Spring 2002
Spring
2002
In a conversation with soundings, Ellen Harris discusses her new work Handel as Orpheus: Voice and Desire in the Chamber Cantatas.
Soundings is published by the Dean's Office of the
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at MIT
Book notes
Stephen Alter, Sacred Waters: A Pilgrimage up the Ganges River to the Source of Hindu Culture. Harcourt, 2001. An account of the author's physical and spiritual journey to the source of the Ganges River, where he explored the myths and traditions of India's ancient religious culture. Stephen Alter is a Writer-in-Residence in the Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies.
Robert M. Fogelson, Downtown: Its Rise and Fall, 1880-1950. Yale University Press, 2001. An examination of how America's downtown has changed over time and how businessmen and property owners worked to promote the well-being of downtown, even at the expense of other parts of the city. Robert M. Fogelson is Professor of History and Urban Studies.
Roger Petersen, Resistance and Rebellion: Lessons from Eastern Europe. Cambridge University Press, 2001. A study of how a sequence of casual forces—social norms, focal points, and rational calculations—operates to drive individuals into roles of passive (and, under certain circumstances, active) participation in community-based rebellion organizations. Roger Petersen is Associate Professor of Political Science.
Shankar Raman, Framing "India": The Colonial Imaginary in Early Modern Culture. Stanford University Press, 2002. Examines the distinctive ways in which 16th and 17th century European literature and thought were shaped through colonial engagement with the "East," and in particular through the figure of "India." Shankar Raman is Associate Professor of Literature.
Charles Stewart III, Analyzing Congress: The New Institutionalism in American Politics. W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2001. Examines Congress from a rational-choice perspective and provides the basic analytical tools for understanding congressional politics. Charles Stewart is Associate Dean of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences and Professor of Political Science.
Bernd Widdig, Culture and Inflation in Weimar Germany. University of California Press, 2001. Investigation of the effects of inflation to the German culture during the Weimar Republic. Bernd Widdig is a Lecturer of German Studies.
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