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J. Arbuckle is co-author of study about conservation practices in the U.S. from 1982-2017

J. Arbuckle, professor of sociology, is co-author of a study titled, “Adoption of Agricultural Conservation Practices in the United States: Evidence from 35 Years of Quantitative Literature,” published in the September/October 2019 issue of the Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. This study is a comprehensive review of all published,…

September 27, 2019

Shawn Dorius publishes study that measures the prevalence of developmentalist thinking

Shawn Dorius, associate professor of sociology, is co-author of a paper titled, “Developmental Idealism in Internet Search Data,” recently published in the journal Sociology of Development. Dorius’ co-author is Jeffrey Swindle, a Ph.D. student in sociology at the University of Michigan. The researchers collected and analyzed public perceptions of nations…

September 26, 2019

John Monroe: Charles Ratton, Louis Carre, and the Legendary Auctions of 1931

Charles Ratton, Louis Carre, and the Legendary Auctions of 1931 by John Monroe http://www.tribalartmagazine.com/…

September 20, 2019

John Monroe: Restitution and the Logic of the Post-Colonial Nation-State

Restitution and the Logic of the Post-Colonial Nation-State by John Monroe Full article available here: https://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1162/afar_a_00474…

September 18, 2019

Tim Wolters: Harvey A. DeWeerd and the Dawn of Academic Military History in the United States

Harvey A. DeWeerd and the Dawn of Academic Military History in the United States by Tim Wolters…

September 18, 2019

John Monroe: Metropolitan Fetish: African Sculpture and the Imperial French Invention of Primitive Art

Metropolitan Fetish: African Sculpture and the Imperial French Invention of Primitive Art by John Monroe From the 1880s to 1940, French colonial officials, businessmen and soldiers, returning from overseas postings, brought home wooden masks and figures from Africa. This imperial and cultural power-play is the…

September 18, 2019

Mesropova book published by Georgetown University Press

Olga Mesropova, an associate professor of Russian, recently published her book “Faces of Contemporary Russia: Advanced Russian Language and Culture” through Georgetown University Press. “Faces of Contemporary Russia“ is a one-semester textbook for high-intermediate to advanced level Russian students that aims to develop students’ linguistic proficiency by examining significant personalities…

September 16, 2019

Bix work published by Cornell University Press

Mastering the Hard Stuff: The History of College Concrete-Canoe Races and the Growth of Engineering Competition Culture This article details the history of college engineering competitions, originating with student concrete-canoe racing in the 1970s, through today’s multi-million-dollar international multiplicity of challenges. Despite initial differences between engineering educators and industry…

September 11, 2019