Dean of the Faculty

Pieter Broucke, History of Art & Architecture  
J. M. W. Turner, Saint Michael’s Mount, and Mont Saint-Michel
In 1811 J. M. W. Turner sketched Saint Michael’s Mount, a tidal island in Cornwall, England. Fifteen years later, he sketched Mont Saint-Michel, a tidal island in Normandy, France. In his London studio, Turner then made studies of both, a process that resulted in an oil painting of the former and a finished watercolor of the latter.

Erik Bleich, Political Science  
Culture War Politics: How the United States and Europe got “Woke”
Over the past decade, the culture wars have become a core component of political struggles in the United States and in many European countries.

Gloria Gonzalez Zenteno, Luso-Hispanic Studies  
The Invisible Mask: Tales of Latin American Ingenuity and Grace
What is a mask good for? Concealing, of course. And, in Gloria Estela González Zenteno’s new book of fiction, a mask reveals and empowers. Her stories recreate moments of grace in places spanning our continent such as Valparaíso, Tegucigalpa, Guadalajara, Sinaola, Bridport, or the Champlain Islands.

Casey Schine, Biology  
Nutrient Pathways from the Abyss: Hydrothermal Influence on Surface Ecosystems in the Southern Ocean
Hydrothermal vents in the waters surrounding Antarctica have long been dismissed as insignificant sources of surface micronutrients due to their depth—typically 2000–4000 meters—and presumed isolation from surface processes.