Spring 2017
| Tableau, Spring 2017 Volume 18, Number 2 | Editor: Jeanie Chung Contributing Editors: Courtney C. W. Guerra, AB’05; Nora Hennessy; Joyce Kuechler; Tom Popelka Proofreader: Rhonda L. Smith Design: Guido Mendez; Michael Vendiola |
Anne Walters Robertson
A Message from the Dean
The Fight for Truth
Humanists look at a post-truth world
Storied Starts
A librarian and a linguist discuss their paths to becoming published authors
Two Perspectives on Comedy
Scholars from English and Visual Arts analyze comedy and comedic forms
American Journey
In poetry and prose, Mitsuye Yamada, AM'53, probes the Japanese immigrant experience
Tuning Up
Braxton Shelley takes a pioneering look at the structure and meaning of gospel music
In Dialogue
The division offers a new joint doctoral degree in Theater and Performance Studies
Scholarship of Self-Transcendence
Candace Vogler leads a search for the meaning of life