Faculty and Staff Notes

The story “Pythons of the Everglades” by Visiting Assistant Professor of Writing and Communication Hal Sundt ’12, which was published in The Bitter Southerner, was long-listed as a notable essay in "The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2021." This story was made possible in part because of a Grant-in-Aid from Oberlin.

Associate Professor of Africana Studies and Comparative American Studies Yveline Alexis was a guest on the Haitian Diaspora show, Tele Lacaye (At Home)." Professor Alexis discusses her book, Haiti Fights Back: The Life and Legacy of Charlemagne Peralte, with host Jimmy Jacques. The interview is available here.

Assistant Professor of Sociology Alicia Smith-Tran ’10 recently published the article “Black Girls RUN! and the Importance of Finding a Fitness Community” in Engaging Sports, an official publication of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. 

Visiting assistant professor of comparative literature Anna Levett published a review of Under the Dome: Walks with Paul Celan, translated by Rosmarie Waldrop, in Reading in Translation. 

TIMARA Technical Director Abby Aresty and Oberlin alum Rachel Gibson '20 presented their “Crafting Sound Workshop” exploring the intersection of sound, hybrid technologies, and critical making at Union College's Engineering and Liberal Education Symposium.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Writing and Communication Hal Sundt ’12 has received a book deal from Lyons Press for his first book of nonfiction, tentatively titled Go Ugly Early: A Story of Survivable Design and the Air Force's Un-Killable Jet, which will chronicle the design, development, and service life of the A-10 Thunderbolt II (a.k.a "The Warthog").

Associate Professor of Music Theory Megan Kaes Long participated in the Robert Samels Visiting Scholar Program at the Jacobs School of Music at IU Bloomington in September. As part of the Five Friends Master Class series, Long delivered two lectures, led a workshop for graduate students, and met with students and faculty during her three-day residency.

Oberlin College and Conservatory Faculty and Staff Abby Aresty, Larissa Fekete, Abe Reshad, and Al Evangelista presented the multi-year collaboration, “ArtiFACT Project” at the 2021 Engineering and Liberal Education (E&LE) Symposium. As part of the Building Partnerships panel, they discussed Oberlin community partnerships and collaborations, highlighting technological innovations and Covid-19 pivots including digitation, technologies from Cooper Language Learning Lab, dance department films, and technologies from TIMARA. The E&LE Symposium provides a forum for educators and professionals to discuss the role of engineering at a liberal arts college and liberal arts in an engineering education.

Assistant Professor of Comparative American Studies and Gender, Sexuality, & Feminist Studies KJ Cerankowski's essay, "The 'End' of Orgasm: The Erotics of Durational Pleasures" won the 2021 Symonds Prize and was published in the most recent issue of Studies in Gender and Sexuality.

Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies Ana María Díaz Burgos' book, Tráfico de saberes: agencia femenina, hechicería e Inquisición en Cartagena de Indias (1610-1614) (Iberoamericana —Vervuert, 2020) has been reviewed in Edad de Oro XXXIX (2020), Revista de Estudios Colombianos 56 (2020), and Colonial Latin American Review 30:3 (2021).