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Professor preparing to publish book about Latin-American women writers
Vicky Unruh will soon publish a book on Latin American women writers. The associate professor of Spanish and Portuguese researched her subject while on sabbatical and financed her research with grants, including one for $24,000.
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By Eve Lamborn Kansan staff writer
After spending a year doing research while on sabbatical last year, Vicky Unruh, associate professor of Spanish and Portuguese, is preparing to publish a book about Latin American women writers.
Unruh spent months last year digging through libraries looking for Latin American journals from the 1920s and 1930s, which would give her clues about women during this period who tried to break into male-dominated literary circles.
"I really like the detective part of academic work — I really enjoy the digging," she said. "I have a hunch, and I follow the trail."
She discovered that these women were often left out of the literary circles in which men moved. To carve their way into this world, women resorted to performing their art, sometimes in the form of dramatic poetry or singing.
"They gained access to public cultural life through performance," she said.
Unruh said her book, which examined the careers of 11 women, would be the first comprehensive study on Latin American women writers in this time period. She said she wasn't sure when the book would be published, but said it was almost done.
Unruh grew up in Puerto Rico and learned to speak Spanish when she was 4 years old. She majored in history in college, but spent two years in the Peace Corps in Guatemala after graduating.
Guatemala after graduating She said the experience was extremely profound in renewing her interest in Latin America. She then spent time working for Hispanic literacy, took a course in Hispanic literature and decided she was hooked on the topic.
She financed her book research through grants from within KU and through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Danny Anderson, chairman of the department of Spanish and Portuguese, said the grant, which had a $30,000 maximum, was the largest individual award in the humanities.
Unrhn said her grant was for $24,000. "It's one of the most prestigious fellowships offered for scholarly research in the humanities," Anderson said. "It underscores extremely original and path breaking research."
Contact Lamborn at 864-4810
Unruh said her grant was for $24,000.
Event No.2 raises $500 for United Way
By Jeremy Clarkson Kansan staff writer
Members of E-Double entertained about 80 people Friday night at a benefit concert for Rock Chalk Revue to raise money for the United Way of Douglas County.
The concert raised $500 at Fatso's, 1016 Massachusetts St., and was the second of a series of fund-raisers organized by the revue board.
The Rock Chalk Revue performance will be March 7 through March 9,2002, at the Lied Center.
The first fund-raiser by the
revue was a Karaoke Night at Abe & Jake's Landing, E. 8. Sixth St., which raised more than $1,100.
Molly Whitehair, Abilene senior, fund-raising chairwoman for the revue, said the board didn't have a set amount of money to raise, but last year it donated $50,000 to United Way.
$30,600 to United
She said she asked E-Double to play because she had seen the rock band perform in the past and enjoyed listening to them.
She said the concert was entertaining.
Brian Gaddie, Omaha, Neb. graduate student and band member, said E-Double had been playing together for the three
years. Gaddie, who plays bass in the band, said he enjoyed the opportunity to help raise money for the United Way.
"It's for a noble cause," he said. Amber Wilson, Beloit senior, said she had never heard E-Double play before.
Wilson said she went with other members of her sorority, Alpha Delta Pi and wanted to help raise money for the United Way.
"I was excited to listen to them," Wilson said.
Jasmin Steven, Wichita senior, said she had listened to an E-Double album during the summer. She said she was excited to
go to the concert and to help support the United Way.
Whitehair said the revue board planned more fund-raisers for next semester.
She said she was thinking of doing a duck race, where students could pay money to buy a rubber duck, which would be put in a river with other ducks. The first duck to cross the finish line would win an undetermined prize, she said.
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Whitehair said she was unsure when the duck race or other fundraisers would take place.
Contact Clarkson at 864-4810
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