Fall 2017
| Tableau, Fall 2017 Volume 19, Number 1 | Editor: Jeanie Chung Contributing Editors: Courtney C. W. Guerra, AB’05; Denice Contag; Joyce Kuechler; Tom Popelka Proofreader: Rhonda L. Smith Design: Guido Mendez; Michael Vendiola |
Anne Walters Robertson
A Message from the Dean
Linguistics for Laypeople
How browsing the library stacks led to a book and a career
Hollywood Humanists
Three alumni trade the city of big shoulders for the city of angels
Two Perspectives on Translation
Translation is often the closest way to read a text. Two scholars discuss the process, its pitfalls, and ultimately its payoffs.
Digging Deep
Stuart Tave fellows’ courses address video games, ISIS headlines, and physiognomy
New Faculty, Fall 2017
Four faculty members join the Department of Art History and Department of English Language and Literature.
Excerpt: El abra del Yumuri
"No one would dream of not inviting them, for the consequences would be devastating, fatal."
An interview with Dean Robertson
The Dean answers a few questions from Tableau about her own scholarship.