Beyond visual data
Can we ever see too much data? Yes, actually. In some situations, visual overload can paralyze decision-making. But over the last year, the interdisciplinary SAIL lab, with help from WashU Rowing, has explored nonvisual means for transmitting real-time performance feedback.
Francofilaments
“Francofilaments” by Eileen G’Sell is a poetic exploration of the intersections between Francophilia, feminism, and cinema. Informed by her work as a culture critic, the collection is marked by a blend of sharp wit, inventive wordplay, and a candid voice that traverses themes of desire, sex, and loss.
Ahrens, Vale, Van Dyck Murphy named Exhibit Columbus research fellows
Three faculty members from WashU’s Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts — Chandler Ahrens, Constance Vale and Kelley Van Dyck Murphy — have been named University Design Research Fellows for the 2024-25 cycle of Exhibit Columbus.
Ball gowns and running shoes
The Bennet daughters are stubborn, idealistic, spirited and sometimes nosy. They are also unmarried. In the early 19th-century world of “Pride and Prejudice,” which opens Oct. 25 in Edison Theatre, this presents a problem. None can inherit the family estate.
Van Engen installed as Stanley Elkin Professor in the Humanities
Abram Van Engen, chair of the Department of English in Arts & Sciences, was recently installed as the Stanley Elkin Professor in the Humanities.
Kemper Art Museum announces 2025 exhibitions
Uncertain times can challenge things we take for granted but also can create productive instabilities, opening the door to new ideas and new visions of the future. In this spirit, the Kemper Art Museum’s 2025 exhibition lineup will question canonical narratives, interrogate colonial imaginaries and reexamine complex historical entanglements.
Penalties of June
A Novel
John Brandon, MFAW ’01, takes readers into the forbidding corners of the Tampa Bay area in his latest novel, “Penalties of June.”
I Make Envy on Your Disco
A Novel
A novel of longing and connection by Eric Schnall, AB ’92, this is a coming-of-middle-age story about confronting the person you were and becoming the person you want to be.
Where Your Treasure Lies
A Novel
Written by Shelli Altopp-Miller, MSW ’94, this novel explores themes of cultural norms and identity, betrayal, regional history, family conflict, faith, addiction, forgiveness, and what one truly needs to be content.
Bang wins University City literary award
Mary Jo Bang, a professor of English in Arts & Sciences, will receive the 2024 Tradition of Literary Excellence Award from the University City Municipal Commission on Arts & Letters.
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