Institute to Host Poet Laureate

he Humanities Institute is currently Rosenkranz four poets will read and dis- T will host the Pulitzer writer-in-residence at Yale cuss their poetry, giving the Prize-winning poet and University. Her other honors audience an opportunity to ask United States Poet Laureate include the Bollingen Prize in questions about their poetry for 2003-2004 Louise Glück Poetry, the Lannan Literary and creative processes. on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at Award for Poetry, Sara Teas- 7:00pm in Traditions Hall, dale Memorial Prize, and fel- Streckfus is on the faculty of Alumni Center. She is the lowships from the Guggen- Western Connecticut State author of numerous books of heim and Rockefeller founda- University’s Low Residence poetry, including The Seven tions and from the National MFA in Professional Writing Ages (2001); Vita Nova Endowment for the Arts. In program and also teaches at (1999), winner of The New 2003, she was City Col- Yorker Magazine’s Book named as the “Averno ...demonstrates lege of San Award in Poetry; Meadow- new judge for that she is writing at the Francisco. lands (1996); The Wild Iris the Yale Series He is a (1992), which received the of Younger peak of her powers” graduate of Pulitzer Prize and the Poetry Poets, serving George Society of American’s Wil- through 2007. The Yale Se- Mason University’s MFA pro- liam Carlos Williams Award, ries of Younger Poets is the gram in creative writing and a and her latest Averno (2006), oldest annual literary award in recipient of fellowships from which the United States. Established the Bread Loaf Writers Con- described as “rich and reso- in 1919, this competition ference and the Peter S. Reed nant” and states “[it] may be through the Yale University Foundation. Siken received Glück’s masterpiece. It dem- Press has published first col- an MFA in poetry from the onstrates that she is writing at lections of promising Ameri- University of Arizona and is the peak of her pow- can poets. editor of the literary magazine ers” (March 12, 2006). Also spork. He is a recipient of a in the December On Wednes- Pushcart Prize, two Arizona 3, 2006 issue of day, April 11, Commission on the Arts the “Book Re- 2007, at grants, and a fellowship from view” section of 7:00pm in the National Endowment for the New York Traditions the Arts. Hopler is the editor Times, Averno Hall, Ms. of The Killing Spirit: An An- was named one Glück will thology of Murder-for-Hire, of the 100 Nota- introduce the and his poems, essay, and ble Books of the winners of book reviews have appeared, Year. At the the Yale or are forthcoming, in numer- April 10 event, Series of ous magazines and journals she will read Younger Po- including The Kenyon Review, from her poetry ets competi- Mid-American Review, The and then take tion since she New Yorker, Pleiades, and The part in an on- has become Seattle Review. He is an As- stage interview judge: Peter sistant Professor of English at

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA conducted by Streckfus USF. Fisher is a doctoral can- Professor Jay Hopler, Depart- (2003 for The Cuckoo), Rich- didate in English at the Uni- ment of English. ard Siken (2004 for Crush), versity of , Berkeley Jay Hopler (2005 for Green and is co-editor with Robert Louise Glück taught at Wil- Squall), and Jessica Fisher Haas of the Addison Street liams College for 20 years and (2006 for Fail-Safe). These Anthology. Humanities Institute

New e-literary The Saw Palm contains poetry, in LIT 6934: Literary Editing fiction, book and film reviews, and Publishing. To view the journal published interviews, and essays all cen- journal click on Volume III, Issue 2 by the English tered around a Florida theme. It is an impressive journal pro- www.sawpalm.org Spring 2007 Department duced by the graduate students Mark Dimunation Keynotes Symposium

he Special Collections Department brary of Congress, will keynote the sym- exhibition of its Sacred Leaves series. T of the Tampa Library and the Hu- posium by speaking on the history of the This year’s exhibition, Beyond the manities Institute will sponsor the First book with emphasis on early printing. Quill…Printed Books 1450-1500, opens Annual Sacred Leaves Graduate Sympo- As Chief, Mr. Dimunation is responsible February 22, 2007 in the Reading Room sium. The theme is The Book Between for the development and of the Special Collections Manuscript & Print. Current and recent management of the Rare Department. The exhibit M.A. and Ph.D. stu- Book Collec- features three full books dents will present pa- tion at the and nineteen individual pers covering a variety Library of pages from books printed of topics on the history Congress, the before 1500 in Europe. of the book, including largest collec- The martyrdom of Saint Quiriacus, a These incunabula offer readership, production tion of rare bishop and priest from Ostia, Italy physical evidence of the techniques, word and books in North will be on display in the collection. transition between script image relations, and An example of the exhibit is this America. On and print, a transitional the book as art. hand-colored woodcut depicting Friday, February 23 from and experimental period in the history of On Thursday, Febru- the persecution of Prince Alchior. 10:00am-5:00pm, the presenta- the book. The Sacred Leaves is made ary 22 at 7:00pm in tions will be given in the Grace possible through the generous loan of Traditions Hall, Alumni Center, Mark Allen Room, 4th floor of the library. medieval manuscripts and early printed Dimunation, Chief of the Rare Book and The symposium coincides with the books by private collectors and donors. Special Collections Division at the Li- opening of the Tampa Library’s fourth Argentinean Novelist, Paula Varsavsky

n February 20, 2007, in Traditions Great Britain over the Falkland Islands. beneath.” Other reviewers have com- O Hall, Alumni Center at 1:30pm, Varsavsky’s heroine, Luz Goldman, is a pared her style to that of Ernest Heming- Paula Varsavsky, an Argentinean novelist wealthy and precocious teenage girl way’s and her main char- and jouornalist, will discuss her novel No oblivious of the political situation. She acter has been termed “a One Said a Word (2000) and the emer- is engaged with her friends in a drug- kind of Holden Caul- gence of Argentinean women novelists . and sex-centered world, a life that be- field,” experiencing the No One Said a Word, which was trans- comes more disrupted when her parents anguishes of growing up lated by Anne McLean, is a coming-of- divorce and her father unexpectedly dies. as did the hero of Catcher age novel that is set during the military As a critic has written “all of this is with- in the Rye. dictatorship in Argentina and then carries out sentimentality, in a stark, wryly hu- over to Argentina’s subsequent war with morous voice that hides the rage lurking Sci-Fi Panel 2007

n March 7, 2007, the Humanities tion of natural resources. Both of these novels are the seven works in the O Institute and the USF library will prolific writers will discuss their works Series including , hold its 3rd annual panel and works of others dur- the first novel in the discussion in Traditions Hall, ing what has been series for which Pohl Alumni Center, at 7:00pm. called the “Golden won both the Hugo The two speakers this year are Age of Science Award and the Nebula , who became a Fiction.” Award, and , Nebula Grand Master in 1993, for which he won a and , who cre- Frederik Pohl’s science fiction second . ated the well known science career has included being both a Harry Harrison started in the science fiction characters the Stainless novelist and an editor. Early in fiction world by working with science Steel Rat and Bill, the Galactic his career he was the editor of fiction comic books, first as an illus- Hero, and wrote the novel both and Super trator for Weird Fantasy and Weird Make Room! Make Room!, Science Stories, and from 1959- Science and later as a comic strip which was the basis for the 1969 he edited Galaxy and If. His writer. He was, for example, the film Soylent Green (1973), a novel and editorship of the latter won him the Hugo writer for the Flash Gordon newspaper film about overpopulation and the deple- for three consecutive years. Among his strip during the 1950s and 1960s.

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Borges Spanish Language Celebration– Madeline Cámara (WLE,USF), Pablo Brescia (WLE, USF), Angel Esteban (Universidad de Granada). Photo by Robin R. Bajkiewicz

Tom Shippey autographs his book “The Road to Middle Earth: Tolkien Created a New Mythology” for USF students. Photo by Tim Bajkiewicz Humanities Institute Highlights

Tolkien scholar Tom Shippey (St. Louis University) enlightens the packed audi- ence in Traditions Hall on the theories behind the timeless appeal of Brent Weisman Narnia, Middle-Earth and Hogwarts. (Anthropology) reads from Photo by Tim Bajkiewicz his latest book, “Frank Hamilton Cushing” during a “Main Event” series talk. Photo by Darlene Corcoran

Probes Becomes Associate Director

he Humanities Institute is pleased in Romance Linguistics from Tulane Renaissance, and Papers on French T to announce that beginning with the University, New Orleans. Prior Seventeenth Century Literature. Spring semester 2007, Christine McCall to joining the USF faculty in a Since 1972, she has been a contrib- Probes has accepted the position of Asso- tenure-earning position in 1987, uting editor for the Modern Lan- ciate Director of the Humanities Institute. she taught at Florida Atlantic guage Association-sponsored Bibli- Christine is an Associate Professor in the University and Mississippi Col- ography of French Seventeenth World Language Education Department. lege. Christine has an extended Century Studies In 2003, she co- She received her undergraduate degree in list of scholarly presentations edited the volume La Femme à French and Art from Huntingdon Col- and publications. Her pub- l’âge classique; le baroque, lege, Montgomery, Alabama and her lished research has appeared musique et literature (Tübingen). doctoral degree in French with a minor regularly in such works as Medievalia et

VOLUME III, ISSUE 2 Page 3 Schedule of Events

Specific events of the Humanities Institute for February 15 An Evening with Peter March 7 “Golden Age of Science Spring 2007 are co-sponsored in part by the Straub discussing “Why Fiction” with Frederik Alumni Association, Center for Social and Po- Would Anyone Want to Read Pohl and Harry Harrison. litical Thought, the College of Arts and Sciences that Stuff?”, a defense of the Traditions Hall, Alumni Dean’s Office, English Department, Office of Horror fiction genre. Center Diversity and Equal Opportunity, Philosophy Ballroom, Marshall Center 7 p.m. Department, Philosophy Graduate Students Or- ganization, Provost’s Office, University Lecture 7 p.m Series, USF Library, and World Language Edu- March 23- Philosophy of Social Sci- cation Department. February 20 Paula Varsavsky, Argentin- 24 ence Roundtable. Keynote

ean novelist, discussing her speakers: Hans Henrik

JANUARY novel, No One Said A Word, Brunn (University of Co- and Argentiean women penhagen) and Philip

novelists. Morowski (Notre Dame January 17 Ray Arsenault (USF, St. Traditions Hall, Alumni University). Peterburg) discussing his Center. Marshall Center book Freedom Riders: 1961 1:30pm and the Struggle for Racial

Justice March 27 Great Books Series with February “Sacred Leaves: The Book TECO room, Education Bldg. Nancy Tyson (English) 22-23 Between Manuscript and 2 p.m. Wilkie Collins’s Print”. First Annual Sacred The Moonstone Leaves Graduate Symposium. Traditions Hall, Alumni January 22 Great Books Series with Elizabeth Hirsh (English) Center Mark Dimunation (Chief of 6 p.m. Admission Fee Virginia Woolf’s Rare Books, Library of Con-

Mrs. Dalloway gress), Keynote speaker on Traditions Hall, Alumni Cen- the history of the book em- APRIL ter phasizing early printing.

6 p.m. Admission Fee Traditions Hall, Alumni Cen- ter April 10 An Evening with Louise Glück, Poet Laureate 2003- January 30 “Lady May Montagu Meets February 22;7 p.m. Orham Pamuk in Istanbul” 2004 and Pulitzer Prize winner (1992). with George Rousseau Symposium (Magdalen College, Oxford) Traditions Hall, Alumni Grace Allen Room, Library. Grace Allen Room, Library Center 7 p.m. February 23; 9am-5pm. 10:30 pm February 22 “The First Book: From Draft April 11 Louise Glück will intro- duce recent winner of the FEBRUARY to Final Product,” a confer- ence on writing. Place:TBA Yale Young Poets Series:

1 p.m. Jessica Fisher (2006), Jay February 8 “UNWRA” and the Moral Hopler (2005), Richard

Hazards” with February 26 Research in the Humanities Siken (2004), Peter Fred Gottheil (University of with Adriana Novoa Streckfus (2003), who will Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) (Humanities/American Stud- read and discuss their Grace Allen Room, Library poetry. ies) “Blood Seeking the 11:30 a.m. Night: The Culture of Disap- Traditions Hall, Alumni

pearance in Argentina”. Center February 9- “Florida Without Borders: Grace Allen Room, Library 7 p.m. Women at the Intersection of 11 3:30 p.m. the Local and the Global,” a April 19 Hunt Hawkins (English),

conference sponsored by the

reading and discussing his

Florida Consortium for

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poetry.

Women’s Studies. Keynote

Traditions Hall, Alumni speaker: Rosemary Tong March 2 “Science in Humanities- (University of North Carolina, Center Humanities in Science-Human 6 p.m.

Charlotte), speaking on Scientists” Conference. “Feminist Perspectives, Global

Ethics and Moral Translation Place & Time: TBA All events are free and open to the public

unless specified. For more information

Skills” (Feb.10).

Westside Conference Center call (813) 974-3657.

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PUBLICATIONS Gaëtan Brulotte. The Encyclopedia of tion for Outstanding Teaching by a Erotic Literature. Ed. 2 vols. New York Graduate Student Teaching Assistant.

and Oxford: Routledge. 2006. Religious Studies English ____.“L’apport de Jacques Ferron á l’art Mozella Mitchell received a $4,000.00 de la nouvelle.” L’ Atelier du roman. 47 John Hatcher. Close Connections: The Publication Grant from the USF Publica- (206): 51– 62. Bridge Between Spiritual and Physical tion Council for the publication of her ____.“La fin de l’édcuation aux États- Reality. Bahá'í Publishing Trust , 2005. recent book, Crucial Unis.” Médiane. 1.1:17-23. Issues in Caribbean Re-

Government and International Affairs Patrizia La Trecchia. “Fabrizia ligion.

Michael Gibbons. “Hermeneutics, Po- Ramondino” and “Raffaele La Capria.” James Strange, at a litical Inquiry, and Practical Wisdom: An Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies. meeting of the American Evolving Challenge to Political Science.” Ed. Gaetana Marroe and Paolo Puppa. Schools of Oriental Re- American Political Review. 100:4. New York and Oxford: Routedge, 2006. search, received the

Charles U. Harris Service Award for Philosophy Victor Peppard. Babel, Isaac Em- service to the archaeological profession Schönfeld, Martin. “Christian manuilovich” and “Olesha, and to the American Schools of Oriental Wolff.” Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Yury Karlovich.” Encyclo- Research. ASOR was founded in 1924 Ed. D. Borchert. Detroit: Macmillan, pedia of Erotic Literature. to further American archaeological inter- 2006. Ed. Gaëtan Brulotte and ests in the ancient Near East. ______. “Cosmology” and John Phillips. New York

“Dynamics.” A Companion to Kant. and Oxford: Routledge, World Languages Education Ed. G. Bird. Oxford: Blackwell, 2006. 1:99-101; 2:975-6. Gaëtan Brulotte was an invited lecturer 2006. at the University of Louisiana at Lafay- ______. “The Green Kant.” Christine Probes. “Beaux ette; Les Impatients, Montreal; Univer- Environmental Ethics. Ed. P. Po- Arts et Belles Lettres.” Pa- sity of Cluji and Romanian Writer’s Un- jman. Toronto: Mayfield, 2007. pers on French Seventeenth Century Lit- ion, Cluj, Romania; and Emory & Henry erature. Co-ed. 32. 2005. College, Virginia. Religious Studies ____. French 17 [Bibliography of French

Mozella Mitchell. Crucial Issues in Seventeenth Century French Studies]. Maria Enformes received an NEH Sum- Caribbean Religions. Peter Lang, 2006. Contrib. Ed. Sonoma State University. mer Grant to travel to Venice, Italy to 2005. Wei Zhang Heidegger, Rorty, and the present a paper entitled “The Jewish Eastern Thinkers– A Hermeneutics of AWARDS Memoir” at a conference on “Venice and Cross Cultural Understanding. State Italian Culture: Historical Eras and Cul-

University of New York Press, 2006. tural Representations”. Also, she English was invited by the Fulbright Asso- World Languages Education Hunt Hawkins was re- ciation to attend the 29th annual Pablo Brescia. (co-editor with Evelia cently elected Second Vice conference Romano). El ojo en el caleidos de textos President of the South At- integrados en la literature latinoameri- lantic Modern Language Christine Probes presented “La cana. Mexico: Universi- Association. This election Représentation emblématique de la dad Nacional Autónoma places him in the order to femme á l’entrecroisement de l’art de Mexico, 2006. be President of the organi- et de la poésie: les gravures de ____. “Post or Past Bor- zation. Pierre de Loyse mises en rapport ges? The Writer as Liter- avec Les Sonnets franc-comtois” ary Object.” World Lit- Government and International Affairs for the 9th Colloque du Centre Interna- erature Today 80.5: 48- Michael Gibbons has been re-elected tional de Rencontres sur le XVIIe siècle 51. Chair of the Foundations of Political at Kiel, Germany (March 16-18, 2006). ____. “The Spanish American Short Theory Section of the American Political Also she presented “Modernisation des Story.” The Encyclopedia of Erotic Lit- Science Association. Ecritures: Becoming Global in the Early erature. Ed. Gaëtan Brulotte and John Modern, a Case of Modernity in French Phillips. 2 vols. New York and Oxford: Philosophy Emblematics” for the international con- Routledge, 2006. 2:1227-1230. West Gurley was awarded the University ference on “Modernités” at Oxford Uni- of South Florida Provost’s commenda- versity, England (June 28-30, 2006).

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Robin R. Bajkiewicz, M.A., Program Assistant

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Horror Writer to Visit

anked as a major “modern horror” Talisman and , were col- Association at the R novelist, Peter Straub is considered laborations with , a fellow 2006 Stoker Banquet. to be “one of the most commer- “horror” writer and a friend of Straub’s. A critical essay on cially and critically Regarding In the Night Room, one critic Straub’s horror work successful genre writers wrote that the novel “offers a combina- can be found in S. T. of the past thirty years: tion of gripping plot, well-drawn charac- Joshi’s book The He has consistently ters, and philosophical depth.” It is a Modern Weird Tale displayed a refreshing “rewarding read for horror junkies and (2001), and Bill Shee- willingness to venture deep thinkers alike.” han’s book At the beyond the laboured Foot of the Story Tree prose and hackneyed Straub has won seven Bran Stoker (2000) discusses Straub’s pre 2000 situations found in so awards (named works. many examples of after the author of modern horror fiction Dracula) for best Peter Straub will talk on February and has instead estab- novel or fiction 15, 2007 at 7:00pm in the Uni- lished an impressively varied body of collection of the versity Ballroom, the Marshall work that combines accessibility with year, and on June Center. The topic of his talk is genuine intelligence.” Straub has written 17, 2006, he was “Why Would Anyone Read That eighteen novels, four books of novellas, honored with the Stuff?,” a defense of horror lit- and five books of poetry. Among his prestigious “Life erature as well as a discussion of works are Ghost Story, Shadowland, Mys- Achievement genre writing in general. The tery, Houses Without Doors, The Hellfire Award” by the for talk is co-sponsored by the Uni- Club, Mr. X, lost boy lost girl, and his lat- Horror Writers versity Lecture Series. est, In the Night Room. Two of them, The Best Horror Novel 2005.