Author Archives: Bookworm
Mapping the challenges of AI
Kate Crawford, a leading scholar of artificial intelligence, will talk about the issues raised in her acclaimed book Atlas of AI at Boston College on November 4 at 7 p.m. in Gasson 100. Crawford is a research professor at the … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, artificial intelligence, Lowell Humanities Series
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A search for home and identity
A Korean mother and son navigate wars, displacement, and identity in a multi-generational saga written by Boston College Law School graduate Rosa Kwon Easton. Starting in the midst of World War II, Red Seal (Lake Union Publishing, 2026) follows the … Continue reading
U.S. Catholic schools
Nearly 1.7 million students are enrolled in Catholic schools in the United States. In The Playbook for Whole-Child Education in U.S. Catholic Schools (National Catholic Educational Association, 2025), the authors establish a … Continue reading
Poet Victoria Chang
Poetry Days Presents An Evening with Victoria Chang at Boston College on October 28 at 7 p.m. in Gasson 100. Chang’s most recent book of poems, Tree of Knowledge, is a finalist for the 2026 National Book Award for Poetry. … Continue reading
‘Money Talks’
Drawing on her 20 years of experience as a New York City public school educator and financial literacy advocate, 2005 Boston College graduate Diana Isern has published Money Talks: An Educator’s Guide to Teaching Financial Empowerment (Beacon Press/Penguin Random House, … Continue reading
Quoth the Raven
Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven,” a narrative poem about a grieving student mourning the death of his lost love—and his slow descent into madness after a mysterious talking bird visits him, was an immediate sensation and remains one of the … Continue reading
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‘Weathering’
In her book Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society, Arline T. Geronimus coined the term “weathering” to describe the effects of systemic oppression—including racism and classism—on the body. She will be the featured speaker at … Continue reading
‘Servants of the Mysteries’
BC Clough School of Theology and Ministry Professor John Baldovin, S.J., presents a comprehensive Eucharistic theology of the ministerial priesthood as envisioned by the Second Vatican Council in his new book, Servants of the Mysteries (Liturgical Press, 2026). Fr. Baldovin has … Continue reading
Emily Knox on book banning
Emily J.M. Knox, interim dean and professor at the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will present “Book Banning in the 21st Century” at Boston College on October 14 at 7 p.m. in Devlin 110. … Continue reading
‘The Taste of Rain in Buenos Aires’
When a vision disorder stole his ability to read, 2005 Boston College graduate Will Dowd found himself exiled from the world of books—until he discovered an unusual path back through the landscape of dreams. Armed with an experimental dream-inception device … Continue reading
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