Posts Tagged ‘College of Liberal Arts’
Monday, January 30, 2012
As far as historical presidential power couples go, the Tafts aren’t likely among the first to come to mind, but based off of Lewis Gould’s edited collection of their personal correspondence during William Taft’s most trying years in office, perhaps they should be.
“My Dearest Nellie: The Letters of William Howard Taft to Helen Herron Taft, 1909-1912″ consists of 113 letters that “not only reveal the inner workings of a presidency at decisive moments but also humanize a chief executive to
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Tags: American presidency, College of Liberal Arts, Department of History, Helen Herron Taft, Lewis Gould, My Dearest Nellie, Presidential love stories, private letters, William Howard Taft
By Molly Wahlberg, Office of Public Affairs
Published at 12:45 PM |
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
Foodies, scholars and bibliophiles will come together at a special BookPeople event featuring a reading and signing by Elizabeth Engelhardt, associate professor of American Studies and author of “A Mess of Greens: Southern Gender and Southern Food” (University of Georgia Press, 2011) at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20.
Special guests will include Carol Ann Sayle, of Boggy Creek Farm, and Stephanie McClenny, of Confituras. Enjoy special tastings inspired by the book along with Saint Arnold Brewing Company beverages.
About the book: Combining the study of food
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Tags: A Mess of Greens, American studies, Book Events, BookPeople, College of Liberal Arts, Elizabeth Engelhardt
By Jessica Sinn, College of Liberal Arts
Published at 11:22 AM |
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012
“Science shows clearly that smart thinking is not an innate quality,” says Art Markman, psychology professor and director of the Human Dimensions of Organizations program at The University of Texas at Austin. He claims that the ability to think like the great innovators of our time is a skill that can actually be developed. “Each of the components of being smart is already part of your mental toolbox,” Markman says.
How, you ask?
Here’s the formula: “Smart Thinking” requires developing Smart Habits to acquire High
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Tags: "Smart Thinking", Art Markman, College of Liberal Arts, Department of Psychology, Human Dimensions of Organizations
By Molly Wahlberg, Office of Public Affairs
Published at 6:16 PM |
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Do you ever wonder why radio stations play the same tired songs over and over again? Or why we’re forced to listen to talk shows while we’re stuck in rush-hour traffic? In “Early ‘70s Radio: The American Format Revolution” (Continuum, July 2011), University of Texas at Austin alumnus Kim Simpson (Ph.D. American Studies, ‘05) shares insight into how commercial music radio evolved into what it is today.
Providing a comprehensive analysis of a transformative era in pop music, Simpson describes how radio
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Tags: 1970s radio, College of Liberal Arts, Department of American Studies, Early '70s radio, Kim Simpson, KUT, School of Law
By Jessica Sinn, College of Liberal Arts
Published at 4:31 PM |
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Friday, November 11, 2011
This weekend, be sure to tune in to C-SPAN2 Book TV to watch two University of Texas at Austin professors discuss their books.
American Studies Professor Julia Mickenberg will discuss her book “Tales for Little Rebels” on Sunday, Nov. 13 at 12:45 p.m., and on Monday, Nov. 14 at 12:45 p.m.
Synopsis: Rather than teaching children to obey authority, to conform, or to seek redemption through prayer, 20th century leftists encouraged children to question the authority of those in power. “Tales for Little Rebels”
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Tags: Austin Book Festival, C-SPAN, C-SPAN Book TV, College of Liberal Arts, Department of American Studies, Department of Gvoernment, Department of History, Julia Mickenberg, LBJ School of Public Affairs, School of Law
By Jessica Sinn, College of Liberal Arts
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Friday, October 21, 2011
The South has always been celebrated for its food. From collard greens and okra to heaping plates of biscuits and gravy, Southern food is as much a state of mind as it is a matter of geography.
Combining the study of food culture with gender studies, Elizabeth Engelhardt, associate professor of American studies, explores the many hidden culinary contours of Southern life below and beyond the Mason-Dixon Line.
Digging deep into community cookbooks, letters, diaries, and other archival materials, Engelhardt describes the
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Tags: A Mess of Greens, College of Liberal Arts, Department of American Studies, Elizabeth Engelhardt, southern food culture, texas book festival
By Jessica Sinn, College of Liberal Arts
Published at 8:50 AM |
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Friday, October 14, 2011
Book lovers, foodies, artists and scholars will partake in an annual rite of fall here in Austin: The Texas Book Festival. The 16th annual Texas Book Festival will take place in and around the Texas State Capitol and nearby venues on Oct. 22-23.
The lineup includes more than 250 authors, an eclectic mix of top literary names, bestselling novelists, political and nonfiction notables, cookbook superstars, Texas writers, children’s authors and promising newcomers.
The talent pool also includes University of Texas at Austin
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Tags: A Mess of Greens, College of Liberal Arts, Department of American Studies, Department of History, Department of Psychology, Elizabeth Englhardt, Greenback Planet, H.W. Brands, James Pennebaker, texas book festival, The Murder of Jim Fisk, The Secret Life of Pronouns
By Jessica Sinn, College of Liberal Arts
Published at 5:19 PM |
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Monday, October 10, 2011
Nina Godiwalla’s memoir of working on Wall Street begins with a sweaty walk to work through New York City, catching her heel in a grate, begging for help from a nearby blood-soaked fishmonger and eventually arriving at the JP Morgan office only to discover that she was at the wrong building.
Little did she know that temperamental high heels would be the least of her troubles in the years ahead.
Godiwalla, BBA ’97, chronicles the rest of her harrowing finance career in
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Tags: "Suits", College of Liberal Arts, McCombs School of Business, Nina Godiwalla
By Michelle Bryant, Office of Public Affairs, College of Liberal Arts
Published at 5:53 PM |
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Since the days of the American Revolution, nation-building has been deeply embedded in America’s DNA. Yet no other country has created more problems for itself and for others by pursuing impractical reconstruction efforts in war-torn nations, argues Jeremi Suri, professor in the Department of History and the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs.
In his new book “Liberty’s Surest Guardian: American Nation-Building from the Founders to Obama,” Suri examines more than 200 years of U.S. policy to explain the successes and failures
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Tags: American Nation Building, College of Liberal Arts, Department of History, Jeremi Suri, LBJ School of Public Affairs, Liberty's Surest Guardian
By Jessica Sinn, College of Liberal Arts
Published at 9:55 AM |
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
The words people use are like fingerprints, revealing amazing insight into their personalities, emotional health, thinking style, group status and relationships. Social psychologist James W. Pennebaker, uses his groundbreaking research in computational linguistics to analyze pronouns, articles, prepositions, and a handful of other small function words in his latest book “The Secret Life of Pronouns: What Our Words Say About Us” (Bloomsbury Press, August 2011).
“On their own, function words have very little meaning,” says Pennebaker, the Liberal Arts Foundation Centennial Professor
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Tags: College of Liberal Arts, Department of Psychology, James W. Pennebaker
By Michelle Bryant, Office of Public Affairs, College of Liberal Arts
Published at 4:02 PM |
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