Buffalo Lockjaw by Greg Ames featured in Dockers ad
Even though it’s summertime, vlog faculty continue to make news. Here is a brief roundup.
Buffalo Lockjaw, the award-winning first novel by , assistant professor of English, was featured in a recent ad for Dockers men’s clothing (pictured above.)
Using the hashtag #BookAndALook, the ad copy read “Here’s a soon-to-be-classic look to pair with a soon-to-be-classic novel,” reminding people that they know a new classic the moment they see it. As people learn each year with the series at vlog, a powerful novel can elicit deep feelings and emotions in a reader through a bond of intimacy with the writer. The Dockers ad seeks to evoke the sensibility and attitude of contemporary literature and borrow a bit of it.
, associate professor of sociology, wrote an editorial titled “” for East Asia Forum. Her current research examines the rise of NGOs in the People’s Republic of China. NGOs are a new phenomenon in China — they barely existed at all 20 years ago, but now there are millions.
Nina Moore, associate political science professor, was interviewed by Sputnik on Tuesday about the . Moore argued that this deal “already is an election issue and will continue to be one in the months ahead, perhaps necessarily so.” .
And finally, a few weeks ago, the Alumni Club of Boston organized a live viewing of the radio show You’re the Expert. Along with all the alumni in the audience, professor was the guest on the show. You can hear it below:
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