English Professor Simon Lewis lived in South Africa during his teenage years during apartheid. He saw Mandela not long after the leader was released from prison in 1990 and saw Mandela's impact on literature during the same time.
Since 2004, 16 states have legalized gay marriage. While gay rights activists recognize this as a victory of sorts, College of Charleston Professor of Communication Leigh Moscowitz contends it’s only one of many equality issues activists hoped to push into the public eye. In her new book, The Battle over Marriage: Gay Rights Activism through the Media, Moscowitz examines the mainstream media’s effect on marriage equality and the gay rights movement.
Michelle Bloom ‘13 walked across the Cistern and into the White House between May and September, 2013. An honors student and political science and international studies double major, she was always interested in politics but never quite sure how to break in. Volunteer experience and a conversation with her parents led her to apply to the White House fall internship program, and with this incredible experience under her belt, things are only looking up.
A screening of the documentary "deepsouth" will be held in conjunction with the Charleston Area World AIDS Day Committee on December 4 at 5 p.m. in Physicians Memorial Auditorium. The film focuses on the disproportionate impact of HIV among people in the South.
Students are debating their professors and reviewing books and articles on some of the most popular and heated topics in their field. It is happening in reading or work groups, which are very common at universities, but most are open only to professors and/or graduate students.
With the movie release of Catching Fire right around the corner, Hunger Games trilogy fans are excited to watch the next installment of the young-adult fiction series on the big screen. Four College of Charleston professors show how the government, scientific advances and sociological elements of the Hunger Games’ Panem – post-apocalyptic America – is not so fictitious after all.
Dr. Aubrey Daniels will present "A Little Learning is a Dangerous Thing" on November 21 at 3 p.m. Daniels is an internationally-known behavioral psychologist.
The recent government shutdown, partisan fighting and lack of legislation has caused many people to become disillusioned about the current state of politics in the United States. With that in mind, the College of Charleston will hold a public forum on November 18 to take a look at the problems facing the U.S. Senate.
Religious Studies Professor Anna Peterson will speak at the College of Charleston about the relationship between animal rights and environmental ethics in an event open to the public at 7 p.m. November 11, 2013 in the Robert Scott Small building (175 Calhoun St.) room 235.
College of Charleston Department of English professor Gary Jackson's mix of comic books and real-life tragedy earned him recognition as a New American Poet by the Poetry Society of America. Jackson’s debut book of poems, Missing You Metropolis, juxtaposes comic books with reality and innocence with anger and depression.
