Teagan Bradway
Teagan Bradway, English Department, had an article titled “The Queerness of Character-Details” published in MLQ: Modern Language Quarterly. The essay examines the importance of queer characters in contemporary LGBTQ+ literature.
Christopher D. Gascón
Christopher D. Gascón, Modern Languages Department, had his article published in a volume on classical Spanish theater from the Golden Age to the 21st century. The essay, titled “Estética Neobarroca en el Teatro Barroco Representado en Nueva York,” demonstrates how numerous productions of classical Spanish plays at New York City’s Repertorio Español incorporate typically Latin American elements, resulting in a theater of “reconquest” or “counter-conquest.” Repertorio’s “New World” approach to “Old World” masterpieces produces innovative stagings and, at times, bold revisions of the works. The volume, published by the Hispanic Seminary of Medieval Studies, is titled El teatro clásico en su(s) cultura(s): de los Siglos de Oro al siglo XXI.
Timothy Davis
Timothy Davis, Physical Education Department, was quoted in a story titled “H is for Hopscotch” about teachers who use organized play to prepare students, published Oct. 27 in The Highlands Current.
Theresa Curtis
Theresa Curtis, Biological Sciences Department, and Eric Plante ’15, are coauthors on the manuscript “Microencapsulated equine mesenchymal stromal cells promote cutaneous wound healing in vitro” that recently was published in Stem Cell Research & Therapy. The results demonstrate that stem cells might be a promising new therapy for impaired skin wounds, and encapsulation of the stem cells is a suitable way to deliver a continuous supply of the healing factors to the wound. This research was performed in collaboration with researchers from the Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University.
Teagan Bradway
Teagan Bradway, English Department, gave an invited talk at the University of Pennsylvania on March 21. Bradway’s talk was titled “Renarratable Bonds: Queer Relationality in the Scene of Redress” and is drawn from her forthcoming article in differences: a journal of Feminist Cultural Studies.
Thomas Hischak and Mark A. Robinson ’98
Thomas Hischak, emeritus professor of theatre, and theatre major Mark A. Robinson ’98, have co-written a book about musicals since 1989 that misfired on Broadway. The e-book, Musical Misfires: Three Decades of Broadway Musical Heartbreak, examines 151 musicals that did not run long enough to be considered hits. Such shows were once called flops but that, the authors argue, is no longer an appropriate description. The book cover is designed by graphics design major Karen Hischak ’12.
“Some of these were superb pieces of musical theatre that, for one reason or another, couldn’t find an audience, did not please the critics, couldn’t pay the high weekly bills, or just were not right for the time and place in which they opened,” Robinson said.
Oft-overlooked gems like “The Scottsboro Boys,” “Grey Gardens,” “Sweet Smell of Success,” “Xanadu,” “If/Then,” “Caroline, or Change,” “Bright Star,” “Steel Pier,” “The Last Ship” and “Tuck Everlasting” are explored alongside such famous musicals as “American Idiot,” “Victor/Victoria,” “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” “Sister Act,” “All Shook Up,” “Be More Chill,” “Shrek the Musical,” “Seussical” and “Young Frankenstein” that never reached hit status on Broadway.
“This is a book for anyone who loves musical theatre, both its triumphs and its heartbreaks,” said Hischak.
Juke box musicals, cutting-edge musicals, movie adaptations, teenage musicals, biographical musicals, history musicals and even horror musicals are among the many genres included in this journey through Broadway shows from 1989 to 2020 in search of success.
Robinson is the author of such books as the two-volume reference series The World of Musicals and Sitcommentary: Television Comedies that Changed America, as well as a regular writer for various theatre websites and records companies.
Thomas Hischak is the author of The Oxford Companion to the American Musical and more than 30 other books on theatre, film and popular music.
Together, Robinson and Hischak penned the popular The Disney Song Encyclopedia in 2009.
Karen Hischak is a graphic designer for Hampton Golf Corporation and a freelance designer of print and online graphics.
Illustrated with 42 photographs and filled with backstage stories, reviews from the press, and commentary on why the musicals were not hits, Musical Misfires: Three Decades of Broadway Musical Heartbreak is available on all sites in which e-books are sold.
Mark Dodds
Mark Dodds, Sport Management Department, made two presentations at the Sport Marketing Association Conference held Nov. 2-4 in Indianapolis, Ind. Also, he co-presented “Corruption’s impact on sport marketing: The case of EA Sports and Ticketmaster’s powerplay against Stubhub.”
Ray Cotrufo and Justin Lovich
Ray Cotrufo and Justin Lovich, Sport Management Department, each successfully defended their dissertations and earned their Ph.Ds. Cotrufo’s topic was “Examining the Influence of Ethical and Authentic Leadership Behaviors of NCAA Division I Athletic Directors.” Lovich’s dissertation was titled, “‘Unprecedented’: A Study of the National Football League’s Regulation of Labor through Punishment.”
Rhiannon Maton
Rhiannon Maton, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, recently co-edited a special issue on education labor movements across the Americas for Critical Education journal. The issue is the fourth part of the “Contemporary Educator Movements: Transforming Unions, Schools and Society” special series that Maton co-edits for the same journal.
Robert Darling
Robert Darling, Geology Department, presented “Breccia-filled Fractures on Western Adirondack Summits: Relicts of an Ordovician Paleosurface?” at the combined Northeast/Northcentral regional meeting of the Geological Society of America. It was held March 20-22 in Pittsburgh, Pa.