From L&S News & Notes: This week, University of Wisconsin-Madison English professor Rob Nixon receives the 2013 biennial award for best book in environmental literary studies from the American Society for Literature and the Environment, …
Books
Africa in Our Lives: Rebecca Mandich
Whether she is sketching colorful wax-print dress designs, crafting handmade trilingual cardboard books, or acting in a Zanzibari television show, Rebecca Mandich (x’13) brings a creative and energetic spirit to everything she does. Major: African …
El Nossery on “Témoignages fictionnels”
“Témoignages fictionnels au féminin. Une réécriture des blancs de la guerre civile algérienne” is Nevine El Nossery, assistant professor in the Department of French and Italian, most recent book to be published by Rodopi. Details …
Rob Nixon wins American Book Award
“Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor” by Rob Nixon, UW-Madison professor of English and environmental studies and affiliate of the African Studies Program, has been named a 2012 American Book Award winner. Whether …