Accomplishments - October, 2023
Hale Yilmaz, associate professor of history, presented “National Holidays in the Making of Modern Turkey” as part of an Oct. 20 conference at the University of Kansas commemorating the Turkish Republic’s 100th anniversary.
Julie Partridge, professor, School of Human Sciences, and faculty athletics representative for SIU Carbondale, has been appointed to the NCAA Division I Legislative Committee.
“See You in a Minute,” a play written by Jacob Juntunen, associate professor, dramatic theory, criticism and playwriting, School of Theater and Dance, is on stage at Contraband Theatre at the Chapel, 6238 Alexander Drive, St. Louis. The play centers on a worldwide pandemic in 2041. Remaining dates are Oct. 19-21 and Oct. 25-28, and tickets are available.
An article co-authored by Minghui “Hannah” Hou, assistant professor in the School of Education, recently received the Council on International Higher Education Significant Research on Higher Education Award for Best Article from the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE). “Intersections of Identity and Status in International Students’ Perceptions of Culturally Engaging Campus Environments,” published in International Journal of Intercultural Relations, studies the roots and guise of neo-coloniality and brings attention to emerging higher education institutions and the potential of neo-coloniality in their relationships with international students. The award presentation will be during the annual conference in Minneapolis on Nov. 15.
“Insurgent Subjectivity: Hope and Its Interactant Emotions in the Nicaraguan Revolution” by Jean-Pierre Reed, professor, School of Africana and Multicultural Studies and School of Anthropology, Political Science, and Sociology, was recently published in the journal, Theory and Society. The paper examines the role of emotions during insurgent conditions by focusing on the Nicaraguan revolution, in particular the two-year period from 1977-1979 leading to the overthrow of the Somoza regime.
“Masculinity in Transition” by Allison Hammer, assistant professor and coordinator, women, gender, and sexuality studies, School of Africana and Multicultural Studies, is being published this month by the University of Minnesota Press. Focusing on “toxic masculinity,” Hammer traces its roots to a complex set of ideologies embedded in the histories of settler colonialism, racial capitalism and political fraternity. Their bold argument lays bare the underlying fragility of normative masculinity. The publisher will host a virtual book launch at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 20. Register for the event at z.umn.edu/102023.
William Ellis, assistant instructor, School of Automotive, presented money-saving tips for motorists and discusses the potential for automated vehicles and self-driving cars for wallethub.com.
Susan Patrick Steinfeldt, associate professor, voice and speech specialist in the School of Theater and Dance, recently gave an invited presentation “The Inspired Voice: Difficult Conversations with Gen Z after COVID” at the Voice and Speech Trainers Association’s (VASTA) annual conference in July in La Paz, Mexico.
