Author Archives: Bookworm
Kristeva on Saint Teresa of Avila
Julia Kristeva, professor emeritus at the University of Paris VII Diderot, will give a talk on her book, Therese, My Love, on Oct. 16 at 12:30 p.m. in the Heights Room in Corcoran Commons. Kristeva, whose writings on semiotics and psychoanalysis … Continue reading
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Tagged feminism, France, humanities, Philosophy Department, Theology Dept.
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Killer artificial intelligence
Nate Kenyon of the Boston College Law School has published a new work of fiction that pits man against machine. In Kenyon’s thriller Day One (Thomas Dunne/St. Martin’s Press), journalist John Hawke must find a way to rescue his family … Continue reading
Breast cancer through a journalist’s lens
In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, BC Bookmarks spotlights alumna Ann Murray Paige, a broadcast journalist and author of Words to Live By and pink tips, a book of advice for anyone diagnosed with breast cancer from someone who … Continue reading
American foreign policy in retreat
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies Dean Vali Nasr, a Middle East scholar, foreign policy adviser and commentator on international relations, will talk about his book, The Dispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in Retreat on Oct. 9 at 5:30 p.m. … Continue reading
How children succeed
Best-selling author Paul Tough will present “How Children Succeed” on Oct. 9 in Gasson Hall, room 100 at 7 p.m. Tough is the author of How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character, which has been translated … Continue reading
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Tagged children, education, poverty
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Who made the Dean’s List?
Boston College Vice President Father William B. Neenan, SJ, has released his annual “Dean’s List” of recommended reading. The 2013-14 list has four new titles: Last Friends by Jane Gardam; The End of the Point by Professor of English Elizabeth Graver; … Continue reading
The BC-Tom Clancy connection
The late author Tom Clancy often referenced Boston College in his best-selling military thrillers. His fictional hero Jack Ryan, who debuted in The Hunt for Red October, was a graduate of Boston College. Clancy, himself a product of Jesuit education, … Continue reading
A look at working
Work is more than just a 9-to-5 activity. Work is a central aspect of life, providing a source of structure, a means of survival, a connection to others, and optimally a means of self-determination, according to Lynch School of Education … Continue reading
Award for Laurence
Congratulations to Boston College Associate Professor of Political Science Jonathan Laurence, whose book The Emancipation of Europe’s Muslims: The State’s Role in Minority Integration was honored with the 2013 Hubert Morken Award for the best publication on religion and politics by … Continue reading
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Tagged Europe, Islam, Political Science department
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Books on BC football
Boston College alumnus Reid Oslin, former sports information officer in Athletics, will sign copies of his newly updated edition of Tales from the Boston College Sideline: A Collection of the Greatest Eagle Stories Ever Told as well as his previously published Boston College Football Vault: … Continue reading
