Oakland Journal Number 23: Fall 2012
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(Oakland University, 2010-10-01)Oakland Journal Issue 23 cover, statement of responsibility, and table of contents -
How Does a Gangster Regime End? The Uprising in Syria
(Oakland University, 2012-10-01)An essay comparing the power structure in Syria to the depiction of gangsters in popular Mafia-themed films. -
An Entanglement: Ancient Texts, Old Marginalia, and Contemporary Art
(Oakland University, 2012-10-01)This essay pivots around the practice of marginalia—notes written in the margins of books and other texts—and also navigates through the practice of my art, with its combination of research, chance occurrence and aesthetic ... -
Two Poems: Catharsis: Soul’s Seasonal Lament, Peep Show, a Tango
(Oakland University, 2012-10-01)Poetry -
Stem Cell Research - Promise and Potential
(Oakland University, 2012-10-01)Stem cell research at Oakland University. -
Art Review: Clinton Snider at Suzanne Hillberry
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Medical School in Year One: Case #1
(Oakland University, 2012-10-01)This article is the first in a series of diverse perspectives on medical education, from medical students and faculty at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine. -
A Beautiful Economics Story: A Review of Grand Pursuit by Sylvia Nasar
(Oakland University, 2012-10-01)This isn’t what textbooks on the history of economic thought typically look like, and if you want a book much denser on the theory side you will have to look elsewhere. But Grand Pursuit is richly entertaining and often ... -
The Responsive University: A Cautionary Tale
(Oakland University, 2012-10-01)Accelerating change and external criticism are forcing university administrators to actively seek new managerial forms that address the need for innovation in higher education. Unsatisfied with the traditional professional ... -
Talk Artist’s Statement
(Oakland University, 2012-10-01)Talk is a new drawing series created on acid free lithograph paper in graphite, gold leaf and metallic marker. Images used in each are taken from still life setups, digital documentation, object appropriation and research ... -
“Slender firm strokes of the pen”: The Unspoken Words of Women Writers in Edith Wharton’s Fiction
(Oakland University, 2012-10-01)Throughout Edith Wharton’s writing, many of her female protagonists are avid readers and letter writers. Edith Wharton herself emerged as a “woman novelist” during a time when society dictated that a woman’s role was ... -
Steven Pinker Speaks at Oakland University
(Oakland University, 2012-10-01)On April 9, 2012, Oakland University welcomed to campus Steven Pinker of Harvard University for a presentation in the Varner Vitality Lecture Series. Professor Pinker is a professor of psychology and a cognitive neuroscientist, ... -
Roaring Twenties, Troubled Times: Writers’ Impressions of Detroit
(Oakland University, 2012-10-01)Before Detroit’s image in the national media became synonymous with blight and crime, many writers and novelists offered differing accounts of its 1920s prosperity and the troubled Depression era that followed.