University of Cincinnati Libraries Press Release
Contact: Melissa Cox Norris, Director of Library Communications, (513) 556-1558 or melissa.norris@uc.edu
UC Libraries Pay Tribute to UC’s Authors, Editors & Composers
Exhibit of Published Works on Display in Langsam Library's 4th and 5th Floors through June 14, 2009
April 30, 2009 –A wide sampling of the publications from UC faculty in 2008 was celebrated at the 23rd annual Authors, Editors and Composers reception and program. Presented by the University of Cincinnati Libraries, the event was held Thursday, April 23, in the Russell C. Myers Alumni Center.
Authors, Editors and Composers recognized 280 UC faculty who submitted 439 publications from 2008. Participating faculty represented 15 of UC’s colleges as well as the Libraries, the Division of Professional Practice, the Institute for Policy Research and Governmental Relations and University Communications. Published works ranged from books and academic journals to music, photography, videos and poetry, and spanned five different languages – English, French, Spanish, German and Romanian.
“Authors, Editors and Composers is our tribute to the research, scholarship and creative pursuits of UC’s faculty,” said Victoria A. Montavon, dean and university librarian. The event also featured remarks from Anthony J. Perzigian, UC senior vice president and provost.
The published works covered a multitude of subjects – nutrition therapies for treating hypertension, teaching and writing in the digital age, political campaign communication, the demise of newspapers, social movements, the Vietnam War, music on Broadway, crime analysis and school uniforms.
Displays at the reception also featured UC’s photography talent, artwork and productions on DVD.
Three UC faculty discussed their published works as part of the program:
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(l to r) Victoria Montavon, Michael Fiday, Jeff Susman, Laura Jenkins, and Anthony Perzigian |
- Michael Fiday, assistant professor of composition, College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) – Fiday discussed and played excerpts of his original compositions, “9 Haiku” and “Same Rivers Different.”
- Laura Dudley Jenkins, associate professor of political science, McMicken College of Arts & Sciences, discussed the research behind the article, “Legal Limits on Religious Conversion in India,” and the chapter, “Women’s Empowerment through Religious Conversion: Voices of Buddhists in Nagpur, India.”
- Jeff Susman, professor and chair of the department of family medicine, College of Medicine, is the editor of Journal of Family Practice, a monthly journal.
Many of the published works from Authors, Editors & Composers are now on public display in Langsam Library’s fourth and fifth floor lobbies through June 14. The full bibliography of the submitted works is available online.
“Authors, Editors & Composers” is sponsored by the Friends of the Libraries. This group of library donors assists the Libraries in many ways, including providing support for exhibits that draw attention to library collections.
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