Learning from London: Virtual Courses for Spring 2021
For many, London represents crumpets and tea, palaces and the Queen, pubs and pints. But…
Literature
The Healing, Humanizing Power of Narrative Medicine
Dr. Rita Charon knew she wasnât getting the whole story from her patients, so one…
Recent Fordham Graduate Nabs Spot on UAâs âHighly Commendedâ List
Margaret Fisher, a 2017 graduate of the honors program at Fordham College at Lincoln Center, was named to…
NEH Grant Awarded to Modern Languages Professor to Study âChild-Giftingâ
A member of Fordhamâs Department of Modern Languages and Literature has won a grant from…
Deixis: The Most Common Unit of Grammar That You Never Heard Of
âI donât want to sit next to that aunt at Christmas.â Practically speaking, this statement…
Dostoevskyâs Sharp Criticisms of Catholicism Examined in Orthodox Christian Studies Lecture
Fyodor Dostoevsky, author of Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov, is well known for…
The Needy and the Needed: Grappling with Tough Questions about Homelessness and Service
Molly Shilo was frustrated. When she had signed up for Susan Greenfieldâs course on homelessness…
Method Acting, Practiced by Many but Criticized by Some
In casual conversation, âmethod actorâ is often a wry quip, tossed out in reference to…
Scholar Traces Evangelical Anti-Intellectualism to 19th-Century Reading Habits
Evangelical Christians have long acknowledged that anti-intellectualism has plagued their religious tradition. As Evangelical historian…
Don DeLillo’s Masterwork, Annotated by the Author
On Dec. 2 in Manhattan, a first edition of Underworld, the 1997 novel by acclaimed…