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Author: snowell

  • Maria Isabel Kalbermatten (Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures)

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    Maria Isabel Kalbermatten published an article “Humor político y manipulación en dos diarios argentinos” in Os sentidos do humor: Posibilidades do analice do comico (Portuguese Edition). The article is an analysis of the relationship between political humor and manipulation in two of the most influential newspapers of Argentina. Through a Critical Discourse Analysis, it is…

  • Lisa Heldke (Philosophy)

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    Lisa Heldke served as the Distinguished Speaker for the Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition meeting, held in conjunction with the annual American Anthropological Association conference held in Minneapolis. Her talk, on November 21, was entitled “It’s Chomping All the Way Down: Guts, Dirt and Fundamental(ish) Metaphysical Categories.” No one threw up.

  • Rebecca Fremo (English)

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    Rebecca Fremo published an essay, “Bring Out Your Dead,” in the Mud Season Review (Issue #25).

  • Kathy Lund Dean (Economics and Management)

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    Kathy Lund Dean facilitated an intensive masters course entitled “Fostering ethics and ethical decision-making in your organization: Tools and trends for the future” in the executive MBA program at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. The course was part of Canterbury’s Master Courses offerings for the eMBAs and details outcomes from her longitudinal ethical decision-making…

  • Lisa Heldke (Philosophy)

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    Lisa Heldke was the featured speaker at Macalester College’s observation of World Philosophy Day, an annual event created by UNESCO to recognize the value of philosophy in the contemporary world. Her talk was entitled “We’re All Parasites: Eating, Guts, and Fundamental Metaphysical Categories. Astonishingly, despite the title, refreshments were still enjoyed by the audience.

  • Mimi Gerstbauer (Political Science)

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    Mimi Gerstbauer published U.S. Foreign Policy and the Politics of Apology with Routledge (2017). The book addresses important questions about the politics of apology and reconciliation in relation to some of the most controversial cases of U.S. foreign policy over the past 50 years: Vietnam, Nicaragua, and the most recent war in Iraq.

  • Carlos Mario Mejía Suárez (Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures)

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    Carlos Mario Mejía Suárez published an article “Los hombres y sus barbas: visibilidad y atenuación del deseo homosexual en ‘Tercer Fausto’ de Salvador Novo” [“Men and their Beards: Visibility and Attenuation of Homosexual Desire in Salvador Novo’s ‘The Third Faust’.”] in the November issue of Chasqui, journal of Latin American Literature 45.2. The article is…

  • Yumiko Oshima-Ryan (Music)

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    Yumiko Oshima-Ryan received funding from the Minnesota State Arts Board for the Artist Initiative grant program in the literary and performing arts. Oshima-Ryan’s application was one of 87 applications out of a pool of 307 to be awarded a grant. A full list of grantees include dance, music, poetry, prose, and theatre.

  • Kathy Lund Dean (Economics and Management)

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    Kathy Lund Dean and co-author Sarah Wright (University of Canterbury) have published “Embedding engaged learning in high enrollment lecture-based classes” in Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research. The article came out of Kathy’s 2015 Erskine Fellowship to the University of Canterbury and is part of her larger research stream that explores experiential…

  • Lisa Heldke, 2016 Faculty Service Award Winner, Philosophy Department

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    Lisa Heldke was selected as the 2016 recipient of the Gustavus Faculty Service Award. Presented each year at Founder’s Day, this award is the highest accolade a Gustavus faculty member can receive for distinguished service activities.