New Books
Alberto Villamandos (Foreign Languages & Literatures) published two books in 2011:
<img class="alignleft wp-image-1806" src="http://info.umkc.edu/thequad/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/64-71-large1.jpg" alt="" width="85"Alberto Villamandos (Foreign Languages & Literatures) published two books in 2011:
El discreto encanto de la subversión: Una crítica cultural de la Gauche Divine. (The Discreet Charm of Subversion: A Cultural Critique of Barcelona’s Gauche Divine.) Pamplona (Spain): Laetoli, 2011.
At the end of the 1960’s, under timid and new social liberties allowed by Franco’s regime a group of progressive but privileged intellectuals flourished in Barcelona. The book analyzes the cultural production of the group, especially literary and visual works that reflect the evolution of the Western intellectual in a new consumer society. It has been reviewed at the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia:
He also co-editied with Dr Rosalía Cornejo (University of Ottawa, Canada) Un hispanismo para el siglo XXI: Ensayos de crítica cultural. ( A Hispanism for the 21st Century) Madrid: Biblioteca Nueva, 2011.
Jeff Bennett (Sociology) has published his book entitled When the Sun Danced: Myths, Miracles, and Modernity in Early Twentieth Century Portugal, University of Virginia Press, 2012. This is a study of the relationship of a religious movement and Portuguese politics in the early 20th century. For more see:
Kristi Holsinger (Criminal Justice & Criminology) published her book, Teaching Justice: Solving Social Justice Problems through University Education, Ashgate: 2012. An international analysis of how teaching can impact matters of social justice. For more see:
height=”135″ />El discreto encanto de la subversión: Una crítica cultural de la Gauche Divine. (The Discreet Charm of Subversion: A Cultural Critique of Barcelona’s Gauche Divine.) Pamplona (Spain): Laetoli, 2011.
At the end of the 1960’s, under timid and new social liberties allowed by Franco’s regime a group of progressive but privileged intellectuals flourished in Barcelona. The book analyzes the cultural production of the group, especially literary and visual works that reflect the evolution of the Western intellectual in a new consumer society. It has been reviewed at the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia:
He also co-editied with Dr Rosalía Cornejo (University of Ottawa, Canada) Un hispanismo para el siglo XXI: Ensayos de crítica cultural. ( A Hispanism for the 21st Century) Madrid: Biblioteca Nueva, 2011.
Jeff Bennett (Sociology) has published his book entitled When the Sun Danced: Myths, Miracles, and Modernity in Early Twentieth Century Portugal, University of Virginia Press, 2012. This is a study of the relationship of a religious movement and Portuguese politics in the early 20th century. For more see:
Kristi Holsinger (Criminal Justice & Criminology) published her book, Teaching Justice: Solving Social Justice Problems through University Education, Ashgate: 2012. An international analysis of how teaching can impact matters of social justice. For more see:
