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Faculty News - Spring 2003



Luciano and Sturm Present at National Council for Research on Women Conference

May 31, 2003
Jennifer Sturm, system administrator and research support specialist, and Dana Luciano, assistant professor of English, both spoke on behalf of the Kirkland Project at the National Council for Research on Women conference, "Borders, Babies, and Bombs: A Gendered Reframing of Security," on May 31, at Mills College in Oakland, Ca. Sturm's talk, "Technology and Innovations in Feminist Studies," outlined the Kirkland Project's series for 2003-04, "Technology and Democracy." She also proposed new models for the integration of technology in feminist studies, adapting the framework of MERCURY, the chemistry supercomputing consortium based at Hamilton. Luciano's talk, "From 'Tolerance' to Transformation" was on the history of the Kirkland Project and its accomplishments.

OSU Series Edited by Peter Rabinowitz Publishes 19th Book

May 30, 2003
Professor of Comparative Literature Peter Rabinowitz gave a paper at the International Conference on Narrative at Berkeley in March: "Tempus Fugue-It: Order, Counterpoint, and Narrative Structure." The Ohio State University Press series ("Theory and Interpretation of Narrative") that Rabinowitz co-edits with James Phelan has published a new book, the 19th in the series. The book, by Deborah A. Martinsen, is titled Surprised by Shame: Dostoevsky's Liars and Narrative Exposure.  More ...

Sharon Rivera Publishes Article in Political Science and Politics

May 30, 2003
Assistant Professor of Government Sharon Rivera published an article, "Interviewing Political Elites: Lessons from Russia," in PS: Political Science and Politics (December 2002). Her co-authors were Polina Kozyreva and Eduard Sarovskii of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Institute of Sociology. Rivera also gave a presentation, "Elites and the Diffusion of Foreign Models in Russia," at Cornell University's Institute for European Studies on March 31.

LaGraff Receives Cottrell College Science Award

May 30, 2003
Assistant Professor of Chemistry John LaGraff received the Research Corporation Cottrell College Science Award. The award will go toward funding his research in "Structure-Function relationships of microcontact printed protein patterns by in situ scanning force microscopy."

"Doctuh" Mike Woods Quoted in Maxim

May 27, 2003
Associate Professor of Music Michael "Doc" Woods was quoted in the June 2003 issue of Maxim for an article, "Jazz in a Box." Woods described the swing as "A rhythmic phenomenon with a flexible feel and lots of syncopation...It's Jessica Rabbit's hips bouncing back and forth."

Li Participates in China Conference

May 23, 2003
Cheng Li, professor of government and Woodrow Wilson fellow, spoke at a conference in Washington, D.C. at The Center for Strategic and International Studies. The conference was titled "China under new Leadership." Li, along with Joseph Fewsmith of Boston University and David Shambaugh of George Washington University, participated in a debate on China's new leadership priorities. The conference also included a panel discussion on China's policy challenges, with Chien-min Chao of National Chengchi University, Jeffrey Bader of Stonebridge International, Anthony Saich of Harvard University, and Arthur Ding of National Chengchi University.

Goldberg Lectures Nationally

May 23, 2003
Associate Professor of Art Steven Goldberg gave multiple lectures in March and April 2003 on Asia and Asian art. In March, in Scottsdale, Ariz., he delivered a lecture at the Asian Studies Development Program 9th National Conference titled, "Oh Father Where Art Thou?" Goldberg delivered a similar lecture on globalization, identity and Chinese visual culture at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Ga. Goldberg spoke at East-West: The Carolina Connection Conference in Seabrook Island in Charleston, S.C. on March 24; his lecture was titled "Chinese Calligraphy in an Age of Globalization." In conjunction with the exhibition Zen no Sho: The of Fukushima Keido Roshi, Abbot of the Zen Monastery Tofukuji, in Kyoto, Goldberg presented "Ink Traces of the True Person of No Status" Mui Shinnin no Bokuseki at the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, Atlanta, on March 27. He also participated in a round-table discussion on Asian Studies and Globalization at Annual Meeting of ASIANetwork at Ferman College, Greenville, S.C., on April 12.

Hamilton Professors to Help Save Butterfly Species

May 23, 2003
Professors of Biology Ernest Williams and William Pfitsch have received a grant from the National Wildlife Federation's Species Recovery Fund to help begin the reintroduction of the Karner Blue butterfly, a federal endangered species to the Rome Sand Plains. Williams is also monitoring the population of Frosted Elfin butterfly. "The National Wildlife Federation grant is primarily to plant lupine populations in the Rome Sand Plains that will eventually allow us to begin introduction of the Karner Blue butterfly," said Pfitsch. Pfitsch and Williams have four students working with them this summer: Charlotte Hodde '04, Ashley Kuenzi '05, Krista Marran '04, and Sarah McNeil '04.  More ...

MacDonald Delivers Presentation at Syracuse University

May 20, 2003
Peter MacDonald assistant systems manager at Burke Library, delivered a presentation at Syracuse University on May 16 highlighting Hamilton's Digital Civil War Collection. Funding for this project came from the Central New York Library Resources Council, who also sponsored the presentation. The Digital Civil War Collection presents images of more than 1000 documents and objects from the special collections. The complete journal of a Civil War soldier from Marcy, N.Y., and more than 50 letters from a soldier from Clinton were converted to text. These will be indexed and fully searchable in the future when the Web site is made available to the public.  More ...

Carter Will Deliver Opening Lecture at The Friends of Schinkel's Conference

May 19, 2003
Professor of Art Rand Carter will deliver the opening lecture at The Friends of Schinkel's second triennial event that will be held in cooperation with the Technische Universität (TU) Berlin, June 19–21, 2003, at the Schinkel-Klause, Berlin-Mitte. His lecture addresses "Schinkel and the Pompeian Style" in a session titled "Schinkel und Italien." Conference proceedings will be published as a volume in the FOS triennial series by Edition Axel Menges.

Mason Interviewed by Black Enterprise Magazine

May 19, 2003
Susan Mason, director of oral communication and director of education studies, was interviewed by Black Enterprise magazine on how to effectively manage and lead virtual and remote teams and workers. She drew from an instructional program, "Leading Virtual and Remote Teams," which she recently designed and developed for the American Management Association.

Orvis to Brief U.S. Ambassador to Kenya

May 16, 2003
Associate Professor of Government Stephen Orvis will participate in a U.S. Department of State seminar to brief U.S. Ambassador to Kenya William M. Bellamy on May 29. Orvis, whose expertise is in emerging democracies, will discuss "The Role of Civil Society in the Liberalization Process."  More ...

Shayna McHugh '05 Awarded ASP Research Grant

May 15, 2003
Shayna McHugh '05 has been awarded an American Society of Pharmacognosy Undergraduate Research Grant to pursue her research on the "Investigation of the Bioactive Constituents of Stylotella aurantium from Guam." McHugh's faculty advisor is Professor of Chemistry Robin Kinnel.  More ...

Luciano Named Visiting Faculty Fellow

May 15, 2003
Assistant Professor of English Dana Luciano has been named a Visiting Faculty Fellow for fall 2003 at the Tanner Humanities Center at the University of Utah. She will be in residence at the Tanner Center working on her manuscript, "Revisions of Mourning: Loss, Nationality, and the Longing for Form in Nineteenth-Century America," and related projects focusing on public grief and memorial.  More ...

Adair Presents at Sixth Biennial Conference

May 14, 2003
Assistant Professor of Women's Studies Vivyan Adair and her writing partner, Sandy Dahlberg, are among the presenters at the Sixth Biennial Conference, Intersections with Race, Gender, and Sexuality, May 14-17, in Youngstown, Ohio. The conference features 150 conference proposals representing different academic disciplines, communities and approaches to working-class studies.

Li Gives Capitol Hill Briefing

May 14, 2003
As part of the Wilson Center Asia Program titled "The Chinese Communist Party: the end of the line," Professor of Government Cheng Li gave a briefing on Capitol Hill for congressional staffers and members of congress. Li's talk, "The Chinese Communist Party: The beginning of the new deal," addressed Hu Jintao's economic/social program and also a new norm of sharing power in elite politics.

Adair Keynote Speaker at New York State Conference

May 12, 2003
Assistant Professor of Women's Studies Vivyan Adair was keynote speaker and workshop presenter at the annual conference of the New York State Association of Incarcerated Education Programs, Inc., held in Albany, May 7-9. Adair is director of the ACCESS Project at Hamilton College, an educational program that assists low-income Central New York parents in obtaining higher education.

Derek Jones is Senior Editor for Published Work

May 6, 2003
Derek Jones, the Irma M. and Robert D. Morris Professor of Economics, is the senior editor of the Handbook of Economics in the Electronic Age published by Academic Press, May 2003.

Lesperance Gives Conference Presentation

May 6, 2003
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics Joshua Lesperance gave a talk, "Gorenstein Liaison of Codimension Three Curves," at the Route 81 Conference on Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Geometry. The conference was held at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.  More ...

Cheng Li Lectures for U.S. State Department

May 6, 2003
Professor of Government Cheng Li spoke at the U.S. State Department's Foreign Service Institute on China's new leadership capabilities and challenges.

Dunsmore Presents Research at Child Development Conference

May 4, 2003
Assistant Professor of Psychology Julie Dunsmore presented a poster at the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, Fla. (April, 2003). The poster was on her research of "Parents' discussions with children about a terrorist attack." At the conference, Dunsmore also conducted a symposium on "Preschool Children's Affective Social Competence and their Friendship Formation."

Major Receives Funding for Study on Quantum Gravity

May 3, 2003
Assistant Professor of Physics Seth Major received funding from the Research Corporation for his research on "Observational Constraints on Quantum Gravity Effects."

LaGraff Presents Work at Materials Research Society Conference

May 3, 2003
Assistant Professor of Chemistry John LaGraff presented his research on "Fabrication and Imaging of Protein Crossover Structures" at the fall meeting of the Materials Research Society held in Boston, Mass. He also had a paper on the topic published in the conference proceedings (2003).

Faculty Lecture Series to Feature Nancy Rabinowitz

May 1, 2003
Hamilton's Faculty Lecture Series presents Nancy S. Rabinowitz, Margaret Bundy Scott Professor of Comparative Literature discussing "Tragedy and Terror: Women at the Margin or Center," on Friday, May 2 at 4:10 p.m. in the Red Pit. A reception will immediately follow in Cafe Opus.  More ...

Rubino Receives Christian A. Johnson Teaching Fellowship

April 30, 2003
Professor of Classics Carl Rubino is the recipient of a Christian A. Johnson Teaching Fellowship that enabled him to travel to Nevis in January and New York City in February to do research on Alexander Hamilton, with a view to incorporating it into the sophomore seminar he teaches with Frank Anechiarico.  More ...

Using GIS in the Social Sciences: A Sophomore Seminar Example

April 30, 2003
Come to a discussion on Tuesday, May 13 in the Remote Collaboration Facility at 4:10 pm on how GIS was used in Soph 265 (Social Movements: The Environment) to investigate questions of environmental justice. This demonstration will be of special interest to faculty in the social sciences wondering what could be done with desktop GIS software and how it could fit into any research and teaching which already involves the use of demographic data.  More ...

Boutin Gives Lecture at University of Colorado

April 30, 2003
Assistant Professor of Mathematics Debra Boutin gave an invited lecture titled "Isometrically Embedded Graphs" at the Discrete Mathematics Seminar, University of Colorado at Denver in April. Boutin's work shows that a graph (think wiring diagram) can be "drawn" in Euclidean space of some dimension so that its symmetries are precisely displayed. Her work brings together aspects of graph theory, geometry and abstract algebra.

David Rivera Published in Political Science Quarterly

April 30, 2003
Visiting Assistant Professor of Government David W. Rivera had an article printed in Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 118, No. 1 (Spring 2003), pp. 81-106. It is titled "Engagement, Containment, and the International Politics of Eurasia."

Trivedi Article Featured on Web Site

April 29, 2003
Assistant Professor of History Lisa Trivedi published the article, "Visually Mapping the 'Nation': Swadeshi Politics in Nationalist India," in the February 2003 issue of The Journal of Asian Studies. It is featured on the journal's Web site, http://www.aasianst.org/catalog/jas.htm#62:1

Adair Edits New Book, Reclaiming Class

April 28, 2003
Vivyan Adair, assistant professor of women's studies and director of the ACCESS Project, is co-editor of a new book published by Temple University Press. Reclaiming Class: Women, Poverty and the Promise of Higher Education in America, is co-edited by Sandra Dahlberg, associate professor of English at the University of Houston. According to the publisher's Web site, "The book offers essays written by women who, poor as children, changed their lives through the pathway of higher education. Collected, they offer a powerful testimony of the importance of higher learning, as well as a critique of the programs designed to alleviate poverty and educational disparity. The contributors explore the ideologies of welfare and American meritocracy that promise hope and autonomy on the one hand, while also perpetuating economic obstacles and indebtedness on the other."

Sharpley-Whiting is Guest on WCNY's "Hour CNY"

April 25, 2003
Tracy Sharpley-Whiting, professor of Africana Studies and French, made a second appearance on Syracuse's WCNY-TV "Hour CNY" on April 9. Sharpley-Whiting discussed the University of Michigan's admissions case, currently before the Supreme Court. WNCY is a Syracuse, N.Y., PBS station.

Adams Presented Paper at Eastern Communication Association Pre-Conference

April 24, 2003
Visiting Professor of Rhetoric and Communication John Adams presented "Epideictic Rhetoric's Reception and Civic Engagement," at the Eastern Communication Association Pre-Conference "Discourses of Citizenship," April 23-24.

Ravven Interviewed for New York Times Article About Spinoza

April 21, 2003
Professor of Religious Studies Heidi M. Ravven was interviewed for a New York Times article (April 19, 2003)about a new book that finds the philosopher Spinoza was correct in arguing that the body and mind are unified. The book "Looking for Spinoza: Joy, Sorrow and the Feeling Brain" (Harcourt, 2003), by Dr. Antonio Damasio, argues that "the philosopher anticipated one of brain science's most important recent discoveries: the critical role of the emotions in ensuring our survival and allowing us to think. Feeling, it turns out, is not the enemy of reason, but, as Spinoza saw it, an indispensable accomplice."  More ...

Mohanty's New Book Featured in Chronicle of Higher Education

April 21, 2003
An excerpt from Feminism Without Borders, a new book by Professor of Women's Studies Chandra Talpade Mohanty, was featured in the April 11 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education.  More ...

Frechette Lectures as Part of Asian Studies Lecture Series

April 17, 2003
Luce Junior Professor of Asian Studies Ann Frechette presented a paper as part of a student-organized Asian Studies lecture series "Confronting Strangers: Beyond the Asian Myth." Frechette's paper and presentation "Tibetan Pilgrimage: Myth and Meaning on Mount Kailash," April 17, 2003. The other presenters in the series were Professor Sung of Lawrence University, Shin Okuzono '06, and Huy Huynh '03.

Shields Lectures at University of Maryland

April 14, 2003
Professor of Chemistry George Shields gave an invited lecture at the University of Maryland, College Park, on April 16. His talk, "An Overview of Chemical Physics Research at Hamilton College: Accurate pKa calculations in aqueous solution, progress and challenges," was part of a series on interdisciplinary problems in chemistry and physics.  More ...

Wheatley Gives Keynote at Medieval Forum

April 12, 2003
Associate Professor of English Edward Wheatley gave the keynote lecture at the 24th Annual Medieval Forum in Plymouth, N.H., on April 11. It was titled "'Thus taughte me my dame': Early Education In and Out of the Classroom."

Adair Leads Think Tank Discussion

April 11, 2003
Vivyan Adair, assistant professor of women's studies and director of the ACCESS Project, will lead the Think Tank discussion on "Poverty and the Promise of Higher Education Today." Think Tank will take place at noon, Friday, April 11 in Kirner-Johnson room 221.  More ...

Yao Speaks at Harvard University

April 11, 2003
Assistant Professor of English Steven Yao spoke at Harvard University on "'Dent those Reprobates, Romulus and Remus': Lowell, Zukofsky and Legacies of Modernist Literary Translation." His talk on April 18 was part of the Modernism Seminar Series sponsored by Harvard's English department.  More ...

Isserman Speaks at Princeton Everest Conference

April 11, 2003
Maurice Isserman, William R. Kenan Professor of History, spoke at Princeton University at "On Top of the World: An Everest Anniversary Conference" on April 12. Isserman's talk, "Camelot on the Khumbu: Kennedy Liberalism and the American Triumph," was part of the weekend conference covering topics on the history of mountaineering and Everest.

Wilson Speaks at University of Pittsburgh

April 11, 2003
Professor of History Thomas Wilson spoke at the University Center for International Studies of the University of Pittsburgh on April 11. His talk was on "Ritual Purity/Ritual Victim in Confucian Cult Sacrifice."

Rauscher '03 Presents at Geology Society Meeting

April 9, 2003
Nathan Rauscher '03 presented a paper at the Geology Society of America meeting in Halifax, Nova Scotia, March 27-29. Rauscher's presentation, "Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Kimberlite Dikes from Central News York," summarized his chemical analysis of sedimentary rocks in central New York. His current research will help clarify the origin and evolution of these unusual rocks. Associate Professor of Geology David Bailey is Rauscher's advisor.

Vaughan Lectures at Penn. State

April 8, 2003
Professor of Psychology Jonathan Vaughan gave a talk, "Moving about obstacles: Pass the salt, but don't spill the milk," at the International Workshop on Posture-Based Motion Planning at Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Penn.

Gane Presents Paper at African Literature Association

April 8, 2003
Assistant Professor of English Gillian Gane presented a paper, "Libraries, Black Writers and Fire," at the meeting of the African Literature Association held in the Bibliotheka Alexandrina in Alexandria, Egypt, in March. She also published an article, "Mixed-Up, Jumble-Aya, and English: 'How Newness Enters the World' in Salman's Rushdie's 'The Courter'," in a long-delayed issue of ARIEL: A Review of International English Literature, Vol. 32, no. 4 (cover date October 2001): 47-68. "Achebe, Soyinka, and Other-Languagedness" appeared in The Creative Circle: Artist, Critic, and Translator in African Literature, edited by Angelina E. Overvold, Richard K. Priebe, and Louis Tremaine (Africa World Press, 2003): 131-49.

Pellman Composition Included on New Recording

April 5, 2003
A composition by Professor of Music Sam Pellman, titled The Home Planet, has been released on a new recording by Move Records, Australia's leading classical music label (for further details, see the Move Web page at http://www.move.com.au/disc.cfm/3275). This recording has been issued in conjunction with the International Symposium of the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology, held in Melbourne last month. The Home Planet was one of the featured works at the symposium.  More ...

Dr. Mark Monmonier, Syracuse University Professor of Geography

April 5, 2003
Dr. Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor of Geography at Syracuse University, will give a lecture titled "How to Lie with Maps," on Monday, April 7, at 4:10 p.m. in the Science Auditorium. The lecture is sponsored by HILLgroup and the dean of Faculty's office.  More ...

HILLgroup Discussion Series

April 2, 2003
The fourth in a series of HILLgroup Discussions will be held on Tuesday, April 8th, at 4pm in the Christian Johnson Browsing Room. Jesse Thomas, Multimedia Specialist, Krista Siniscarco, Multimedia Assistant, and the Reference Librarians will facilitate the discussion on how to incorporate the services offered by the MPC into your courses and professional activities.  More ...

War with Iraq

April 2, 2003
Hamilton's April 1 panel on the Iraq war was an impassioned session featuring six faculty members and moderated by government department chair Alan Cafruny. Speaking on the faculty panel were government professors Yael Aronoff, Peter Cannavo, Steve Orvis, Carlos Yordan and Phil Klinkner, and Tolga Koker from the economics department.  More ...

Faculty Lecture Series to Feature John O'Neill

April 1, 2003
John H. O'Neill, the Edmund A. LeFevre Professor of English, will present "Jane Austen's Novels and Heritage Cinema: Thoughts on Adaptation," as the next guest in the Faculty Lecture Series, on Friday, April 4, at 4:10 p.m. in the Red Pit. Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty.  More ...

Luciano Publishes Paper

April 1, 2003
Assistant Professor of English Dana Luciano presented a paper, "Melancholia and Counter-Mourning in Moby-Dick," in the Mourning and Melancholia in American Narrative session at the Society for the Study of Narrative Literature conference at the University of California at Berkeley on March 29.

Gane Presents Paper at African Literature Association Conference

April 1, 2003
Assistant professor of English Gillian Gane presented a paper, "Libraries, Black Writers, and Fire" at the meeting of the African Literature Association held in the Bibliotheka Alexandrina in Alexandria, Egypt, in March. Gane also published two articles, "Mixed-Up, Jumble-Aya, and English: 'How Newness Enters the World' in Salman's Rushdie's 'The Courter'" appeared in a long-delayed issue of ARIEL: A Review of International English Literature, Vol. 32, no. 4 (cover date October 2001): 47-68 and "Achebe, Soyinka, and Other-Languagedness," appeared in The Creative Circle: Artist, Critic, and Translator in African Literature, edited by Angelina E. Overvold, Richard K. Priebe, and Louis Tremaine (Africa World Press, 2003): 131-49.

Larson Delivered Paper at Arts Conference

March 31, 2003
Associate Professor of English Doran Larson delivered a paper, "Amnesiac Recollections of the War to Come: Fascist Ideology in Djuna Barnes' NIGHTWOOD," at the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

Haley Invited to Oxford Round Table

March 31, 2003
Professor of Classics Shelley Haley has been invited to attend the spring session of the Oxford Round Table at Lincoln College in the University of Oxford, from March 30-April 4. The annual session of the Round Table will be devoted to the topic of human and civil rights with particular reference to women's rights and issues of gender discrimination in both the public and private sectors.  More ...

Rowe Assisting With Grant at Fort Stanwix Elementary

March 31, 2003
Monk Rowe, director of the Hamilton College Jazz Archive, was listed in the acknowledgments section of a new book by Ashley Kahn, A Love Supreme/The Story of John Coltrane's Signature Album.  More ...

Balkan Participates in Third World Social Forum

March 30, 2003
James L. Ferguson Professor of Economics Erol Balkan recently participated in the Third World Social Forum in Port Alegre, Brazil. Balkan served as a panelist for a session titled "Lessons of the Turkish Economic and Political Crisis" that incorporated his research on speculative short-term capital, "hot money," and its relationship to financial crisis in developing countries. Balkan was one of the delegates affiliated with the Independent Social Scientists Association of Turkey.  More ...

Gilbert Presents at Latin American Studies Association Meeting

March 30, 2003
Professor of Sociology Dennis Gilbert presented a paper, "Magicians: The Mexican Middle Class and the Economic Crisis," at the annual meetings of the Latin American Studies Association in March 2003.

Herold Travels to Scotland to Present Paper

March 28, 2003
Ken Herold, director of library information systems, presented a paper on collaborative digital objects as special intellectual artifacts at the First European Conference on Computing and Philosophy, University of Glasgow, Scotland. The conjecture stems from Turing's 1947 notion of "cultural search" and how such a concept might be implemented in networked systems.

Frechette Publishes Reviews in Journal of Refugee Studies

March 28, 2003
Luce Junior Professor of Asian Studies Ann Frechette reviewed Michael Hutt's Unbecoming Citizens: Culture, Nationhood, and the Flight of Refugees from Bhutan, for the Journal of Refugee Studies, March, 2003.

Frechette Organized Panel at Association for Asian Studies Meeting

March 27, 2003
Ann Frechette, Luce Junior Professor of Asian Studies and professor of anthropology, presented a paper, "Sexuality, the Media, and Intercountry Adoption: Recent Changes in China-U.S. Adoption Policy," at the Association for Asian Studies Annual Meetings in New York, March 27-30. The paper was part of a panel Frechette organized on "China-U.S. Adoptions and Their Influence on Families and Family Life."

Sharpley-Whiting Lectures at Three Colleges

March 27, 2003
Tracy Sharpley-Whiting, professor of French and African studies, gave invited lectures at three universities during March. At Brown University on March 14, she spoke at the Annual Equinoxes Conference for French Studies on Monstrosite, then was a keynote panelist at a March 15 conference on "Imagination, Imaging and Memory: Racial, Gender and Political Violence" sponsored by Africana studies and the Hewlett Faculty Fellows at Brown. She spoke on "Francophone New Negro and the Interwar Years in France" for a Black History Month lecture and class on March 18-22 at Willamette University; and she gave a lecture at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, on "the Ku Klux Klan, Thanatic Pornography and Interracial Sexual Violence" on March 26.

Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz Lectures at Archaeological Institute of America

March 24, 2003
At the meetings of the Archaeological Institute of America in January, Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz, Margaret Bundy Scott Professor of Comparative Literature organized a panel on "Fashioning Bodies in Ancient Greece," at which she also presented a paper, "The Politics of Adornment: Gynaeceum as Site of Resistance." On March 19, she was the guest of the Centre des Recherches Comparees Louis Gernet where she presented her research on Greek vase paintings, "Female Technologies of the Self: Adornment in Antiquity?" As a result of this presentation, discussions have begun about the possibility of an international study group on sex and gender in antiquity.

Ravven Contributes Essays to Spinoza Volumes

March 13, 2003
Professor of Religious Studies Heidi Ravven contributed two essays to the Routledge Critical Assessments of Leading Philosophers: Spinoza, volumes in their series. Ravven's essays are: "Spinoza's individualism reconsidered: some lessons from the Short Treatis on God, Man, and His Well-Being," in Volume I, Context, Sources, and Early Writings; and "Spinoza's materialist ethics: the education of desire," in Volume II, The Ethics.

Rabinowitz Gives Lecture at Yale

March 12, 2003
Margaret Bundy Scott Professor of Comparative Literature Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz gave an invited lecture on March 4 at Yale University at the Women's Faculty Forum in a classics series. The title was "Tragedy and Terror."

Boutin Presents Paper at Conference

March 11, 2003
Assistant Professor of Mathematics Debra Boutin presented her paper on "Convex Geometric Graphs with no Short Self-intersecting Paths" at the 34th Southeastern International Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory and Computing held in Boca Raton, Fla., in March. Boutin's work in this area was inspired by a National Science Foundation-sponsored workshop on Geometric Graph Theory held in Denton, Tex., last summer.

Isserman Speaks at Harvard University

March 10, 2003
Maurice Isserman, William R. Kenan Professor of History, spoke at Harvard University as part of a panel on "The Intellectual as Radical." Isserman spoke about Michael Harrington, whose life he documented in a biography, The Other American." The day-long symposium, "The Intellectual in American Culture," addressed other topics like intellectual conservatives and artists.

Yao Publishes Article in Annales du Monde Anglophone

March 7, 2003
Assistant Professor of English Steven Yao published an article, "'My genius is no more than a girl': Exploring the Erotic in Pound's Homage to Sextus Propertius," in a special number of the French journal Annales du Monde Anglophone 16 (2e semester, 2002), pp. 111-129. The volume was edited by Helene Aji and titled, "Ezra Pound dans le vortex de la traduction."

Vaughan Organized Round-Table Discussion

March 7, 2003
A round-table discussion, "Multiple Perspectives on Special Educational Services," organized by Jonathan Vaughan, professor of psychology, was held as part of Education in a Liberal Democracy sophomore seminar in March.  More ...

Kodat Elected to The Faulkner Society

March 7, 2003
Associate Professor of English Catherine Gunther Kodat was elected secretary/treasurer of The Faulkner Society. Kodat's review essay, "Faulkner and 'Faulkner'" has been published in the Spring 2003 issue of American Literary History (ALH).

Kanipe Appointed to Utica College Advisory Panel

March 7, 2003
Esther Kanipe, Marjorie and Robert W. Ewen Professor of History, has been asked to serve on a Utica College advisory panel for a new program, "Adapting Curriculum for Student Success," which will deal with improving the quality of education for students with disabilities.

Mohanty Publishes Essay in SIGNS

March 7, 2003
Professor of Women's Studies Chandra Talpade Mohanty published "'Under Western Eyes' Revisited: Feminist Solidarity Through Anti-Capitalist Struggles" in SIGNS, Journal of Women in Culture and Society, Vol. 28, no. 2, Winter 2003.

Kodat Publishes in American Quarterly

March 5, 2003
Associate Professor of English Catherine Kodat published an article, "Conversing with Ourselves," in the March 2003 issue of American Quarterly. The journal is the official publication of the American Studies Association.

Li Appointed to National/International Committees

March 3, 2003
Cheng Li, professor of government and Woodrow Wilson fellow, has recently been appointed to four national and international committees. Li will serve on the council of the Institute for International Research (2002-04), which is jointly sponsored by Johns Hopkins University and Nanjing University; the United States Committee of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific; the Judges Committee of A. Doak Barnett Memorial Essay Contest administered by the National Committee on United States-China Relations; and the International Affairs Merit Review Panel for the year 2003 National Security Education Program (NSEP) David L. Boren Graduate Fellowships administered by the Academy for Educational Development, Washington D.C.

Gold Published Article in Flavian Rome: Culture, Image, Text

March 2, 2003
Professor of Classics Barbara Gold published an article, "Accipe Divitias et Vatum Maximus Esto: Money, Poetry, Mendicancy and Patronage in Martial," in Flavian Rome: Culture, Image, Text, edited by A.J. Boyle and W.J. Dominik (Brill 2003).

Wilson Attends Meeting of Columbia University's Expanding East Asian Studies

March 2, 2003
Professor of History Thomas Wilson attended a meeting of Columbia University's Expanding East Asian Studies (ExEAS) initiative and gave a presentation on teaching kingship and sacrifice in ancient China and India.

Trivedi Published Article in The Journal of Asian Studies

March 2, 2003
Assistant Professor of History Lisa Trivedi published the article, "Visually Mapping the 'Nation': Swadeshi Politics in Nationalist India," in the February 2003 issue of The Journal of Asian Studies.

Owen and Jensen Present Paper at American Economic Association Annual Meeting

March 2, 2003
Assistant Professor of Economics Ann Owen and Professor of Economics Elizabeth Jensen presented, "Learning About Learning: Students' Course Selections," at the American Economic Association annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Owen was also a discussant in a session on economics education.

O'Neal Published Entry in Encylopedia of Enlightenment

March 2, 2003
Professor of French John O'Neal published an the entry on Jean-Jacques Rousseau in volume 3 of the Oxford 4-volume Encylopedia of Enlightenment, ed. Alan Charles Kors (OUP 2003), pp. 477-81.

Pearle Conducting Research at the Institute for Advanced Study

March 2, 2003
Professor Emeritus Phil Pearle spent the month of February at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, doing research in the Foundations of Quantum Theory. Pearle gave the lecture, "Wavefunction Collapse Models: Putting Reality Into Quantum Theory," as part of the High Energy Physics Seminar.

Patricia O'Neill Edited Story of an African Farm

March 2, 2003
Professor of English Patricia O'Neill edited and introduced a new teaching edition of Olive Schreiner's Story of an African Farm (1883) with Broadview Press.

Rivera Presented Paper at Consortium

March 1, 2003
Visiting Assistant Professor of Government David Rivera presented a paper, "Democracy and Dictatorship in Post-Soviet Eurasia: Evaluating the Political Dimensions of the 'Who Lost Russia?' Debate," at a conference organized by the Consortium for a Strong Minority Presence at Liberal Arts Colleges.

Evans Presented Paper at American Geophysical Union Meeting

March 1, 2003
Visiting Assistant Professor of Geology Matthew Evans presented the paper "Hydrothermal alkalinity in central Nepal rivers" at the annual American Geophysical Union Fall meeting in San Francisco in December. Evans was also invited to lecture at Boston University in January.

Subramaniam Published Article in Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics

March 1, 2003
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry Ram Subramaniam published "Methylglyoxal-BSA stimulates TNF-a secretion in RAW264.7 cells through activation of MAPK and NF-KB and intracellular oxidation," with Xing-Jun Fan, Miriam Weiss and Vincent Monnier in Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 409, 274-86 (2003).

Gant Panelist at 16th Annual Liberal Arts and Arts Education Conference

March 1, 2003
Associate Professor of Art and Art History Ella Gant was a panelist at New York University's 16th Annual Liberal Arts and Arts Education Conference. Gant's paper, "Remembering Who We Are," was presented as part of the panel on Memoir and Self as Subject.

Gant's Book Accepted into the Franklin Furnace/Museum of Modern Art

March 1, 2003
Associate Professor of Art and Art History Ella Gant had her artist's book, Dead Bees Buzzing, accepted into the Franklin Furnace/Museum of Modern Art permanent book collection.

Shields Attends 43rd Sanibel Symposium

March 1, 2003
Professor of Chemistry George Shields attended the 43rd Sanibel Symposium on Atomic, Molecular, Biophysical and Condensed Matter Theory, in St. Augustine, Fla. Feb. 26-March 1. Shields chaired the plenary session on membrane proteins and brought three students with him, all of whom gave brief oral presentations and poster presentations of their senior thesis research. Matthew Liptak '03 presented "Modeling the Inhibition of Cdc25B with QM/MM;" Chantelle Rein '03 presented "An Investigation of the Usefulness of the ONIOM QM/MM Method for Studying the Energetic Pathways of Esperamicin A1;" and Sarah Taylor '03 presented "Computational Approaches to Breast Cancer Drug Design." In addition, Sarah Tschampel '00, now a graduate student at the University of Georgia, won first prize for the Best Graduate Student poster.  More ...

Li Speaks to U.S. Congress Members and Lectures in Germany

February 28, 2003
Cheng Li, professor of government and Woodrow Wilson fellow, was invited by the Aspen Institute to give a talk on China for 14 members of the U.S. Congress at a meeting held in Hawaii in January. Invited as a guest speaker by Lee Hamilton, Director of the Woodrow Wilson Center, Li spoke to the Wilson Council. In February, Li was also invited to give lectures at Tufts University, the Heinrich Boell Foundation in Berlin, and the Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, Germany.

Simon Publishes Article in A Companion to the Philosophy of Education

February 28, 2003
Professor of Philosophy Robert Simon's article, "Academic Freedom," appeared in Randall Curren, ed., A Companion to the Philosophy of Education, published in 2003 by Blackwell Publishers.

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