday, Feb. 4 at noon.
Ziya Arnavut chaired conference in Istanbul
Dr. Ziya Arnavut, professor of computer and information sciences at SUNY Fredonia, chaired the Ninth High-Capacity Networks and Emerging/Enabling Technologies conference, held Dec. 12-14 in Istanbul, Turkey, in cooperation with the Kadir Has University. The conference was technically sponsored by the Institute of Electric and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), the world’s largest professional association for advancement of technology.