Author Archives: Bookworm
Rebel Power
Why do some national movements succeed while others do not? That question is at the heart of a new book by Assistant Professor of Political Science Peter Krause. In Rebel Power: Why National Movements Compete, Fight, and Win (Cornell University Press, … Continue reading
Advice and questions
Retired faculty member Peter Olivieri, who taught at Boston College for more than 40 years, has published two books. Good Advice is a collection of wisdom worth remembering and passing along to the next generation. It is categorized in the form of … Continue reading
Captain Smith
The tale of William Smith, the brother of Abigail Adams, who led the town of Lincoln’s minutemen at the Battle of Lexington and Concord and then died in disgrace 12 years later, is told in a new book by retired … Continue reading
The theology of Thomas Gallus
Knowledge, Love, and Ecstasy in the Theology of Thomas Gallus (Oxford University Press, 2017), by Associate Professor of Theology Boyd Taylor Coolman provides the first full English language study of French theologian Thomas Gallus and represents a significant advance in his distinctive theology. … Continue reading
Clare of Assisi
In her new book, Clare of Assisi and the Thirteenth-Century Church: Religious Women, Rules, and Resistance (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016), School of Theology and Ministry Associate Professor Catherine M. Mooney explores the story of Clare of Assisi (1193-1253), who … Continue reading
Arts Festival 2017
Boston College’s annual Arts Festival is a time for the BC community to gather and celebrate the visual, performing, and literary arts. Among the highlights in the literary arts this year are readings from seniors in the creative writing concentration (Apr. … Continue reading
Artist Hartmut Austen
Here R More (Good Weather, 2016) is a book that showcases the work of visual artist Hartmut Austen, an assistant professor in the Art, Art History, and Film Department. The book collaborators are Haynes Riley (design) and Ruben Nusz (text). Austen, who … Continue reading
New books from BC alumni
BC alumna Emily Bloom has published The Wireless Past: Anglo-Irish Writers and the BBC, 1931-1968 (Oxford University Press, 2017), the first book-length study of Irish literary broadcasting on the BBC. Drawing upon unpublished radio archives, this book shows that radio … Continue reading
Poet Juana Rosa Pita
Award-winning poet Juana Rosa Pita will read from her poetry and participate in a Q&A on April 27 at 6:30 p.m. in the McMullen Museum of Art. Pita was a friend of artist Rafael Soriano, whose work is on exhibit … Continue reading
Greater Boston Intercollegiate Undergraduate Poetry Festival
Undergraduate student poets representing some 20 Boston area colleges and universities will gather at BC April 25 to present their work at the annual Greater Boston Intercollegiate Undergraduate Poetry Festival. All participants read original work at the event, and a chapbook … Continue reading