Category Archives: Boston College Authors
BC: A to Z
In his latest work, Boston College A to Z: The Spirit of the Heights (Linden Lane Press), University Historian and prolific author Thomas H. O’Connor shares a treasure trove of stories, legends and memories. He invites readers to look anew … Continue reading
Thinkers on language
Fifty Key Thinkers on Language and Linguistics, by BC Professor of Linguistics Margaret Thomas, explores how 50 of the most influential figures in the field have asked and responded to classic questions about the language. What was the first language, … Continue reading
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Tagged linguistics, Slavic and Eastern Languages Dept
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Finding Christmas through a misfit sock
The Misfit Sock, a family tradition-turned-storybook by BC alumna Karen Kiefer, tells the tale of a sock which has lost its match during the laundry cycle. The sock is instantly labeled a “misfit” and thrown into a misfit laundry pile. The … Continue reading
The Empire Reformed
The first book by Boston College Assistant Professor of History Owen Stanwood, The Empire Reformed: English America in the Age of the Glorious Revolution, offers “a compelling explanation for the political turbulence in colonial North America in the late 17th … Continue reading
Jesuit Book Award
Congratulations to English Professor Alan Richardson who has received a National Jesuit Book Award from the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and the national Jesuit honor society Alpha Sigma Nu for his book, The Neural Sublime: Cognitive Theories and Romantic … Continue reading
The Myth of Choice
BC Bookmarks first introduced you to The Myth of Choice: Personal Responsibility in a World of Limits, a new book by Boston College Law Professor Kent Greenfield, back in September shortly before its publication. Since then it has been showcased … Continue reading
Looking at presidential elections
On this Election Day BC Bookmarks highlights the new edition of a text co-authored by Boston College Assistant Professor of Political Science David Hopkins, Presidential Elections: Strategies and Structures of American Politics. Hopkins’ areas of study and teaching include American … Continue reading
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Irish sporting life
With two new books to join his previous title, Mike Cronin, academic director of Boston College – Ireland, now has “three entries in the top ten of Best Irish Sports Books Ever,” according to a reviewer for the Irish Independent. One … Continue reading
