Monthly Archives: March 2013
New book: Bearing witness to the Shoah
In his new book, I SAW IT: Ilya Selvinsky and the Legacy of Bearing Witness to the Shoah, Boston College Professor of Russian, English, and Jewish Studies Maxim D. Shrayer explores how Jewish-Russian poets became the earliest literary witnesses to … Continue reading
A ghostwriter revealed
Author Amy Boesky, a professor of English at Boston College, recently revealed a secret to The Kenyon Review: she was a ghostwriter of more than 50 books in the popular teen book series Sweet Valley High. While a graduate student studying … Continue reading
What the letters reveal
The Center for Irish Programs at Boston College will host a book event for His Grace is Displeased, Selected Correspondence of John Charles McQuaid. One of the book’s editors, Margaret Ó hÓgartaigh, will speak at the event, which will held … Continue reading
A Pope, a Jesuit and Hitler
Peter Eisner, an award-winning author and reporter, will speak on his new book, The Pope’s Last Crusade: How an American Jesuit Helped Pope Pius XI’s Campaign to Stop Hitler, at Boston College on Mar. 25. From the publisher: Eisner combines … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic Church, Center for Christian-Jewish Learning, Jesuit, Vatican, World War II
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On the frontlines
As part of the Women’s & Gender Studies Spring Speaker Series, Fionnuala Ni Aolain will discuss some themes from her co-authored book, On the Frontlines: Gender, War and the Post-Conflict Process. Her address, “Female Terrorists in Ethno-National Conflicts,” will take … Continue reading
Encountering Jesus
Come join co-editors Rev. Daniel Harrington, SJ and Christopher Matthews at a book launch on Mar. 20 for their new publication, Encountering Jesus in the Scriptures (Paulist Press, 2013), part of the Church in the 21st Century Center Book Series. … Continue reading
Past Obsessions
In her forthcoming book Past Obsessions: World War Two in History and Memory, historian Carol Gluck considers examples from Europe, Asia, and North America that help us to understand both how public memory works and the challenge that the present preoccupation … Continue reading
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Tagged history, Japan, Lowell Humanities Series, memory, World War II
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Honors and a new book for Matthews
The Oxford Bibliographies Online was recently honored by the Association of American Publishers with a 2012 Prose Award in the category of eProduct/Best Multidiscipline Platform. BC School of Theology and Ministry Research Professor Christopher R. Matthews serves as editor-in-chief of … Continue reading
The Commander
The Carroll School of Management’s Winston Center for Leadership and Ethics will host a talk and book signing by Major Russell Lewis MC, former British Army Infantry Officer and author of Company Commander. The event, to be held March 18 … Continue reading
A reading by Graver
Boston College English Professor Elizabeth Graver will read from her new novel The End of the Point on Mar. 14 at 4:30 p.m. at the O’Neill Library Reading Room at Boston College. She also will share stories about the research … Continue reading
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