Off the Shelf http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/offtheshelf/ en-us Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:45:41 EST Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:45:41 EST william.claspy@case.edu william.claspy@case.edu http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Movable Type v3.121 Off the Shelf- Episode 11:Biblical Literacy with Tim Beal http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/offtheshelf/2009/11/19/off_the_shelf_episode_11biblical_literacy_with_tim_beal Joining me this week for episode eleven of Off the Shelf is Florence Harness Professor of Religion Timothy Beal.... http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/offtheshelf/2009/11/19/off_the_shelf_episode_11biblical_literacy_with_tim_beal podcast religion Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:45:41 EST Biblical Literacy

Joining me this week for episode eleven of Off the Shelf is Florence Harness Professor of Religion Timothy Beal. Tim is a prolific author and scholar, and his latest book is entitled Biblical Literacy: The Essential Bible Stories Everyone Needs to Know. The sub-sub title of the book is "The best bits without all the boring bits" which describes it quite clearly. In our conversation, we talk about how the book came about, Tim's fascination with the binding of Isaac and the book of Job, and mermaids.

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]]> Off the Shelf- Episode 10: Triumph of Pleasure, Georgia Cowart http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/offtheshelf/2009/10/08/off_the_shelf_episode_10_triumph_of_pleasure_georgia_cowart My guest for episode ten of Off the Shelf is Professor of Music Georgia Cowart. We discuss her recent... http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/offtheshelf/2009/10/08/off_the_shelf_episode_10_triumph_of_pleasure_georgia_cowart music podcast Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:20:46 EST Triumph of Pleasure

My guest for episode ten of Off the Shelf is Professor of Music Georgia Cowart. We discuss her recent book entitled The Triumph of Pleasure: Louis XIV and the Politics of Spectacle, which was published in 2008 by the University of Chicago Press. The book focuses on the shifting intersections of the arts, ideology and aesthetics at the court of Louis XIV and in the Parisian public sphere during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century.

Professor Cowart recently helped curate an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York entitled Watteau, Music, and Theater, which is open from September 22nd through November 29th, 2009. The Metropolitan Museum of Art web site has more information on the exhibition, including links to view the works of art on display, a listing of special events related to the exhibition, a short excerpt from the audio guide which Professor Cowart mentions during our conversation, and much more. The exhibition was recently reviewed in the New York Times.

Georgia also mentions former CWRU Music Department student and current lecturer in the department Debra Nagy and her recording of music of the era, which is available via CDBaby.

The brief piece of music just before our conversation begins is by Lully, his Gigue pour Bacchus from the Ballet de Xerxes written in 1660.

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I'm happy to kick off season two of Off the Shelf with my guest James Edmonson. Jim is the curator of the Dittrick Medical History Center here at Case Western Reserve University, and is also adjunct associate professor in the Department of History. Jim was co-author of the book Dissection: Photographs of a Rite of Passage in American Medicine: 1880-1930, with John Harley Warner of Yale University. The book came out earlier this year to great critical and popular success. You can listen in to our discussion about the book, the role of cadavers and dissection in American medical education, and more about the Dittrick's collection.

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I'd also like to provide a link to the opening of a new permanent exhibition space at the Dittrick Medical History Center at the Allen Memorial Library, that will feature the Center's Percy Skuy Collection on the History of Contraception. The Center is hosting an accompanying talk and reception that is being held on Thursday, September 17th at 6 pm.


The book Dissection can also be ordered directly from the Dittrick Medical History Center using this order form.

]]> Booked for Lunch event http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/offtheshelf/2009/09/14/booked_for_lunch_event The Friends of English group at CWRU is hosting a fantastic event on October 10th, 2009 at noon entitled "Booked... http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/offtheshelf/2009/09/14/booked_for_lunch_event Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:23:30 EST The Friends of English group at CWRU is hosting a fantastic event on October 10th, 2009 at noon entitled "Booked for Lunch: A Conversation with Local Novelists". This elegant buffet lunch event is open to all. Featuring authors Michael Grant Jaffe, Mary Doria Russell, and Sarah Willis, the afternoon panel discussion will be moderated by Dee Perry from WCPN. The English Department has more information on this event, for which reservations need to be made before September 21st.

Additionally, you can email bookedforlunch@yahoo.com or telephone the English Department at 216-368-1508.

]]> Thrity Umrigar wins Cleveland Arts Prize http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/offtheshelf/2009/05/07/thrity_umrigar_wins_cleveland_arts_prize Novelist and associate professor of English Thrity Umrigar has won a Cleveland Arts Prize. Cleveland Plain Dealer article about the... http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/offtheshelf/2009/05/07/thrity_umrigar_wins_cleveland_arts_prize Thu, 07 May 2009 09:39:55 EST Novelist and associate professor of English Thrity Umrigar has won a Cleveland Arts Prize.

Cleveland Plain Dealer article about the prize

I was fortunate to talk with Thrity about her latest novel "The Weight of Heaven" in episode 6 of Off the Shelf. You can listen to the interview using the player below:




]]> Off the Shelf - Episode 8: Erik Satie with Mary Davis http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/offtheshelf/2009/05/01/off_the_shelf_episode_8_erik_satie_with_mary_davis Joining me for this episode of Off the Shelf is Associate Professor of Music Mary Davis. In a conversation... http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/offtheshelf/2009/05/01/off_the_shelf_episode_8_erik_satie_with_mary_davis music podcast Fri, 01 May 2009 16:02:48 EST Erik Satie

Joining me for this episode of Off the Shelf is Associate Professor of Music Mary Davis. In a conversation riddled with talk of fashion and celebrity, we primarily discuss her book Erik Satie, a biography of the French composer that was published by Reaktion Books in their "Critical Lives" series in 2007.

In addition, we also talk about her critically acclaimed book Classic Chic: Music, Fashion, and Modernism which was published by the University of California Press in 2006.

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In this episode of Off the Shelf I have the great pleasure of speaking with Professor Ted Gup from CWRU's Department of English. We discuss his 2007 book Nation of Secrets: The Threat to Democracy and the American Way of Life, which was published by the Doubleday, and has now come out in paperback.


In addition, I ask Ted for his opinion on the state of journalism, journalism education, and the American newspaper.

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]]> Off the Shelf - Episode 6: Thrity Umrigar and "The Weight of Heaven" http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/offtheshelf/2009/02/27/off_the_shelf_episode_6_thrity_umrigar_and_the_weight_of_heaven I'm thrilled to welcome friend, author and associate professor of English Thrity Umrigar for episode 6 of Off the... http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/offtheshelf/2009/02/27/off_the_shelf_episode_6_thrity_umrigar_and_the_weight_of_heaven english podcast Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:51:05 EST The Weight of Heaven

I'm thrilled to welcome friend, author and associate professor of English Thrity Umrigar for episode 6 of Off the Shelf. In this episode, we discuss Professor Umrigar's newest novel The Weight of Heaven, which will be published by Harper Collins Publishing in April, 2009. I believe that Off the Shelf has a scoop here, with Professor Umrigar's first media appearance in conjunction with the publication of this novel.

The Weight of Heaven is the story of Frank and Ellie Benton, a happily married Midwestern couple whose young son Benny dies of a sudden illness. In their quest to come to terms with what life will be like without their beloved son, Frank accepts a post from his employer in rural India. The novel concerns itself with how Ellie and Frank deal with their grief and try to regain a sense of who they are, both individually and as man and wife, at the same time that they alternatively discover, appreciate and wrestle with life in India.

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]]> Preview: Erik Satie with Mary Davis http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/offtheshelf/2009/02/10/preview_erik_satie_with_mary_davis Be sure to tune in later this week for episode 6. Or better yet, subscribe to Off the Shelf's updates... http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/offtheshelf/2009/02/10/preview_erik_satie_with_mary_davis announcements music Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:00:00 EST Be sure to tune in later this week for episode 6. Or better yet, subscribe to Off the Shelf's updates by email or via RSS using the links on the right side of this page so that you will be notified whenever I add to this site.

In episode 6, I'll be talking with Mary Davis, associate professor and chair of CWRU's Music Department about her biography of French composer Erik Satie. Coupled with episode 5, it's like a mini-theme centered on fin de siecle Paris!

]]> Off the Shelf - Episode 5: Proust's Deadline with Christine Cano http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/offtheshelf/2009/02/04/off_the_shelf_episode_5_prousts_deadline_with_christine_cano Joining me for this episode of Off the Shelf is Associate Professor of French Christine Cano from CWRU's Department... http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/offtheshelf/2009/02/04/off_the_shelf_episode_5_prousts_deadline_with_christine_cano modern languages and literature podcast Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:44:37 EST Proust's Deadline

Joining me for this episode of Off the Shelf is Associate Professor of French Christine Cano from CWRU's Department of Modern Languages and Literatures. We discuss her book Proust's Deadline, which was published by the University of Illinois Press in 2006. The book presents a concise history of the publishing and reception of Proust's multi-volume masterpiece In Search of Lost Time.

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Explore Professor Cano's book below at Google Book Search: ]]> Preview: Proust's Deadline with Christine Cano http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/offtheshelf/2009/01/28/preview_prousts_deadline_with_christine_cano Watch this space next week for the first Off the Shelf interview of the new semester. I'll be speaking with... http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/offtheshelf/2009/01/28/preview_prousts_deadline_with_christine_cano announcements modern languages and literature Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:15:09 EST Watch this space next week for the first Off the Shelf interview of the new semester. I'll be speaking with Professor Christine Cano from CWRU's Department of Modern Languages and Literature about her book Proust's Deadline.

]]> The Death of the Author- A Publishing Horror Story http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/offtheshelf/2009/01/21/the_death_of_the_author_a_publishing_horror_story The Kelvin Smith Library and the Faculty Senate Library Committee are hosting a special event centered on authorship, copyright... http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/offtheshelf/2009/01/21/the_death_of_the_author_a_publishing_horror_story announcements Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:19:05 EST Horror Story


The Kelvin Smith Library and the Faculty Senate Library Committee are hosting a special event centered on authorship, copyright and intellectual property rights. Come hear Professors Timothy Beal and William Deal of CWRU's Department of Religion talk about their publishing horror story.

]]> Off the Shelf - Episode 4: Poetry with Sarah Gridley http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/offtheshelf/2008/11/18/off_the_shelf_episode_4_poetry_with_sarah_gridley I am happy to welcome Case Western Reserve University Lecturer and Poet in Residence Sarah Gridley to Off the... http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/offtheshelf/2008/11/18/off_the_shelf_episode_4_poetry_with_sarah_gridley english podcast Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:13:21 EST Weather Eye Open

I am happy to welcome Case Western Reserve University Lecturer and Poet in Residence Sarah Gridley to Off the Shelf for episode 4. In the episode, we discuss Sarah's compilation of poems entitled Weather Eye Open, published by the University of California Press in 2005.

During the interview, we discuss influences, during which Sarah reads a poem by Wallace Stevens that had an early and profound effect on her, entitled "The Idea of Order at Key West". This link will take you to the text of the poem in a new window, if you would like to read along.

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]]> Preview: Poetry with Sarah Gridley http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/offtheshelf/2008/11/13/preview_poetry_with_sarah_gridley Be sure to visit Off the Shelf next week when I'll talk with with CWRU's Poet in Residence Sarah Gridley.... http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/offtheshelf/2008/11/13/preview_poetry_with_sarah_gridley Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:33:39 EST Be sure to visit Off the Shelf next week when I'll talk with with CWRU's Poet in Residence Sarah Gridley. We'll discuss her book Weather Eye Open.

]]> Off the Shelf - Episode 3 http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/offtheshelf/2008/10/27/off_the_shelf_episode_3 This episode is a spooky one for Halloween week! Episode 3 of Off the Shelf features my interview with... http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/offtheshelf/2008/10/27/off_the_shelf_episode_3 english podcast Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:40:52 EST Uncanny Bodies

This episode is a spooky one for Halloween week!

Episode 3 of Off the Shelf features my interview with Assistant Professor Robert Spadoni from the English department, in which we discuss his book Uncanny Bodies: The Coming of Sound Film and the Origins of the Horror Genre.

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