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Category Archives: Guest Authors
Michael Chabon
Michael Chabon, author of Telegraph Avenue, will speak at Boston College on Apr. 17 at 7 p.m. in Yawkey Center. Chabon’s earlier works include The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, Wonder Boys, and The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, which won … Continue reading
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The Francona years
Award-winning sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe will sign copies of his new book, Francona: The Red Sox Years, on Apr. 16 from 6-8 p.m. at the McElroy Commons Bookstore. The book, written with former Boston Red Sox … Continue reading
Poetry fest
Students representing 26 colleges and universities, including Boston College junior Helen Spica, will share their original poetry at the annual Greater Boston Intercollegiate Undergraduate Poetry Festival on April 11 in the Yawkey Center’s Murray Function Room. Irish poet Peter Fallon will … Continue reading
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Tagged English Department, poetry
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A caregiver’s perspective
Writer and CBS This Morning contributor Lee Woodruff will discuss how caregivers cope during a crisis at the Connell School of Nursing’s Pinnacle Lecture on April 10 at 5 p.m. in Yawkey Center. Woodruff is the co-author of In an Instant: … Continue reading
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Tagged caregiver, Connell School of Nursing, nursing, traumatic brain injury
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What the letters reveal
The Center for Irish Programs at Boston College will host a book event for His Grace is Displeased, Selected Correspondence of John Charles McQuaid. One of the book’s editors, Margaret Ó hÓgartaigh, will speak at the event, which will held … Continue reading
A Pope, a Jesuit and Hitler
Peter Eisner, an award-winning author and reporter, will speak on his new book, The Pope’s Last Crusade: How an American Jesuit Helped Pope Pius XI’s Campaign to Stop Hitler, at Boston College on Mar. 25. From the publisher: Eisner combines … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic Church, Center for Christian-Jewish Learning, Jesuit, Vatican, World War II
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On the frontlines
As part of the Women’s & Gender Studies Spring Speaker Series, Fionnuala Ni Aolain will discuss some themes from her co-authored book, On the Frontlines: Gender, War and the Post-Conflict Process. Her address, “Female Terrorists in Ethno-National Conflicts,” will take … Continue reading
Past Obsessions
In her forthcoming book Past Obsessions: World War Two in History and Memory, historian Carol Gluck considers examples from Europe, Asia, and North America that help us to understand both how public memory works and the challenge that the present preoccupation … Continue reading
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Tagged history, Japan, Lowell Humanities Series, memory, World War II
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The Commander
The Carroll School of Management’s Winston Center for Leadership and Ethics will host a talk and book signing by Major Russell Lewis MC, former British Army Infantry Officer and author of Company Commander. The event, to be held March 18 … Continue reading
Book launch: New Voices in Catholic Theology
The Church in the 21st Century Center will host a book launch event Feb. 27 for the newest title in its book series, New Voices in Catholic Theology, which celebrates the work of scholars who trained under Rev. Michael J. … Continue reading
