Faculty and Staff Notes

Associate Professor of Politics David Forrest recently interviewed sociologist John Arena. The interview centers on Arena's new book Expelling Public Schools: How Antiracist Politics Enable School Privatization in Newark. The book and the interview offer a deep dive into the politics of public education in Newark and debates over the role of antiracism in contemporary progressive movements.

Assistant Professor of German Jessica Resvick has been awarded a grant from the German Academic Exchange Service. This summer, she will travel to Cologne to research portrait photographer August Sander's depictions of social "types" in German society. This work is part of a larger book project titled From Stereotype to Isotype: Media, Individuality, and Society.

Danforth Professor of Politics Emerita Sonia Kruks has published a paper, "Old Age and the Question of Authenticity," in the edited volume, Simone de Beauvoir and Politics: A Toolkit (ed. Schoonheim and Vintges, Routledge, 2024).

Emeritus Professor of English Sandra A. Zagarell coauthored the article, "An Unpublished Tale About African American Poetry: Alice Dunbar-Nelson's 'The Grievances of the Books' (1897)" published in American Literary History, Volume 36, Issue 1, Summer 2024, pp. 51-73.

Professor of Politics Stephen Crowley was interviewed on Democracy Now about funding for Ukraine and ways to bring the war to an end.

Assistant Professor of Sociology Alicia Smith-Tran published an article in Contexts titled, "Pushing Back On 'Black Don’t Crack.'" In it, she draws on her interview-based research to describe how racism, sexism, and ageism intersect in ways that uniquely harm Black women as they seek professional respect in white spaces.

Fairchild Professor Emeritus of Religion and East Asian Studies James Dobbins is teaching at Leiden University in the Netherlands during the spring semester 2024 as the Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies.

Assistant Professor of Creative Writing Allegra Hyde won a 2024 Individual Excellence Award from the Ohio Arts Council. The grant recognizes outstanding accomplishments by artists spanning a variety of disciplines and encourages further creative exploration. Hyde’s award, presented in the Fiction category, will support research and writing for her latest novel, Way Down Deep, which weaves science fiction, historical fiction, and autofiction to reimagine Thornton Wilder’s Our Town.

Professor of Dance Ann Cooper Albright won a 2024 Individual Excellence Award from the Ohio Arts Council. She was recognized in the Criticism category for work that included an excerpt from her forthcoming book about the postmodern artist and dancer Simone Forti. The grant recognizes accomplishments by artists spanning a variety of disciplines and encourages further creative exploration. It marks the eighth time Albright has been honored by the OAC.

Assistant Professor of Art History Ana Cristina Perry has contributed three new essays on Latinx Art to the online Art History textbook Smarthistory. The essays are on Freddy Rodríguez's "Paradise for a Tourist Brochure", María Magdalena Campos-Pons' "Spoken Softly with Mama," and Raphael Montañez Ortiz's "Duncan Terrace Piano Destruction Concert: The Landesmans' Homage to 'Spring can really hang you up the most'."