Early Modern Women on the Fall: An Anthology

Dr. Michelle Dowd (English) co-edited the recent book, Early Modern Women on the Fall: An Anthology (Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies). It is a collection of works by women in early modern England that consider the biblical Fall as it relates to other concepts that were central to their society, such as women’s education and status.

In the introduction, Professor Dowd and her co-editor Thomas Festa ask "Why focus exclusively on women writers' responses to the Fall? One important reason has to do with problems of access.  Male positions on the Fall from this period have for many generations been widely published in numerous collections and editions.  Ultimately our goal is emphatically not to re-segregate women's writing from men's writing or to replace one with the other but, on the contrary, to encourage that these texts be read in conjunction with male-authored texts from the period, such as Paradise Lost."

Exploring Composition Studies: Sites, Issues, and Perspectives

Dr. Kelly Ritter (English) is co-author of the recent book, Exploring Composition Studies:  Sites, Issues, and Perspectives (Utah State University Press). Its purpose is to serve as an introduction to the teaching of writing to graduate students and new instructors. The book is a compilation of essays by English and composition scholars who explore, according to one review, “the field as an interdisciplinary discipline.”  Some of the topics include different levels and types of writing, the value of writing centers, and the value of writing-across-the-curriculum programs. Each author discusses his/her topic in relationship to other areas of composition studies and to issues and controversies that are common to them all.

The Constant Heart by Craig Nova

Kudos to English Professor Craig Nova!  His novel, The Constant Heart made The New Yorker's list of best books of 2012.  Library Journal praised the book as "a meditative, philosophical, and beautifully realized novel about the nature of embattled American manhood."  Author Oscar Hijuelos writes, "Superb in prose and its evocations of character and nature, The Constant Heart is a wonderful novel by a writer whose range continues to dazzle me.  As a writer, I marveled at the pure scope of Nova's gifts as a storyteller.  As a reader, I simply enjoyed my ride through the emotional heart of this affecting novel."

Professor Nova has written an introduction to his novel in storySouth, where you can also listen to him read a section.

Elliott Carter's 'What Next?' by Guy Capuzzo

Guy Capuzzo (Music, Theatre and Dance) has published Elliot Carter's What Next? Communication, Cooperation, and Separation.

According to a review by John Link of William Paterson University, "Guy Capuzzo presents a detailed analysis of one of Elliott Carter's most ambitious and enigmatic compositions. In elucidating the inner workings of Carter's musical language he makes a significant contribution to Carter scholarship, and to the literature of contemporary music theory."

More information about this publication can be found on the authors website.

SAGE Handbook of Mentoring and Coaching in Education by Carol A. Mullen

Professor Carol A. Mullen (Education) has published The SAGE Handbook of Mentoring and Coaching in Education.

According to the publisher, this Handbook is a leading source of ideas and information on mentoring and coaching. It covers national and international research on schools, higher education, and disciplines within and beyond education. The editors draw together contributions and present evidence bases and alternative worldviews in which concepts are both untangled and substantiated. Unique in its coverage, it maps current knowledge and understanding, and values and skills underpinning educational mentoring and coaching for learning. Contributors set out practical applications of coaching and mentoring for practitioners and researchers and also address social justice issues, such as those involving traditional and technical forms of mentoring and coaching, democratic and accountability agendas, and institutional and historical patterns of learning.

Families in Crisis in the Old South by Loren Schweninger

Professor Loren Schweninger has published Families in Crisis in the Old South: Divorce, Slavery and the Law. In this book, Schweninger explores the impact of divorce and separation on white families and on the enslaved and provides insights on issues including domestic violence, interracial adultery, alcoholism, insanity, and property relations in the antebellum South.

The University Libraries collaborated with Professor Schweninger on the Digital Library on American Slavery, a searchable database of detailed personal information about slaves, slaveholders, and free people of color.  Freely available and open to the public, the database includes information from legislative and county court petitions, as well as other legal documents, that Professor Schweninger uncovered over an eighteen-year period.

Learn more about Professor Schweninger and his reserarch on his UNCG homepage and the publisher's website.

Mochlos IIC: Period IV. The Mycenaean Settlement and Cemetery by Jeffrey Soles

Professor Jeffrey Soles (Classical Studies) has published Mochlos IIC: Period IV. The Mycenaean Settlement and Cemetery: The Human Remains and Other Finds. This book catalogs, discusses and presents illustrations of the artifacts, human remains, grave goods, and ecofactual material from 31 tombs and 11 houses that were excavated from the Late Minoan III settlement and cemetery at Mochlos in eastern Crete.

Learn more about Dr. Soles and his current excavation projects on his UNCG homepage.