Tag: Books
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Q&A: State of Minds
Don Graham’s essays explore Texas’ storied history in film and literature By Jessica Sinn, Life & Letters Magazine A vast land filled with sleepy small towns, sprawling pastures and gleaming urban skylines, Texas has an identity and mystique all its own. Just the word Texas conjures images of rootin,’ tootin’ cowboys, cattle drives, oil wells and…
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Life Lessons from the Great Books
By Jessica Sinn, Life & Letters Magazine For any of life’s challenges, there is a Great Book to offer valuable insight. From Homer’s “Odyssey” to Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” to George Orwell’s “Animal Farm,” the world’s greatest tomes have touched on themes that are as relevant today as when they were written. Tracing the ideas, stories and discoveries…
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English Professor Dean Young Named 2014 Texas State Poet Laureate
By Jessica Sinn, Life & Letters Magazine Dean Young, professor of English at The University of Texas at Austin, has been named the 2014 Texas State Poet Laureate by the Texas Commission on the Arts. Recognized nationally as one of the most energetic, influential poets writing today, Young holds the William Livingston Chair of Poetry. He has published…
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That’s Shakespeare, With One ‘S’
By Jessica Sinn English Professor Confirms the Bard’s Hand in The Spanish Tragedy For centuries, scholars have been searching for answers to a literary mystery: Who wrote the five additional passages in Thomas Kyd’s “The Spanish Tragedy”? Mounting arguments point to William Shakespeare, but English professor Douglas Bruster has recently found evidence confirming that the 325 additional lines are indeed the…
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Virtual Gallery Reconstructs Art Exhibit Attended by Novelist Jane Austen
By Jessica Sinn, Life & Letters Magazine The Department of English at The University of Texas at Austin has launched an online reconstruction of a famous art exhibit visited by novelist Jane Austen on May 24, 1813 – exactly 200 years ago to the day. In a letter to her sister, Austen joked that she would…
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Writing Home
Chicano Literature Professor Rolando Hinojosa-Smith Wins National Book Critics Circle Lifetime Achievement Award By Jessica Sinn, Life & Letters Magazine The National Book Critics Circle has honored Rolando Hinojosa-Smith, an author and professor in the Departments of English and Spanish and Portuguese at The University of Texas at Austin, with the 2013 Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award. He received the award during a ceremony March 13…
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Dr. Dustin Tahmahkera: Examining Representations of Native People in Pop Culture
By Jessica Sinn • January 25, 2016 Dr. Tahmahkera, a citizen of the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma, examines how native people are represented in music, television, film and online. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies and the author of Tribal Television: Viewing Native People in Sitcoms (University of North Carolina Pres, 2014). We caught…
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Q&A with Paige Schilt, Author of Queer Rock Love: A Family Memoir
When you hear the term “All-American family” what images immediately come to mind? Are you picturing a scene from an 80s sitcom?” Or perhaps a tidy little house surrounded by a white-picket fence? Like apple pie amidst the backdrop of the stars and stripes, these images of the American ideal are embedded in our society,…
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Peniel Joseph Discusses Dual Biography on Malcolm X and MLK
By Jessica Sinn • November 6, 2020 The metaphorical meaning behind the title of Peniel Joseph’s new book “The Sword and the Shield” (Basic Books, 2020) may seem obvious to anyone with a basic understanding of the civil rights movement: The shield represents Martin Luther King Jr.’s nonviolent quest for radical citizenship, and the sword represents Malcolm X’s bold pursuit for Black…
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Dr. Moore Publishes New Book on ‘The Defeat of Black Power’
By Jessica Sinn • February 21, 2018 In his new book The Defeat of Black Power, Dr. Leonard Moore, interim vice president for diversity and community engagement, provides a thorough exploration of the challenges of the Black Power Movement in American politics. The book, published this month by LSU Press, is now available for purchase online and at local bookstores.…
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