Book awards for Gaillardetz
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Book review: Sacred Dread
In America magazine, Newton College Alumnae Professor of Western Culture Catherine Cornille pens a review of Sacred Dread by Brenna Moore. Cornille, chairwoman of BC’s Theology Department, calls the work: “a remarkable achievement” that “weaves history, biography and theology together in a profoundly captivating narrative that is both interesting and inspiring.” Book review
Art of the book
Books hand-decorated and sewn by Bookbuilders of Boston scholarship recipients Juliette San Fillipo ’13 and Jennifer O’Brien ’13 and Burns Library conservation lab assistants Anna Whitham ’15 and Josh Rosenfeld ’13, under the direction of Burns Conservator Barbara Hebard, are on view in an online exhibit sponsored by the New England Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers, a first for BC students. News Release| BC Libraries
Big battle over a little fish
More than 30 years after arguing one of the nation’s most significant environmental law cases in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Boston College Law School Professor Zygmunt J. B. Plater has published an account of the iconic story of the legal battle to save the endangered snail darter, the little fish that blocked completion of a Tennessee Valley Authority dam. Plater and his law students won the TVA v. Hill case—the U.S. Supreme Court’s first interpretation of the then new Endangered Species Act. In The Snail Darter and the Dam: How Pork-Barrel Politics Endangered a Little Fish and Killed a River, Plater separates fact from fiction in the story of a landmark case that he says has been mischaracterized by politicians and the media.
Global justice
Boston College Law School Professor Frank J. Garcia has a new book out titled Global Justice and International Economic Law: Three Takes (Cambridge University Press). Garcia is a scholar known for his work in international economic law, social justice and globalization. From the publisher: “In this compelling new book, international legal scholar Frank J. Garcia proposes a radically new way to evaluate, construct, and manage international trade – one that is based on norms of economic justice as well as comparative advantage and national interest.”
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Chasing Ice
The Arts Festival will host a book-signing by alumnus and noted nature photographer James Balog on Apr. 25 at 7 p.m. in Devlin Hall. He will be signing copies of his book, ICE: Portraits of Vanishing Glaciers, a visual chronicle of the world’s majestic ice formations and the effects of climate change. The book is part of Balog’s multimedia project involving scientists, videographers, photographers, and a team of extreme-weather expedition specialists called Extreme Ice Survey, designed to document changes in the glacial landscape. Through EIS, images are captured in Greenland, Iceland, the Nepalese Himalaya, Alaska, the Rocky Mountains, the French and Swiss Alps, Canada, Iceland, and Bolivia. The resulting documentary, “Chasing Ice,” winner of Sundance’s Excellence in Cinematography Award for U.S. Documentary Filmmaking, will be screened after the book-signing at 8:00 p.m. in Devlin, Room 008. A discussion will follow. Sponsors: the Institute of Liberal Arts, BCEEAN, the Environmental Studies Program, the Earth and Environmental Sciences Department, EcoPledge, and the Arts Council. Free registration required.
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Arts Festival to honor Polito
Poet, essayist and biographer Robert Polito will be presented with the 2013 Alumni Award for Artistic Achievement on Apr. 26 at Boston College’s annual Arts Festival. Polito is being honored by the University’s Arts Council for his distinguished career in the arts which includes his collections of poetry, Hollywood & God and Doubles. His book Savage Art: A Biography of Jim Thompson received the National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography and the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award in Criticism. This summer, he will become president of the Poetry Foundation. On Apr. 25, Polito will give a public reading of his work on campus at 6:30 p.m. in Gasson Hall, room 305.
Michael Chabon
Michael Chabon, author of Telegraph Avenue, will speak at Boston College on Apr. 17 at 7 p.m. in Yawkey Center. Chabon’s earlier works include The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, Wonder Boys, and The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2001. Sponsor: Lowell Humanities Series
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The Francona years
Award-winning sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe will sign copies of his new book, Francona: The Red Sox Years, on Apr. 16 from 6-8 p.m. at the McElroy Commons Bookstore. The book, written with former Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona, chronicles an epic era in Red Sox history, from their 2004 world championship to the controversial September collapse in 2011.
Poetry fest
Students representing 26 colleges and universities, including Boston College junior Helen Spica, will share their original poetry at the annual Greater Boston Intercollegiate Undergraduate Poetry Festival on April 11 in the Yawkey Center’s Murray Function Room. Irish poet Peter Fallon will deliver the keynote address. Spica will read her works “Witches’ Brew” and “The Horses,” which contain scenes and experiences that relate to her past in the Midwestern United States. “Helen writes with a powerful sense of authority, and lovely, bold imagery. I’m always very proud of how our BC student poets shine at the festivals,” said festival organizer Suzanne Matson, English Department chairwoman and professor. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. Sponsors: Poetry Days and Boston College Magazine.
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