Meet VCU Authors

Members of faculty in the humanities at VCU have an impressive record of scholarly productivity and are recognized, both nationally and internationally, for their significant contributions to our understanding of the human condition across cultures, throughout the past, and in the present. Our Meet VCU Authors series invites members of the Richmond community as well as colleagues and students from VCU and other local universities to come and meet VCU's authors as they talk about their recently published books and answer questions about their work. All are welcome!

2023-24

Critical AI: A Field in Formation

September 11, 2023

Jennifer Rhee
Jennifer Rhee

The speakers for this event are Jennifer Rhee, PhD, Associate Professor of English at VCU and Rita Raley, Professor of English at UC Santa Barbara, co-editors of "Critical AI: A Field in Formation," an issue in American Literature; and J.D. Schnepf, PhD, faculty member at University of Groningen and contributing author.


Graphic Narratives and Visual Storytelling: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at "Shakti"

September 25, 2023

SJ Sindu next to book cover for Shakti
SJ Sindu (Credit: sarah bodri)

The speaker for this event is SJ Sindu, PhD, Assistant Professor of English at VCU and Tamil diaspora author of Shakti.


Exploring the Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection with David Shields

October 9, 2023

David Shields
David Shields

The speaker for this event is David Shields, associate professor of Graphic Design at VCU and author of The Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection: A History and Catalog.


Teaching the History of the Book

October 23, 2023

Matteo Pangallo and Emily Todd
Matteo Pangallo and Emily Todd

The moderators for this panel are Matteo Pangallo, PhD and Emily Todd, PhD, coeditors of 
Teaching the History of the Book.


The Price of Truth: The Journalist Who Defied Military Censors to Report the Fall of Nazi Germany

November 27, 2023

Richard Fine
Richard Fine

The speaker for this event is Richard Fine, PhD, Professor Emeritus in the English department at VCU, and author of The Price of Truth: The Journalist Who Defied Military Censors to Report the Fall of Nazi Germany.


The Makings and Unmakings of Americans: Indians and Immigrants in American Culture

January 29, 2024

Cristina Stanciu and book cover
Cristina Stanciu

The speaker for this event is Cristina Stanciu, PhD, Associate Professor of English at VCU and author of The Makings and Unmakings of Americans: Indians and Immigrants in American Literature and Culture, 1879-1924.


A Decolonizing Ear: Documentary Film Disrupts the Archive

February 26, 2024

Olivia Landry
Olivia Landry

The speaker for this event is Olivia Landry, PhD, Associate Professor in the School of World Studies at VCU and author of A Decolonizing Ear: Documentary Film Disrupts the Archive.


Isolation and Engagement: Presidential Decision Making on China from Kennedy, to Nixon

March 18, 2024

Bill Newmann
William Newmann

The speaker for this event is William Newmann, PhD, Associate Professor of Political Science at VCU and author of Isolation and Engagement: Presidential Decision Making on China from Kennedy, to Nixon.


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