Category Archives: Boston College Authors
The Americans by Car
Fine Arts Assistant Professor of the Practice Karl Baden has published The Americans by Car, a retrospective of his archival work that pays tribute to two influential photographers, Robert Frank and Lee Friedlander. The photographs in the book were taken by Baden … Continue reading
The Jury in America
Enshrined in the Constitution and Bill of Rights, a jury trial is an essential right for all Americans. It places citizens at the very heart of the U.S. legal order. And yet at the dawn of the 21st century, juries resolve only … Continue reading
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Poetry award for Najarian
Associate Professor of English James Najarian was chosen as the winner of the sixth annual Frost Farm Prize for poetry. He was honored for his blank verse poem “The Dark Ages.” Najarian’s poem is an extended metaphor comparing a mother’s decline … Continue reading
Jesuit Pedagogy, 1540-1616
Jesuit Sources has released its first publication since its relocation from Saint Louis to Boston College’s Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies in 2014. Jesuit Pedagogy, 1540-1616: A Reader, edited by Cristiano Casalini and Claude Pavur, S.J., offers—for the first time … Continue reading
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Book review: Prophecy Without Contempt
In a book review for Commonweal magazine, Libby Professor of Law and Theology Cathleen Kaveny’s Prophecy without Contempt: Religious Discourse in the Public Square (Harvard University Press, 2016) is called “important and path-breaking.” The reviewer goes on to write: “The place … Continue reading
Mergers and Acquisitions
Law School Associate Professor Brian JM Quinn’s latest textbook Mergers and Acquisitions: Law, Theory, and Practice (West Academic Publishing) is poised to change the way that transactional law is taught in U.S. law schools by immersing students in a deal environment. The textbook, … Continue reading
Consumers opting out
Digital and mobile technology has created a brand new world of possibilities for consumers—and a more challenging one for marketers, according to a new book by Carroll School of Management Associate Professor Jerry Smith. In The Opt-Out Effect: Marketing Strategies that … Continue reading
American illustrator
Garth Williams’ illustrations are an essential part of such classic children’s literature as Stuart Little, Charlotte’s Web, The Cricket in Time’s Square, and the Little House books. English Department faculty members Elizabeth K. Wallace and James D. Wallace have captured the life and times of the … Continue reading
Shangri La
Waterscapes: Islamic Architecture and Art from Doris Duke’s Shangri La is a fully illustrated publication by Boston College professors Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair (with Shangri La conservator Kent Severson) that accompanies an exhibition of the same title on display at … Continue reading
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Ethics of Discernment
A new book by Professor of Philosophy Patrick H. Byrne has been called the first detailed exposition of an ethical theory based on eminent 20th century philosopher Bernard Lonergan, S.J.’s method of self-appropriation. In The Ethics of Discernment: Lonergan’s Foundation for … Continue reading
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