Faculty and Staff Notes
Jan Miyake and Andrew Pau Contributed Chapters to Essay Collection
Professor of Music Theory Jan Miyake and Associate Professor of Music Theory Andrew Pau have contributed chapters to (Oxford University Press, 2024), a collection of essays written by minoritized scholars and designed to model analytical writing for undergraduate students. Miyake’s essay discusses the Funeral March from Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony, while Pau’s explores Richard Danielpour and Toni Morrison’s 2005 opera Margaret Garner.
R Kauff Receives Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award
Studio Arts Lecturer in Drawing and Reproducible Media R Kauff received an , an award for outstanding work and grant for developing new projects.
Yorki J. Encalada Egúsquiza Article Published in "ʴDZڴDzí"
Visiting Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies Yorki J. Encalada Egúsquiza's article "Desarrollo de una nueva consciencia mestiza a través de la valoración del arte comunitario fronterizo en la narrativa de Roberta Fernández" was published in . The article explores how female solidarity and community border art expands Gloria Anzaldúa's concept of mestiza consciousness and its traditional identity crisis focus.
Yveline Alexis Takes Book on Tour
Associate Professor of Africana Studies and Comparative American Studies Yveline Alexis authored the book Haiti Fights Back: The Life and Legacy of Charlemagne Péralte (Rutgers University Press). Her book tour included a January stop at Possible Futures in New Haven, Connecticut, alongside Rhodes Scholar Nadine Pinede and poet Marilyn Pierre.
Francesca Chubb-Confer Article Published in "Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East "
Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion Francesca Chubb-Confer published an article in Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East entitled "." The article argues for a new way of reading the Persian poetry of Muhammad Iqbal, one of the most important figures of modern Islamic revival and reform.
Nicholas Jones Book Published by University of Michigan Press
Emeritus Professor of English Nicholas Jones has published (University of Michigan Press, 2025). It is only the second translation into English of this classic Italian pastoral from 1504.
Roderic Knight Gives Presentation on Musical Telegraph
Emeritus Professor of Ethnomusicology Roderic Knight gave a video presentation and performance January 19 on Elisha Gray's musical telegraph, the world's first electric musical instrument. The event was a concert at the Presbyterian Church in Highland Park, Illinois, held to celebrate the 150th year of the invention, December 29, 1874. Attendees heard a tune on سԹ's working replica, built by physics department machinist Mike Miller.
Sergio Gutiérrez Negrón Publishes New Scholarly Essays
Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies Sergio Gutiérrez Negrón published two new scholarly essays. The first, “”, studies literary digression and the speculative potential of animals in fiction. The second, “”, examines the Mexican literary field of the 1980s, exploring how emerging writers navigated a landscape shaped by literary institutionalization and the restructuring of the publishing industry.
Yveline Alexis Discusses Book on "Café ak Conversations"
Check out Associate Professor of Africana Studies and Comparative American Studies Yveline Alexis's with professors Edwidge Danticat and Nadine Pinede about the book, When the Mapou Sings.
Amanda Zadorian Interviewed By the "Kyiv Independent"
Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics Amanda Zadorian was interviewed by the for an article about Russia's welfare state and manufacturing consent for the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.