Spring 2013
| Tableau, Spring 2013 Volume 14, Number 2 | Editor: Elizabeth Station Contributing Editors: Sarah Yatzeck Farrell, AB'01; Courtney C. W. Guerra, AB'05; Carl Nash, AM'02; Adrianne Renberg, Alyssa Vincent Photography: Jason Smith, Museo di Palazzo Poggi, Universita di Bologna, Washington University Photo Services/A&S Magazine, Chris Kerzeder, Rob Kozloff, William Blackhurst, Stefanie Etwo, Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago, Michael Backman LTD, London, Andrew Stern Proofreader: Rhonda Smith Design: Winge Design Studio |
Martha T. Roth
A message from the dean
On Topic
From nostalgia to Chicano literature to the Paris Salon, students reveal the inspirations for their dissertation subjects.
The Woman in Wax
Cultural historian Rebecca Messbarger brings an 18th-century anatomical sculptor back to life.
Close Reading
A tight-knit group of assistant professors contributes energy and expertise to the English department.
Publish and Flourish
Want to work in book publishing? Humanities alumni offer advice.
Why Read War and Peace?
A literary scholar brings Tolstoy (back) to the masses.
Come Together
A new online magazine revives the spirit of grad school.
House, Home, Hub
Creative Writing takes up residence at Taft House.
"The Only Cure for Anti-Anything"
A visiting professorship builds on strengths in Jewish studies.
Richard Stern | 1928–2013