{"id":968,"date":"2017-01-09T12:04:29","date_gmt":"2017-01-09T17:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/mark-west\/?p=968"},"modified":"2017-01-09T12:13:29","modified_gmt":"2017-01-09T17:13:29","slug":"monday-missive-january-9-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/mark-west\/blog\/2017\/01\/09\/monday-missive-january-9-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Missive – January 9, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coming in from the Cold<\/strong> — As I made the frigid walk from the East Parking Deck to the Fretwell Building on this first day of the Spring 2017 semester, a phrase popped into my head the moment I felt the welcomed warmth of the building.\u00a0 “Aah,” I said to myself, “the professor who came in from the cold.”\u00a0 Then I started wondering where the phrase came from, and I remembered a spy novel that I read in college titled The Spy Who Came in from the Cold <\/em>by John le Carr\u00e9.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Spy Who Came in from the Cold <\/em>came out in 1963, and the Cold War tensions are integral to the novel.\u00a0 Spying, espionage, and subversive interventions in the political processes of nations all figure in this famous novel. \u00a0 I remember being caught up in the fast-paced plot of the book, but what stuck with me was the way in which the novel addresses moral questions and concerns.\u00a0 Lying is so central to the central character’s life that he hardly knows the difference between lying and telling the truth.\u00a0\u00a0 Needless to say, there is a lot about The Spy Who Came in from the Cold <\/em>that relates to our current situation besides the cold temperatures.<\/p>\n

Kudos<\/strong> — As you know, I like to use my Monday Missives to share news about recent accomplishments by members of our department.\u00a0 Here is the latest news:<\/p>\n

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Juan Meneses<\/strong> presented a paper titled “Postcolonial Misrecognition in Jean Rhys’sVoyage in the Dark” <\/em>at the MLA conference, which took place last week in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

Sarah Minslow <\/strong>published a chapter titled “Helping Children Understand Atrocities:\u00a0 Developing and Implementing an Undergraduate Course Titled ‘War and Genocide in Children’s Literature'” in a the volume Understanding Atrocities:\u00a0 Remembering, Representing, and Teaching Genocide.\u00a0 <\/em>The book was published Calgary University Press.<\/p>\n

Jen Munroe<\/strong> presented a paper titled “Premodern Kitchen Ecologies: ‘Sustainable Becoming'” at the MLA conference in Philadelphia last week.<\/p>\n

Upcoming Events and Deadlines<\/strong>\u2014 Here is information about an upcoming events and deadlines.<\/p>\n

January 16 \u2014 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day–University closed.<\/p>\n

January 16 \u2014 The last day to add\/drop with no grade.<\/p>\n

January 27 \u2014 The English Department meeting will take place on January 27, 2017, from 11:00-12:30 in the English Department Conference Room.<\/p>\n

Quirky Quiz Question<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 John le Carr\u00e9, Roald Dahl, and Ian Fleming are all British writers who also worked as spies.\u00a0 Listed below are three books written by one of these authors.\u00a0 See if you can identify the author of each book:<\/p>\n

The Spy Who Loved Me
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
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Going Solo<\/em><\/p>\n

Last week’s answer: Larry Mellichamp<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Jeffrey Gillman is the current Director of the Botanical Gardens.\u00a0 Does anybody remember who served as the Director of the Botanical Gardens before Jeffrey?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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