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Jan. 31, 2023

Scripps Magazine: The Art and Science of Empathy

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Mar. 4, 2022

In the Media: Haitian Times Celebrates Myriam J.A. Chancy’s Literary Impact

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Jan. 26, 2022

In the Media: Daily Bulletin Highlights Myriam J.A. Chancy as Local Author with 2021 Impact

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Hartley Burr Alexander Chair in the Humanities


January 31, 2023

Scripps Magazine: The Art and Science of Empathy

By Jen A. Miller Illustrations by Saskia Keultjes Early in her research, President Suzanne Keen—a narrative empathy theorist who studies the relationships among novel reading, empathy, and altruism—became convinced that […]

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March 4, 2022

In the Media: Haitian Times Celebrates Myriam J.A. Chancy’s Literary Impact

In honor of International Women’s Month, the Haitian Times celebrated Myriam J.A. Chancy, Hartley Burr Alexander Chair in the Humanities, in its list of Haitian women “making a difference in their chosen fields.”

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January 26, 2022

In the Media: Daily Bulletin Highlights Myriam J.A. Chancy as Local Author with 2021 Impact

The Daily Bulletin featured Myriam J.A. Chancy, Hartley Burr Alexander Chair in the Humanities, as one of 10 Southern California authors whose books made an impact in 2021.

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January 24, 2022

In the Media: Myriam J.A. Chancy Discusses Her Current Reads in Orange County Register

Myriam J.A. Chancy, Hartley Burr Alexander Chair in the Humanities, discussed her current reading list with the Orange County Register. “The collective works of James Baldwin are probably those I return to time and again,” Chancy says.

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December 17, 2021

In the Media: Myriam J. A. Chancy Discusses bell hooks’ Legacy with NBC News

On NBC, Myriam J. A. Chancy, Hartley Burr Alexander Chair in the Humanities, discussed bell hooks’ legacy within academia and her influence on Chancy’s own creative work.

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December 9, 2021

Myriam J.A. Chancy to Join Alison Saar ’78 for Reading and Conversation in Support of Haiti Earthquake Relief

On December 18, LA Louver and Beyond Baroque will host Myriam J.A. Chancy, Hartley Burr Alexander Chair in the Humanities, and Alison Saar ’78 for a reading and conversation. Chancy will read from her recent novel, What Storm, What Thunder.

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October 6, 2021

In the Media: Myriam J.A. Chancy Discusses Caribbean Literature in Electric Literature, Literary Hub

Myriam J.A. Chancy, Hartley Burr Alexander Chair in the Humanities, recommended nine books “about love, loss, and longing,” with Caribbean settings in Electric Literature. She also spoke to Literary Hub.

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October 4, 2021

In the Media: NPR Interviews Myriam J.A. Chancy about New Novel

Myriam J.A. Chancy, Hartley Burr Alexander Chair in the Humanities, spoke with NPR’s “Weekend Edition” about her new novel, What Storm, What Thunder, which focuses on the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. “I was saved the pain of absence,” Chancy said, discussing one character’s survivor’s guilt.

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September 8, 2021

In the Media: Ms. Magazine in Conversation with Myriam J.A. Chancy

Library Journal listed Myriam J.A. Chancy’s new novel, What Storm, What Thunder, as one of its 37 “key titles” for the summer and fall of 2021.

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August 17, 2021

In the Media: Library Journal Names Myriam J.A. Chancy’s New Novel “Key 2021 Title”

Library Journal listed Myriam J.A. Chancy’s new novel, What Storm, What Thunder, as one of its 37 “key titles” for the summer and fall of 2021.

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