Author Archives: Bookworm
Women, vengeance, and justice
Emmy-winning journalist and author Elizabeth Flock examines how three women used violence and lethal force to gain power, safety, and freedom when the institutions meant to protect them—government, police, courts—failed to do so. Flock’s new book The Furies: Women, Vengeance, … Continue reading
Ronald Reagan, for kids
A new picture book by Boston College graduate Lisa Rogers introduces young readers to Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States. Ronald Reagan: A Little Golden Book Biography (Penguin Random House, 2023), illustrated by Catherine Pape, tells the … Continue reading
Curriculum by Design
In Curriculum by Design: Innovation and the Liberal Arts Core (Fordham University Press, 2023), authors from Boston College describe how the University’s journey to a new Core Curriculum—aided by consultation with a firm specializing in design thinking—energized faculty, administrators, and … Continue reading
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Political Rhetoric
Political Rhetoric in Theory and Practice (Cambridge University Press, 2023), edited by Boston College Behrakis Professor in Hellenic Political Studies Robert Bartlett and Associate Professor of Political Science Nasser Behnegar, is an introduction to the art of rhetoric (persuasive speaking). … Continue reading
New poetry from Pluto
How Many Miles to Babylon? (Lily Poetry Review, 2023) is a new poetry collection from Anne Elezabeth Pluto, a faculty member in the Woods College of Advancing Studies. Pluto ponders sorrow, grief, and endurance in what is described as “an … Continue reading
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Protecting our digital future
The exponential growth in SaaS (software as a service) data poses significant challenges for enterprises worldwide. In a new book, Simon Taylor, a research fellow in the M.S. in Cybersecurity Policy & Governance Program at the Woods College of Advancing … Continue reading
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Campus voices against violence
In Voices of Campus Sexual Violence Activists (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2023), BC Lynch School of Education and Human Development Professor Ana M. Martínez-Alemán and co-author Susan B. Marine share the stories and strategies of college student activists fighting to … Continue reading
Formative Theological Education
A new book from faculty members in the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry offers a guide to the art of theological education from the perspective of formative education sensibilities and commitments. Formative Theological Education (Paulist Press, 2023), co-edited … Continue reading
Beautiful noise
John Cage was a pioneering, inspiring composer who believed all sound—from the crash of a slamming door to the whir of a blender to the whoosh of the wind—was music. Boston College graduate Lisa Rogers introduces youngsters to Cage in … Continue reading
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