Vanderbilt University Press has published a new paperback version of Professor Mariselle Meléndez’s work, Deviant and Useful Citizens: The Cultural Production of the Female Body in Eighteenth-Century Peru.
Deviant and Useful Citizens explores the conditions of women and perceptions of the female body in the eighteenth century throughout the Viceroyalty of Peru, which until 1776...
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Antony Augoustakis, Professor of Classics, is the co-author (with Neil W. Bernstein of Ohio University) of a new work that offers, in one volume, a modern English translation of all 17 books of Silius Italicus’ epic Punica. Titled Silius Italicus' Punica: Rome’s War with Hannibal, the book is available for pre-order and will begin shipping on March 2. Composed in the first...
Melanie Waters, Director of Introductory Spanish Language for the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, is one of three persons selected by an awards committee to receive the LAS (College of Liberal Arts & Sciences) Academic Professional Award. The recognition comes with a $1,000 award and a $1,000 salary increment supported by donations from LAS alumni. During Melanie’s time with the...
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- Clara Bosak-Schroeder, Assistant Professor of Classics, has been appointed a CAS (Center for Advanced Study) Beckman Fellow for the 2021-2022 academic year. CAS Beckman Fellows are untenured U of I faculty members whose proposals are selected in an annual competition. These appointments grant one...
- Aida Talić, Assistant Professor of Linguistics, has been appointed a CAS (Center for Advanced Study) Beckman Fellow for the 2021-2022 academic year. CAS Beckman Fellows are untenured University of Illinois faculty members whose proposals are selected in an annual competition. These appointments...
- Zong-qi Cai, Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures, is the recipient of the Distinguished Editor Award, the highest honor given by the Council of Editors of Learned Journals. Cai received the award at the online Modern Language Association (MLA) Convention held on Saturday, Jan. 9. The...
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