Thursday, February 28, 2008

Next Week's Events at the Glasscock Center

The following is a list of next week’s events supported by the Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research and/or its affiliated programs:

**Monday, 3 March**
American Culture Reading Group and Africana Studies Working Group Joint Meeting: 4:00-6:00 p.m., Blocker Building, Room 234. For more information contact Kim Cox at willow28@tamu.edu.

New Modern British Studies Working Group Lecture: Deidre Lynch (University of Toronto), presenting “Literary History and Men Who Love Too Much,” 7:30 p.m., Glasscock Building, Room 311.

**Tuesday, 4 March**
New Modern British Studies Working Group Colloquium: Deidre Lynch (University of Toronto), presenting “Dead Poet Love,” 2:30-3:30 p.m., Glasscock Building, Room 311.

**Wednesday, 5 March**
Glasscock Coffee Come & Go: 8:30-9:30 a.m., Glasscock Building, Room 311. Featuring Ben Crouch, Executive Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts.

Faculty Colloquium: Sabine Arnaud (EURO), presenting “Narratives of Hysteria and the Shaping of Eighteenth Century Medicine as a Discipline,” 4:00 p.m., Glasscock Building, Room 311.

**Thursday, 6 March**
Co-Sponsored Event: Timothy Williamson (University of Oxford), “Lone Star Tour Lecture in Philosophy,” 3:45-5:30 p.m., Bolton Hall, Room 213. For more information contact Robin Smith at rasmith@tamu.edu.

Graduate Colloquium: Jesse L. Rester (English), “Political Skin: Reading the Maria/Hel Complex in Fritz Lang’s Metropolis,” 4:00 p.m., Glasscock Building, Room 311.

Co-Sponsored Lecture: Amita Baviskar (Delhi University), presenting “Cows, Cars, and Cycle-rickshaws: The Politics of Nature on the Streets of Delhi, India,” 4:00-6:00 p.m., Blocker Building, Room 203.

**Friday, 7 March**
APLICATIONS DUE: Co-Sponsorship Grants, Internal Faculty Fellowships, Graduate Stipendiary Fellowships, Faculty Stipendiary Fellowships, Cushing/Glasscock Graduate Award.


**If you are interested in meeting with any of our visiting speakers contact Dr. Donnalee Dox at dox@libarts.tamu.edu
**For further information consult the Glasscock Center website at http:// glasscock.tamu.edu/
**For current events at the Glasscock Center consult our blog at http://glasscockcenter.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Lawrence Grossberg of the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill to Present in the Glasscock Center Lecture Series “How Do We Keep Knowing?”

The Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research announces a public lecture in its continuing series “How Do We Keep Knowing?” Dr. Lawrence Grossberg, Morris Davis Distinguished Professor of Communication and Cultural Studies at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, will present "Economies, Discourses and Contexts: On Avoiding the Bottom Line," on Wednesday, 27 February 2007 at 7:30 p.m. in the Glasscock Building, Room 311.

Professor Grossberg’s numerous publications in cultural studies and communication include Caught in the Crossfire: Kids, Politics, and America’s Future (2005), “Does cultural studies have futures? Should it? (or What’s the matter with New York?)” in
Cultural Studies, and the monograph What’s going on? Cultural Studies und Popularkultur (2000). This lecture will address economic struggles taking place within the contemporary American context.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information, see our website http://glasscock.tamu.edu/, visit our blog at http://www.glasscockcenter.blogspot.com, or contact the Glasscock Center at glasscock@tamu.edu or at 979-845-8328.

Ray Siemens of the University of Victoria to Present in the Glasscock Center Digital Humanities Lecture Series

The Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research announces a public lecture in its Digital Humanities series. Dr. Ray Siemens, Canada Research Chair in Humanities Computing and Professor of English at the University of Victoria, will speak on "Imagining the Electronic Book," Wednesday, 27 February 2008 at 4:00 p.m. in Evans Library, Room 204E. This event is free and open to the public.

Professor Siemens has published many articles on the intersection of literary studies and computational methods and has co-edited numerous volumes on the topic including Companion to Digital Humanities and Companion to Digital Literary Studies and serves as the President for the Society of Digital Humanities. This lecture will address diverse possibilities for the future of the electronic book, and the impact those changes may have on the publishing industry and on literary studies.

For more information, see our website http://glasscock.tamu.edu/, visit our blog at http://www.glasscockcenter.blogspot.com, or contact the Glasscock Center at glasscock@tamu.edu or at 979-845-8328.

CCWH Catherine Prelinger Scholarship

FYI due March 26
for more information visit
(http://theccwh.org/preapp.htm).


The Coordinating Council for Women in History is pleased to announce it will accept applications for the tenth CCWH Catherine Prelinger Award Scholarship of $20,000 which will be awarded to a scholar of excellence by July 1, 2008. This award, named for Catherine Prelinger, a former CCWH president and nontraditional scholar, is intended to enhance the work of a contemporary scholar whose academic path has not followed the traditional path of uninterrupted study, moving from completed secondary, to undergraduate, then graduate degrees, followed by a tenure-track faculty position. These funds were granted to CCWH by an anonymous donor in honor of the many years of work this organization has devoted to exploring women’s history, encouraging opportunities for women in the historical profession, and in educating young women to pursue careers in the historical profession. This award is intended to enhance the ability of the recipient to carry on these CCWH traditions through contributions to women in history, either through scholarly or professional activity.


Eligible applicants must be members of CCWH and must hold either A.B.D. status or the Ph.D. at the time of application. They shall be actively engaged in scholarship that is historical in nature, although the degree may be in related fields. Applicants will show evidence of a nontraditional professional career and describe a project that will further enhance women’s roles in history. The Prelinger Committee encourages applications from independent and non-academic scholars. Application guidelines and forms can be found on the CCWH website: http://theccwh.org/awards.htm. For further information, contact Nupur Chaudhuri, e-mail: nupurc@earthlink.net.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Q & A with Sabine Arnaud

Q & A with Sabine Arnaud

We asked Sabine Arnaud (Department of European and Classical Languages and Cultures), who presents on Wednesday, 5 March on "Narratives of Hysteria and the Shaping of Eighteenth Century Medicine as a Discipline," a few questions about her work:


MGGCHR: What is your presentation's argument?

Sabine Arnaud: My presentation concerns medical observations of hysteria in eighteenth century France and England, studying the various types of traps and ploys that doctors recount, suggest, describe, and initiate. The reading of these texts leads to an analysis of how doctors forge their relationship to the sick body, the illness of hysteria, and medical practice.

MGGCHR: How did you hit on the focus of your current research and what interests you about it?

Sabine Arnaud: I was drawn to the considerable presence of hysteric vapors in eighteenth century plays and novels, and have constituted a large corpus of medical texts on the subjects that have been largely left aside in historical studies and criticism. This subject offers the possibility of juxtaposing major and minor texts and publications and manuscripts, approaching with a variety of literary, political, aesthetic, and philosophical perspectives.


MGGCHR: What is the most interesting place your research has taken you?

Sabine Arnaud: Avignon, a French medieval town in France where popes lived in the fourteen century. Calvet, who was among the most famous eighteenth century doctors and scholars, lived there as well. The archive of the region where I studied is located inside the castle at the papal palace!

MGGCHR: What is your favorite course to teach, and what makes it your favorite?

Sabine Arnaud: My favorite course to teach is French Civilization because students examine an assortment of archival documents, legal texts, and literature, encountering works by art critics, philosophers, and historians.

MGGCHR: If you had the opportunity to invite any living humanities scholar to come speak at the Glasscock Center, who would it be and why?

Sabine Arnaud: I would invite Jacques Ranciere. Ranciere is among the intellectuals I most revere and he was one of my favorite professors when I was in college.

MGGCHR: If you were stranded on a desert island, what material would you want with you?

Sabine Arnaud: I would want notebooks, pens, and dictionaries in many languages. Also pasta, almonds, and coffee!

Monday, February 18, 2008

Emerging Perspectives on Humanities Research and Medicine:

The Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research at Texas A&M University is pleased to announce another roundtable in its series devoted to the intersection of humanities and non-humanities fields of inquiry. “Emerging Perspectives on Humanities Research and Medicine” will be held Tuesday, 19 February from 3:30-5:00 p.m. in the Glasscock Center Library, Room 311, Glasscock Building.

Paul A. Parrish (English) will moderate a discussion among Leah DeVun (History), Hoi-eun Kim (History), Barbara Sharf (Communication), and Joan Wolf (Women’s Studies).

The discussion begins by acknowledging that the function of knowledge in the humanities, where research is often exchanged without a definitive end in mind, differs from that of medical research, whose goals are applied and practical. From here, the participants will explore the relationship between medicine and humanities in their recent work. They will address the challenge of examining medicine through the interpretive frameworks of humanities disciplines, discuss the possible applications their insights may have in medical research and practice, and share visions of collaboration across humanities and medical fields.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information, see our website http://glasscock.tamu.edu/ , visit our blog at http://www.glasscockcenter.blogspot.com, or contact the Glasscock Center at glasscock@tamu.edu or at 979-845-8328.

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Next Week's Events at the Glasscock Center

The following is a list of next week’s events supported by the Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research and/or its affiliated programs:

**Monday, 11 February**
American Culture Reading Group and Africana Studies Working Group: Joint Meeting, 6:00-8:00 p.m. For more information contact Kim Cox at willow28@tamu.edu.


**Tuesday, 12 February**
Lecture by Glasscock Book Prize Outside Reader: Suzanne Poirier (University of Illinois at Chicago), presenting “Stories Out of School: Memoirs and the Emotional Education of Medical Students,” 4:00 p.m., Glasscock Building Room 311.

**Wednesday, 13 February**
Glasscock Coffee Come & Go: 8:30-9:30 a.m., Glasscock Building, Room 311. Featuring Karan Watson, Dean of Faculties and Associate Provost, Antonio Cepeda-Benito, Associate Dean of Faculties, and John Scroggs, Director, Dean of Faculties and Associate Provost.

Co-Sponsored Lecture: Suzanne Poirier (University of Illinois at Chicago), presenting “Memoirs of Medical Education and the Taboo of Emotions,” 12:00 p.m., Reynolds Building, Lecture Hall 1.

Glasscock Book Prize Lecture: Lois Zamora (University of Houston), presenting “The Baroque Self: Frida Kahlo and Gabriel García Márquez,” 4:00 p.m., Glasscock Building, Room 311.

**Thursday, 14 February**
South Asia Working Group Meeting: 3:00-5:00 p.m., Glasscock Building Room 311. For more information contact Nandini Bhattacharya at nbhattac@tamu.edu.


**If you are interested in meeting with any of our visiting speakers contact Dr. Donnalee Dox at dox@libarts.tamu.edu
**For further information consult the Glasscock Center website at http:// glasscock.tamu.edu/
**For current events at the Glasscock Center consult our blog at http://glasscockcenter.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

9th Annual Susanne M. Glasscock Humanities Book Prize for Interdisciplinary Scholarship Lecture by Lois Parkinson Zamora

The Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research at Texas A&M University is pleased to announce a public lecture by Lois Parkinson Zamora, Professor of Comparative Literature and Art History at the University of Houston, the recipient of the 9th Annual Susanne M. Glasscock Humanities Book Prize for Interdisciplinary Scholarship, for her book The Inordinate Eye: New World Baroque and Latin American Fiction (University of Chicago Press, 2006). Zamora will present a lecture entitled “The Baroque Self: Frida Kahlo and Gabriel García Márquez,” on Wednesday, 13February 2008 at 4:00 p.m. in the Glasscock Building, Room 311.

Zamora’s research uncovers the transnational influences on Baroque art in the New World to determine how those relationships influence contemporary narratives and form points of resistance to European colonization. Latin American artists create a discourse of “counterconquest” that Zamora terms the “New World Baroque,” a hybrid form combining the diverse influences of indigenous, African, and European cultures in an effort to challenge the hegemony of Catholic and monarchical ideologies.

The Susanne M. Glasscock Humanities Book Prize for Interdisciplinary Scholarship was endowed in 2000 by Melbern G. Glasscock, Texas A&M University Class of '59, in honor of his wife. The Glasscocks have made numerous gifts to Texas A&M University. In July 2002 they generously endowed the Center for Humanities Research, which was renamed in Mr. Glasscock’s honor.

The Book Prize is chosen by a committee of two humanities scholars from Texas A&M and one from another university. This year’s committee was Suzanne Poirier (Department of Medical Education, University of Illinois at Chicago), David McWhirter (Department of English, Texas A&M University), and Cynthia Werner (Department of Anthropology, Texas A&M University).

This event is free and open to the public. For more information, see our website http://glasscock.tamu.edu/, visit our blog at http://www.glasscockcenter.blogspot.com, or contact the Glasscock Center at glasscock@tamu.edu or at 979-845-8328.