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Human and computer languages focus of March 6 brown bag
he program on Wednesday, March 6 will feature: Reneta Barneva, Ph.D., Computer and Information Sciences “How I Learned Five Human and 10 Computer Languages”; Kate Douglass, Ph.D., Modern Languages and Literature “Connecting Across Cultures”; Sarah Hamilton, Ph.D., Music “Music: The Universal Language?”; and Lan Wang, Ph.D., English “Why We Need Writing Tutors Specialized in Tutoring English Language Learners”. KimMarie Cole, PhD, English and Program Coordinator for English as a Second Language, will moderate the panel.
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.
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."
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.