Day: December 22, 2011

  • Student reflection on the Luther Lecture Impetus Luther College at the University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Fall 2011 Jenna Tickell Senator Lillian Eva Dyck was the 36th Annual Luther Lecturer.  Senator Dyck presented her personal story in relation to the issues of racism and sexism in Canada.  She began with power-point statistics and ended with…

  • Absalom, Absalom! Random House 1936 432 pages Paperback ISBN: 978-0-679-73218-1 William Faulkner First published in 1936, Absalom, Absalom! is William Faulkner’s ninth novel and one of his most admired. It tells the story of Thomas Sutpen and his ruthless, single-minded attempt to forge a dynasty in Jefferson, Mississippi, in 1830. Although his grand design is…

  • “Miss Eurafrica”: Men, Women’s Sexuality, and Métis Identity in Late Colonial French Africa, 1945-1960 Journal of the History of Sexuality Volume 20, Number 3, September 2011 pages 568-593 Rachel Jean-Baptiste, Assistant Professor of African History University of Chicago The 1960 issue of the magazine L’Eurafricain (The Eurafrican) featured a cover photo of a woman announced…