Books & Recordings
Books
Music and the Exotic from the Renaissance to Mozart
By Ralph P. Locke
Cambridge University Press, 2015
Analyzing a variety of musical forms written and performed in early modern Europe, Locke explores the musical expressions of attraction, envy, and fear aimed at non-Western people and cultures. Locke is a professor of musicology at Eastman and senior editor of the Eastman Studies in Music series of the 人妻少妇专区 Press.
Porous Boundaries: Art and Essays
Edited by Cyril Reade 鈥03 (PhD) and David Peters Corbett
Manchester University Press, 2015
Reade, an associate professor of art history at Rutgers University鈥揅amden, and Corbett present art and essays celebrating the interdisciplinary work of Janet Wolff, director of Rochester鈥檚 Graduate Program in Visual and Cultural Studies from 1991 to 2001. In addition to Reade, contributors include Rochester professors Joanna Scott and Allen Topolski; professors emeriti Carl Chiarenza and Arch Miller; and visual and cultural studies alumni Margot Bouman 鈥09 (PhD), Lucy Curzon 鈥06 (PhD), Howard Singerman 鈥96 (PhD), and Walid Raad 鈥96 (PhD).
The Dynamics of Inheritance on the Shakespearean Stage
By Michelle Dowd 鈥97
Cambridge University Press, 2015
Exploring themes such as marriage and remarriage, misbehaving male heirs, and families with only daughters, Dowd demonstrates how Shakespearean drama questioned and reimagined inheritance practices in early modern England. Dowd is an associate professor of English at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro.
Astrology and Cosmology in Early China: Conforming Earth to Heaven
By David Pankenier 鈥68
Cambridge University Press, 2015
Through archaeological discoveries, classical texts, inscriptions, and other evidence, Pankenier demonstrates how astronomy鈥攊ndistinguishable from astrology in the ancient world鈥攕haped an emerging Chinese culture and influenced art, architecture, calendrical science, technology, and political and military affairs. Pankenier is a professor of Chinese at Lehigh University.
Rochester Knockings: A Novel of the Fox Sisters
By Hubert Haddad and translated from the French by Jennifer Grotz
Open Letter, 2015
Grotz, editor of Open Letter鈥檚 poetry series, presents a translation from the French of the Tunisian author Haddad鈥檚 novel based on the true story of Margaret, Kate, and Leah Fox, the 19th-century Rochester founders of the Spiritualist Movement. Grotz is a professor of English at Rochester and teaches creative writing, poetry, and literary translation.
Haunting and the Educational Imagination
By Barbara Regenspan 鈥73, 鈥80W (Mas), 鈥94W (EdD)
Sense Publishers, 2014
Regenspan explores the social theoretical concept of haunting鈥 unacknowledged and often depersonalizing assumptions behind widely shared values and beliefs鈥攁nd its impact on curricula. An associate professor of educational studies at Colgate University, Regenspan argues that values and beliefs such as individualism and American exceptionalism 鈥渕ask classism, white supremacy, sexism, and homophobia, which exist as a ghostly presence in the curriculum.鈥
King of the Gypsies: Stories
By Lenore Myka 鈥94
University of Missouri鈥揔ansas City, 2015
In her first published collection of short stories, Myka, a former Peace Corps volunteer in Romania, explores the themes of cross-cultural interaction and globalism, as played out in the early years of the nation鈥檚 postcommunist transition.
Long and Short: Confessions of a Portfolio Manager
By Lawrence Creatura 鈥87, 鈥94S (MBA)
By Mill City Press, 2015
Creatura, a portfolio manager at Federated Clover Investment Advisors, shares lessons from his 20-year career in investment management, aimed at new and experienced investors.
The Book of Twos: The Power of Contrasts, Polarities, and Contradictions
By Joseph Amato 鈥70 (PhD)
Ellis Press, 2015
Amato, a retired professor of history at Southwest Minnesota State University, explores the ways in which 鈥渢he concept of twos鈥攃ontrasts, comparisons, polarities, dualities, and contradictions鈥攈as been fundamental to human thought from infant development to national identities.鈥
Anxiety Muted: American Film Music in a Suburban Age
By Stanley Pelkey 鈥04E (PhD), 鈥06 (MA)
Oxford University Press, 2014
Pelkey, the associate dean of engagement and entrepreneurship at Florida State University鈥檚 College of Music, explores the ways in which the social tensions of the 1950s and 1960s manifested themselves in television and film soundtracks.
We Had a Ball . . . The Indelible Influence of Youth Sports on the Game of Life
By Nancy Hoehl Shapiro 鈥84W (MS)
Mill City Press, 2015
Shapiro presents reminiscences and reflections from people of all ages who played sports as children, as well as commentary from coaches and physicians. Sharing humor and lessons learned, contributors emphasize the need 鈥渢o keep the focus on the kids.鈥 Contributors include Raymond Fancher, professor emeritus in the history and theory of psychology program at York University, who taught psychology at Rochester in the late 1960s.
Mok: The Incredible Labrador
By Noel David Allan 鈥56
Amazon Digital Services, 2015
Allan shares stories of his best friend, Mok, a black Labrador. Spanning 15 years, the stories are accessible to children as well as adults. Along with Mok, Allan hunts and fishes 鈥渇rom Alaska to Baja, Mexico.鈥
From Clueless to Class Act: Manners for the Modern Man
From Clueless to Class Act: Manners for the Modern Woman
By Jodi R. R. Smith 鈥90
Sterling, 2015
Smith, founder and president of Marblehead, Massachusetts鈥揵ased Mannersmith Etiquette Consulting, presents a pair of contemporary, up-to-date etiquette guides for men and women, with advice pertaining to both professional and social encounters.
Out of Synch
By Warren Firschein 鈥89
Chapter Two Press, 201
Aimed at middle school-aged girls, Firschein鈥檚 novel tells the story of 13-year-old Kate Phillips, and her quest to reach the Olympics in the sport of competitive synchronized swimming. Firschein, who lives in the Tampa Bay area, is the father of two young synchronized swimmers.
From the Needle to the Grave: My Sister鈥檚 Journey with Heroin Addiction as Told through Her Journals
By Heidi Carson 鈥01W (MS)
CreateSpace, 2014
Drawing from the journals of her sister, Carson, an educational and workforce training consultant in Rochester, tells the story of her sister鈥檚 four-decade struggle with heroin addiction.
The Manuscript
By Paul Richter 鈥67 (PhD)
Bookbaby, 2014
Set in Vienna during Hitler鈥檚 Anschluss鈥攖he invasion and annexation of Austria by Germany in March 1938鈥擱ichter鈥檚 novel tells the story of two young scholars, a lost manuscript, and the life-altering drama that ensues.
Getting (More of) What You Want: How the Secrets of Economics and Psychology Can Help You Negotiate Anything, in Business and in Life
By Thomas Lys 鈥82S (PhD)
Basic Books, 2015
Lys, the Eric L. Kohler Chair in Accounting at Northwestern鈥檚 Kellogg School of Management, offers negotiating tips drawn from research in behavioral and classical economics, psychology, and strategic thinking.
The Fluorescent Protein Revolution
Edited by Richard Day 鈥87M (PhD) and Michael Davidson
CRC Press, 2015
Day and Davidson present essays exploring the ways in which advances in the engineering of fluorescent proteins, live-cell imaging, and super-resolution instrumentation have helped launch novel investigations in cell biology, medicine, and physiology. Day is a professor in the Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology at Indiana University鈥檚 medical school.
Ebola
By Dale Dapkins 鈥68
Whiz-bang Publishers, 2014
Dapkins offers a 鈥渨hat if鈥 mystery novel inspired by the Ebola outbreak of 2014.
Printed Music
Band Brilliance Complete Band Method Intermediate Book 2
By Michel Nadeau 鈥88E
Band Brilliance, 2015
Nadeau, who teaches elementary band in the Commack School District in Commack, New York, offers his second methods book.
Christ Is Alive!
By J. William Greene 鈥85E (DMA)
Concordia Publishing House, 2015
Greene publishes his sixth collection of organ music, focused on music for the Easter season. Greene is a composer and organist-choirmaster at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Recordings
Blue 13
By Junghwa Lee 鈥99E (DMA)
Albany Records, 2015
Lee, associate professor of piano at Southern Illinois University, performs the complete piano works of composer Frank Stemper.
Books & Recordings is a compilation of recent work by University alumni, faculty, and staff. For inclusion in an upcoming issue, send the work鈥檚 title, publisher, author or performer, a brief description, and a high-resolution cover image, to Books & Recordings, Rochester Review, 22 Wallis Hall, P. O. Box 270044, 人妻少妇专区, Rochester, NY 14627-0044; or by e-mail to rochrev@rochester.edu.