The following summaries of books authored or edited by Illinois State faculty appear in the fall 2016 print issue of the Redbird Scholar.
Redbird media: News books by ISU scholars
Unit: English
Pub. Unit welcomes author of Margaret the First, September 9
New York Times-reviewed author Danielle Dutton will discuss her novel Margaret the First at 3 p.m. Friday, September 9.
Scholars need new lens to view mothers in literature
Don’t ask Karen Coats about evil stepmothers, but you can ask her about the new book she co-edited exploring mothers in young adult literature.
Student scholars take lead at ISU’s David Foster Wallace Conference
When Zeph Webster’s high school jazz band visited Illinois State University to perform a couple years ago, he snuck away on a secret mission: to see inside Stevenson Hall.
ISU is trailblazer in children’s literature
The reading list looks deceptively simplistic for courses taught by Roberta Trites and Jan Susina in the Department of English.
A heart for Haiti: Educator helps ‘the least of these’
Jamie Schumacher has made a connection to a place and its people that runs deep like an electric current, which is no small feat in an island nation where electricity can be pretty unreliable.
Ciani and Hoff named 2016 Strand diversity award winners
Kyle Ciani and Pamela Hoff have been named joint recipients of the 2016 David A. Strand Diversity Achievement Award at the Founders Day Convocation.
Chapbooks available, Press 254 launch event
Students enrolled in English 254 (Introduction to Professional Publishing) have produced 150 chapbooks this semester as part of PRESS 254, a teaching chapbook press and publishing workshop.
Holocaust survivors’ guilt spreads through generations
Illinois State University faculty look at Holocaust survivors’ guilt as it is passed from generation to generation, and comment on the idea that no one could see the Holocaust coming.
Chapbook launch to feature reading by authors, April 26
The Publications Unit will host a launch for the new chapbooks Things Are Tough All Over and The Next Train Home at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 26.
