Category Archives: Guest Authors
Iran and the U.S.
Barbara Slavin, an expert on U.S. foreign policy and the author of Bitter Friends, Bosom Enemies: Iran, the U.S. and the Twisted Path to Confrontation, will speak at on Mar. 16 at 5 p.m. in Devlin Hall, room 008. A … Continue reading
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Author, Jesuit and media man
On Mar. 4, Boston College will host an evening with author Rev. James Martin, SJ, whose media appearances on NPR, “The O’Reilly Factor” and “The Colbert Report,” among many others, have made him one of the most recognizable Jesuits in … Continue reading
National Book Award finalist
Karen Tei Yamashita will read from her latest novel, I Hotel, a 2010 finalist for the National Book Award. She also is the author of Through the Arc of the Rain Forest, Brazil-Maru, Tropic of Orange, and Circle K Cycles. … Continue reading
Holocaust history and survivor testimonies
Cultural critic and historian Christopher R. Browning, author of Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution of Poland, has served as an expert witness in two “Holocaust denial” cases: the second Zündel trial in Toronto in 1988 … Continue reading
The Googlization of everything
Siva Vaidhyanathan, author of the new book The Googlization of Everything (And Why We Should Worry), will speak on campus Feb. 24 at 4:30 p.m. in Cushing 001. Vaidhyanathan is a cultural historian and media scholar at the University of … Continue reading
James Joyce and cinema
The Boston Joyce Forum will present “Joyce, Cinema, and History,” a lecture by John McCourt of Università Roma Tre. Director of the Trieste Joyce School, McCourt is the editor of Roll Away the Reel World: James Joyce and the Cinema … Continue reading
“BC grad” Jack Ryan returns
Best-selling author Tom Clancy didn’t attend Boston College, but Jack Ryan, the central character in many of Clancy’s novels, did. Ryan, a CIA operative who ascended to the presidency of the United States over a two decades-long series of Tom … Continue reading
Event rescheduled
Notice: Tonight’s appearance by author Mikey Weinstein has been rescheduled to Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 7:00 p.m. in Devlin Hall, room 101.
Irish writer Anne Enright coming to campus
Novelist Anne Enright, winner of the 2007 Man Booker Prize for The Gathering, will speak on Feb. 9 in Devlin Hall, room 008 at 7 p.m. Enright also has received the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. Her work has appeared … Continue reading
Breaking News: Skloot event postponed
Rebecca Skloot’s reading scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 8 has been postponed. According to a Winston Center email: A medical emergency has forced Rebecca Skloot to postpone several events this week, including her visit to Boston College. Ms. Skloot says she … Continue reading
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