So You Want to Write a Book (Or Learn How It's Done)

1825 Southwest Broadway,Portland OR 97201

11 May, 2023

Description

The publication of a book is a milestone in the career of a scholar. It represents years’ worth of research, writing and rewriting amid the competing demands of teaching, service and other projects. As part of this year’s Research Week, four humanities faculty will give us a glimpse into the journey of bringing their book to life: the ups, the downs and the unexpected. Our panelists are: Cassio de Oliveira, associate professor, Russian Writing Rogues: The Soviet Picaresque and Identity Formation, 1921-1938 (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2023) Catherine McNeur, associate professor, History Mischievous Creatures: The Forgotten Sisters Who Transformed Early American Science (Basic Books, 2023) ​​​​​​​Angela Coventry, professor, Philosophy A Treatise of Human Nature: Being an Attempt to Introduce the Experimental Method of Reasoning into Moral Subjects (Broadview Press, 2023) ​​​​​​​Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, visiting scholar, English MY SHOT: The Education of Lin Manuel Miranda (Simon & Schuster, 2025)