Tag Archives: faculty books

Research: How hiding in plain sight saved the Jicarilla Apache

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

North America’s Jicarilla Apache tribe cloaked themselves in trade, diplomacy, and intermarriage and nearly escaped incarceration on an American Indian reservation. How they did it has been a mystery of the historical American Southwest – until now. “In some ways, … Continue reading →

Posted in Research | Tagged anthropology, archaeology, B. Sunday Eiselt, Dedman College, enclavement, ethnohistory, faculty books, faculty research, Jicarilla Apache, Margaret Allen, Native American history, Ronald H. Towner, Southwest studies | Comments Off

Tune In: Jeffrey Engel discusses the Gulf War on C-SPAN2 Feb. 9-10

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Jeffrey Engel, director of SMU’s Center for Presidential History in Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, visited Texas A&M University to talk about his latest book, Into the Desert: Reflections on the Gulf War. Now C-SPAN2 will air Engel’s discussion at 11:30 … Continue reading →

Posted in Faculty in the News, For the Record, Tune In | Tagged Dedman College, faculty, faculty books, faculty news, Gulf War, Jeffrey Engel, SMU Center for Presidential History | Comments Off

Good reading, good giving: SMU books for 2012

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

From art, history and religion to sweet Texas cuisine and fiction, SMU’s 2012 book roundup offers a wide selection to satisfy the readers in your life. Treat yourself or those on your gift list to one of the current titles … Continue reading →

Posted in For the Record, News | Tagged A. Azfar Moin, Afonso V, Andrés Blaisten Collection, Caroline Brettell, Cherri Gann, Collecting Spanish Art, Dedman College, Denise Gee, Dennis Ippolito, Dennis Simon, Diego Velázquez, Diego Velazquez: The Early Court Portraits, faculty books, faculty research, Jeffrey Engel, Joerg Rieger, José Bowen, Karl Kilinski II, Mark Chancey, Meadows Museum, Meadows School of the Arts, Modern Mexican Painting, Pamela Patton, Pastrana tapestries, Rebekah Miles, Ronald Wetherington, Shelette Stewart, Sherry L. Smith, Sherry Smith, SMU Centennial, staff books, student books, Sunday Eiselt, William P. Clements Department of History, Writer's Path | Comments Off

Research: A new look at the Native American movement

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

When several hundred Native Americans took over the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington, D.C., on November 3, 1972, it was with the backing of a hodgepodge of supporters ranging from hippies to Methodists to Hollywood celebrities. SMU History Professor … Continue reading →

Posted in For the Record, Research | Tagged Clements Department of History, Dedman College, faculty books, faculty research, Native American history, Red Power movement, Sherry Smith, Trail of Broken Treaties, Wounded Knee incident | Comments Off

Research: A field-changing view of divine kingship in Islam

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

In a new and potentially field-changing study, SMU historian Azfar Moin explores why Muslim sovereigns in the early modern era began to imitate the exalted nature of Sufi saints. Uncovering a startling but widespread phenomenon, Moin shows how the charismatic pull of … Continue reading →

Posted in For the Record, Research | Tagged Azfar Moin, Clements Department of History, Dedman College, faculty books, faculty research, history, Islam, millenarianism, Mughal Dynasty, Muslim history, Muslim world, South Asia, The Millennial Sovereign, William P. Clements Department of History | Comments Off

For the Record: May 2012

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

The SMU Office of Public Affairs received 10 awards in 8 different categories in the 2012 Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District IV competition. Nicole Santos, Melinda Matthews, Laura Graham, Karen Shoholm and Vicki Olvera, Integrated Marketing and Advertising, won a Gold … Continue reading →

Posted in For the Record | Tagged awards and honors, Cox Executive Education, Cox School of Business, Dedman College, Development and External Affairs, English, faculty books, grants and fellowships, Irina Dumitrescu, Jennifer Dworak, Johan Elverskog, K. Shelette Stewart, Lyle School of Engineering, Public Affairs, Religious Studies | Comments Off

Research: Blue laws, green cards and other colorful legal terms

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Elizabeth Thornburg never imagined that she would be turning to Dr. Seuss, Shakespeare and vaudeville for legal research. But those sources proved invaluable when she joined forces with another law professor, a law librarian and a legal lexicographer for the book … Continue reading →