Spotlights

Last July saw the publication of Robert McRuer’s much anticipated second book Crip Theory: Cultural Signs of Queerness and Disability. Information about the book is below. Professor McRuer is among the most award winning teachers in the English Department. ————– (from the NYU Press website, where the Foreword and Table of Contents can be accessed)…

Beacon Press has just published a new book by Associate Professor of English Gayle Wald: Shout, Sister, Shout! The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Professor Wald teaches courses on African American literature, popular music, and U.S. culture in the department. Her previous book Crossing the Line: Racial Passing in 20th -Century U.S….