Human rights in history

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Bookworm
lastutopiaThree distinguished authors will convene for a special roundtable discussion on human rights in history and the development of the concept. The event will feature: Samuel Moyn of Columbia University, author of The Last Utopia: Human Rights in History; Michael Rosen of Harvard University, author of Dignity: Its History and Meaning; and Rev. David Hollenbach, S.J., of Boston College, author of Claims in Conflict: Retrieving and Renewing the Catholic Human Rights Tradition. The roundtable will be held Feb. 6 at 5 p.m. in Devlin Hall, room 101. Sponsors: the Center for Human Rights and International Justice, the Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy and the History Department.
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Rotella on Playing in Time

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Bookworm
playing in tmeEnglish Professor Carlo Rotella, director of the University’s American Studies program, was interviewed about his new book, Playing in Time, by Brendan Rapple of the BC Libraries. Take a listen. Playing in Time, featured in BC Bookmarks in October, features more than 20 essays on boxing, music, writing and cities–all which illuminate how people make beauty and meaning.
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Revelations

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Bookworm
revelationsElaine Pagels, author of Revelations: Visions, Prophecy, and Politics in the Book of Revelation, will deliver a lecture on Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. in Devlin Hall, room 101. Pagels’ other works include The Gnostic Gospels; Adam, Eve and the Serpent; The Origin of Satan; Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas, and  Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity.  She is the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University. Sponsor: Lowell Humanities Series
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Idea hunting

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Bookworm
idea hunterThe Idea Hunter, co-written by Carroll School of Management Dean Andy Boynton, was reviewed by India’s leading online platform for startups and entrepreneurs. Boynton and his co-author Bill Fischer also were interviewed about their book as well as their thoughts on idea hunting and innovation.
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Author Talk: Youth Held at the Border

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Bookworm
youthatborderLynch School of Education Associate Professor Lisa (Leigh) Patel Stevens will read from and discuss her new book Youth Held at the Border: Immigration, Education and the Politics of Inclusion on January 29 at 7 p.m. in Gasson Hall, room 100. Immigration activist Conrado Santos will follow with commentary on young immigrants in the US. For more on Patel Stevens’ book see BC Bookmarks’ earlier post. The book event is sponsored by the Center for Human Rights and International Justice, African and African Diaspora Studies and the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the Lynch School of Education.
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Understanding the Trinity

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Bookworm
nicaeaDry Bones blogger Kathleen Mulhern uses Retrieving Nicaea: The Development and Meaning of Trinitarian Doctrine by School of Theology and Ministry Professor Khaled Anatolios as a guide and inspiration for her blog exploring Trinitarian spirituality and the history behind the shaping of the Nicene Creed. In 2011, Anatolios was selected as Henry Luce III Fellow in Theology. An excerpt from Mulhern’s blog: “The Trinity is not an obscure theological development that has no real import in the life of a Christian. Its utter incomprehensibility does not mean utter meaninglessness. It is, as Anatolios writes, ‘the space in which Christian life takes place.'” Her 27 posts are all available on Patheos starting here.
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Pennsylvania mines

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Bookworm
mollymaguiresHistory Professor Kevin Kenny, author of the book Making Sense of the Molly Maguires, took part in Mining History Week in Pennsylvania last week. The week’s events focused on the victims of the Knox Mine Disaster of January 22, 1959, as well as the tens of thousands of mineworkers–men and boys–who toiled, were injured, suffered black lung disease, or died in the area’s anthracite mines. Kenny delivered the Msgr. John J. Curran Memorial Lecture titled “Who Were the Molly Maguires and Why Were They Important to Anthracite History?” to an audience of several hundred at King’s College in Wilkes-Barre. His lecture examined the history of immigration, labor, and violence in the Pennsylvania anthracite region in the 19th century.
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Muslim Journeys

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Bookworm
islamicartIslamic Arts, a book by Norma Jean Calderwood University Professors of Islamic and Asian Art Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair, has been selected by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association to be included in Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys, a collection of 25 books, three documentary films, and a series of seven short videos on Islamic culture that will be distributed to more than 840 libraries and state humanities councils across the country.  The collection was chosen by a team of scholars and librarians for its potential to offer readers new and diverse perspectives on the histories and cultures of Muslim societies. Islamic Arts is a comprehensive survey that covers a thousand years and highlights characteristics that connect the various arts of the Islamic lands. According to the NEH, the libraries receiving the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf are public libraries, public library systems, community college libraries, and academic libraries, representing 50 states, the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands. More
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Connolly Book of Hours

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Bookworm
connollybookThe Connolly Book of Hours, a magnificent 15th-century illuminated manuscript held by the Burns Library, is now available online.  Named after former University Librarian Terence L. Connolly, SJ, The Connolly Book of Hours was created circa 1440, most likely in northern France, according to the Burns Library. The text of 159 leaves contains 15 large and 14 small miniatures with foliate borders, and its contents include “Calendar,” “Obsecro te,” “O intemerata,” “Hours of the Virgin,” “Seven Penitential Psalms and Litany,” “Hours of the Cross,” “Hours of the Holy Spirit,” “Prayer to the Holy Cross,” and “Suffrages of the Saints.”   More from the Burns Library blog.
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“Aftermath” a Best Book

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Bookworm
aftermathAftermath: Deportation Law and the New American Diaspora by Law School Professor Daniel Kanstroom, associate director of the Center for Human Rights and International Justice, has been named one of the “Best 2012 Books About Justice” by The Atlantic. The eight books on the list “make honorable contributions to our understanding of law and politics.”
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