D. H. Ramsey Library Special Collections and University Archives

Brown Bag Book Talks

        with UNC Asheville Faculty Authors


Where?
Special Collections, Upper Level in Ramsey Library, UNC Asheville campus

Everyone is invited: students, faculty, staff, NCCCR and community members. Bring a bag lunch and join in the discussion.

  • Current Talks
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  • Past Talks

Fall 2009

Tues., Sept. 8 – 12:30-1:30

David Hopes
Professor of Literature

Reads from and discusses his latest collection of poetry, A Dream of Adonis (Pecan Grove Press, 2007), and other new works


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Tues., Sept. 22 – 12:30-1:30

Katherine Min
Assistant Professor of Literature

Reads from and discusses her novel-in-progress, The Fetishist. Her last novel, Secondhand World, was recently published in paperback (Anchor, 2008)


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Tues., Oct. 6 – 12:30-1:30

Mary Lynn Manns
Associate Professor of Management

Offers lessons from her first book, Fearless Change: Patterns for Introducing New Ideas (Addison-Wesley, 2005), and insights on More Fearless Change, her second book co-written with Linda Rising


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Thurs., Oct. 22 – 12:30-1:30

Amy Lanou
Assistant Professor of Health and Wellness

Discusses her latest book, Building Bone Vitality: A Revolutionary Diet Plan to Prevent Bone Loss and Reverse Osteoporosis (McGraw-Hill, 2009), co-authored with Michael Castleman


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Thurs., Nov. 5 – 12:30-1:30

Alice Weldon
Associate Professor of Spanish & Co-Director of Women’s Studies

Reads from and discusses Gloria Lisé’s Departing at Dawn: A Novel of Argentina's Dirty War, which she recently translated for the Feminist Press at the City University of New York, 2009


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Spring 2010

Dan Pierce
Chair and Associate Professor of History, on White Liquor and Red Clay: NASCAR in the Era of Big Bill France (University of North Carolina Press, forthcoming)

 


Sam Schuman
Professor of Literature, on Seeing the Light: Religious Colleges in Twenty-First Century America (Johns Hopkins University Press,
forthcoming)

 


Grant Hardy
Professor of History, on Understanding the Book of Mormon: A Reader's Guide (Oxford University Press,
forthcoming)

 


Ellen Pearson
Associate Professor of History on A Difference of Customs: Legal Scholars and the Construction of Identity in Early America (University of Virginia Press,
forthcoming)

 

Spring 2009

Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 12:30-1:30

Dr. Holly Iglesias

of the Master of Liberal Arts program, reads from and discusses her latest collection of poetry, Souvenirs of a Shrunken World (Kore Press, 2008).


Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 12:30-1:30

Dr. Chuck Bennett

Professor of Physics, discusses the trials and tribulations of authoring Principles of Physical Optics (Wiley, 2008). Challenges include typesetting formulas and generating camera-ready technical figures. Software and workflow strategies will be discussed.


Thursday, March 5, 2009 - 12:30-1:30

Cynn Chadwick

Lecturer, Literature and Language Department, reads from and discusses her latest novel, Babies, Bikes and Broads: The Third Book in the Cat Rising Series (Bywater Books, 2008).


Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 12:30-1:30

Curt Cloninger

Assistant Professor of Multimedia Arts and Sciences, provides a visual tour of ideas and themes from his latest book, Fresher Styles for Web Designers: More Eye Candy from the Underground (New Riders, 2008).


Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 12:30-1:30

Dr. Rick Chess

Professor of Literature and Director of the Center for Jewish Studies, reads from and discusses his latest collection of poetry, Third Temple (University of Tampa Press, 2007).


Thursday, April 9, 2009 - 12:30-1:30

Dr. Don Diefenbach

Associate Professor of Mass Communication, discusses his latest book, Video Production Techniques: Theory and Practice from Concept to Screen (Routledge, 2007).


Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 12:30-1:30

Dr. Mark Gibney

Professor of Political Science and Belk Distinguished Professor in the Humanities, discusses his latest book, International Human Rights Law: Returning to Universal Principles (Rowman & Littlefield, 2008).



For additional faculty authors, see the
Annual Bibliography of UNC Asheville Faculty Publications

 


Last updated 10/06/2009. Comments to sinclair@unca.edu