Current Events:
Avert Your Ivories Journey of Ivory through History, Cultures, and Global Ethics
Date: September 25, 2025
Time: 6:00PM
Location: Helen DeVitt Jones Auditorium and Sculpture Court at the Museum of Texas Tech University.
A public reception will follow the presentations. The event will feature a special showcase of selected ivory pieces from the Museum’s collection, exhibited for the occasion, and a book signing of Elephants and Ivory in China and Spain by our own John Beusterien. The event will include other speakers as well.
For all the details, please visit the TTU Museum Events Page.
NEW BOOKS by our MRSC Faculty:
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John Beusterien and Stephen West (2025). Elephants and Ivory in China and Spain. Cambridge University Press |
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Julie Nelson Couch and Kimberly K. Bell (2025). Gaming the Medieval English Text: “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” and the Cotton Nero A X/2 Manuscript . Medieval Institute Publications. https://wmich.edu/medievalpublications/news/2025/09/couchandbell-gawain |
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Jacob Bell (2025). The Documentary Politics of Conquered England's Queens: New Translations of the "Encomium of Queen Emma" and the "Life of King Edward". Arc Humanities Press. https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/abs/elephants-and-ivory-in-china-and-spain/9BD27E7357136E47CDA415B42D79A8C0 |
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