Dr. Joel Horowitz, professor of history, just had his article, “Soccer Clubs and Civic Associations in the Political World of Buenos Aires Prior to 1943,” published online in Soccer and Society. The article examines how in the years from 1912 to 1943, emerging football clubs and other civic associations in Greater Buenos Aires were part of a movement by the city’s inhabitants to create their own institutions to fulfill needs that they perceived the larger society did not satisfy (in the case of football, opportunities for recreation). It also examines how the political system pushed successful organizations to look to politicians to enable long-term success. In examining football clubs and other civic associations, it becomes clear that the theories developed by Robert Putnam, among others, based on the writings of Alexis De Tocqueville, simply do not work for Argentina.

Dr. Bob Amico, professor of philosophy, is an invited presenter at the 17th Annual White Privilege Conference in Philadelphia, Pa., on April 14-17, 2016. He will be facilitating two workshops on “Exploring White Privilege,” as well as co-facilitating a discussion of the film, “The Cherokee Word for Water.”

Anne Lee, an adjunct instructor of journalism, and Caitlyn Morral, a sophomore in Lee's JMC/WS 482 (Women, Minorities and the Media) class, took part in the 2016 Joint Journalism and Communication History Conference at New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute on March 12. The entire 482 class contributed to "Exploring the Women in Journalism Oral History Project," which Lee and Morral presented as part of the conference's "Gender, Memory and the Press" panel.