November 27, 2012, Filed Under: Research + TeachingFellows Find: When Knopf Inc. published a master work by Fernando Ortiz: A strange hurricane Armando Chávez-Rivera, an assistant professor at the University of Houston-Victoria, has published four books, among them Cuba per se. Cartas de la diáspora (2009), which summarizes extensive information about Cuban writers located off the island. He worked as a journalist for more than a decade in Latin America, with… read more
November 20, 2012, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingEnglish Honors seminar course on David Foster Wallace gives undergraduates a look into Wallace’s archive Before spring of last year, I had only heard David Foster Wallace referenced by acquaintances and a TV show character with an affinity for oversized novels. When I was applying for my undergraduate internship at the Ransom Center, I noticed that the Center had acquired Wallace’s archive and opened it… read more
November 15, 2012, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsSanora Babb: Stories from the American High Plains Coming of age on the American High Plains, American novelist Sanora Babb was familiar with the endeavor for dignity among the people living in the poverty-stricken area. With her intimate knowledge of the landscape, she provided access to the daily circumstances of individuals struggling to survive in the Dust Bowl.… read more
