Edited by Kylo-Patrick R. Hart, chair and professor of Communication and Media Studies, and Annette Holba, professor of Communication and Media Studies
This anthology, which includes chapters written by co-editors Hart and Holba, considers media representations of apocalypse narratives and is intended to serve as a resource examining end-times representations. “Everyone seems to be talking about the apocalypse nowadays, and such discussions are expected to increase in frequency as the year 2012 [the end of the Mayan calendar] approaches,” says Hart. “This anthology explores popular media representations pertaining to the presumably forthcoming apocalypse, in a range of intriguing media offerings that includes the music of Bob Dylan, the films of David Lynch and Gregg Araki, the Left Behind series of novels, and the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”
Julie DeGalan and Bryon Middlekauff, professor of Geography and Environmental Planning
Great Jobs for Environmental Studies Majors helps students and recent college graduates explore their career options in environmental studies by providing tips on assessing their skills, creating a résumé and cover letter, researching careers and networking, and interviewing. It also provides detailed profiles of jobs, along with the basic skills necessary to be considered for them.
Robert Heiner, assistant chair of the Department of Social Science and professor of Anthropology-Sociology
Intended to be a brief and inexpensive alternative to the usual textbooks used in social problems courses, this book employs one theoretical perspective that emphasizes the role played by the media and the rest of the corporate world in perpetuating many social problems. While the book is intended primarily for sociology students, Heiner says others “will find it an easy read and quite relevant to current political affairs.”
Barbara M. Newman, Philip R. Newman, and Clarissa M. Uttley, professor of Early Childhood Studies
This study guide for Development Through Life: A Psychosocial Approach, which is frequently used in human development and psychology courses, provides students with chapter outlines, learning objectives, practice tests, and more. According to Uttley, “The study guide was created to be student-focused and provides current information and resources to strengthen student engagement with coursework and application to both professional and personal experiences.”
Elizabeth Ahl, chair of the Department of English and professor of English
Ahl’s chapbook, which won the 2008 Slapering Hol Press chapbook competition, is a collection of poetry about human interaction with the natural world. “I’m thrilled to see my poems arranged in such a beautiful book,” Ahl says. “The letterpress cover and hand-binding, along with several other special details, make the book a pleasure to look at and hold.”
by Rhiannon Hutchinson
Laura Brusseau. John Gilbert Fox photo.
When asked to explain the source of her drive to help others, Laura Brusseau ’04 credits her family. “My parents always led by example,” she says. “We were raised to give back, and everyone in my family does community service.”
As a student at Plymouth State, Brusseau immersed herself in service activities, including volunteering with Habitat for Humanity, and cofounding Hunger and Homelessness Week, an annual PSU event that has grown in popularity in the years since.
After graduating from PSU, Brusseau carried the spirit of service with her into her teaching career. Read More
New curriculum and more opportunities in graphic design
by Barbra Alan
Banner design by BFA graphic design student Bethany Mayo '09.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that the field of graphic design will grow 10 percent over the next decade, and that job seekers in the field will face some strong competition.
To help give their students a more competitive edge and better prepare them for the demands of careers in graphic design, professors David Martin and Jong-Yoon Kim, both professional graphic designers themselves, invested nearly two and a half years into revamping the program’s curriculum. Read More
Mary Ann McGarry, with Path by Marcia Santore, in PSU's Boyd Science Center. Jon Gilbert Fox photo.
Professor of Science Education,
PSU’s Center for the Environment
Mary Ann McGarry’s work takes her (and her students) from the classrooms of PSU to ecological research sites all over the world, including the Galapagos Islands, Costa Rica, and the Four Corners of the U.S. But that’s only part of the reason she loves what she does. Plymouth Magazine recently spoke with McGarry about her career, which blends her loves of environmental science, global community service, research, collaboration, and above all, education. Read More
The Center for Rural Partnerships is working to preserve and enhance rural life in New Hampshire.
The Department of Health and Human Performance explores the relationship between activity and health.
