Bulletin

Issue: December 2011

Susan Anderson: Colorado’s Doc Susie

by Lydia Griffin ’00 Susan Anderson was the cherished physician of Fraser, Colo., for more than 47 years. Born six years before Colorado became a state, Anderson practiced until she was 84 years old. The biography, part of the “Now You Know” series, is aimed at a fourth-grade audience and provides an interesting look not only at a rural doctor’s life, but also at the mining town and culture she worked in. Doc Susie also makes an appearance in “Prunes and Rupe,” an earlier book by Griffin based on a burro in Fairplay, Colo. ISBN: 978-0-86541-108-1. Published by Filter Press, 2010.

Issue: December 2011

The Burden of the Beholder

by Dave Armstrong, CC interim vice president for information management Armstrong’s book features 18 high-quality gicleé prints of his collages, with poetry and short fiction inspired by the print on a facing page. Armstrong and CC English Professor Jane Hilberry, who edited the book and wrote the introduction, invited poets and writers to select an Armstrong collage and write a poem or short prose piece in reaction. The book is a limited edition, handmade fine press book, designed and printed by Colin Frazer at The Press at Colorado College. Available from The Press at Colorado College, 2010.

Issue: December 2011

A Most Magnificent Machine

by Craig Miner ’66 The railroad not only transformed America’s economic landscape, but it also profoundly changed its citizens. But while there have been many histories of railroads, few have examined the subject as a social and cultural phenomenon. Miner, who was a professor at Wichita State University, traces the growth of railroads from their origins in the 1820s to the onset of the Civil War. He died a month before the book’s publication. ISBN-13: 978-0700617555. Published by University Press of Kansas, 2010.

Issue: December 2011

American History Goes to the Movies: Hollywood and the American Experience

by Bryan Rommel-Ruiz, associate professor of history Using films from many different genres, the book draws together movies that depict the Civil War, the Wild West, the assassination of JFK, and the events of 9/11 to show how viewers use movies to make sense of the past. Rommel-Ruiz addresses how we render history for popular enjoyment and how Hollywood’s depictions of America influence the way we see ourselves and make sense of the world. ISBN-13: 978-0415802208. Published by Routledge, 2010.

Issue: December 2011

Cinema in An Age of Terror: North Africa, Victimization, and Colonial History

by Michael F. O’Riley, associate professor of French and Italian How do cinematic representations of colonial-era victimization inform our understanding of the contemporary age of terror? O’Riley examines works representing colonial history and the dynamics of viewership that emerge from them, and shows how the centrality of victimization in certain cinematic representations of colonial history can help explain how the desire to occupy the victim’s position is a dangerous and blinding drive that frequently plays into the vision of terrorism. ISBN-13: 978-0803228092. Published by University of Nebraska Press, 2010.

Issue: December 2011

Educating Activists: Development and Gender in the Making of Modern Gandhians

by Rebecca Klenk ’85 This ethnography shows how rural women accept, refuse, reinterpret, and negotiate development’s terms in a quest to improve their own communities. The book focuses on Lakshmi Ashram, a Gandhian educational initiative for women and girls in Himalayan India, and blends memories and stories with historical research and ethnographic analysis to craft a compelling portrait of how women across two generations have dealt with sustainability, poverty, gender equity, autonomy, and progress. ISBN-13: 978-0739137352. Published by Lexington Books, 2010.

Issue: December 2011

A Louisiana River Journal

by Markham (Skipper) A. Dickson ’71 Dickson and high school pals celebrate their 60th year by taking a beat-up houseboat 400 river miles across Louisiana, testing its mettle and their own. They rediscover the magnificence of Louisiana’s waterways, the serenity of its sandbars, and the lure of its storied blue catfish. Everywhere they go, Dickson hears the echo of his great-great-great-grandfather, who journeyed up the same rivers 160 years ago. Proceeds from the book benefit The Nature Conservancy of Louisiana. www.ALouisianaRiverJournal.com. Printed by Southwest Printers, 2010.  

Issue: December 2011

Who Gets Represented?

by Peter Enns ’98 As the title implies, the book investigates whether policy makers privilege some constituents’ preferences more than others. One person, one vote is a bedrock principle of a democratic society, but it does not require the government to represent the interests of all citizens equally. Taking unequal representation as a given, the book analyzes differences across income, education, racial, and partisan groups and investigates whether and how differences in group opinion matter with regard to political representation. ISBN-13: 978-0871542427. Published by Russell Sage Foundation, 2011.