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N“ orman Mailer: Works & Days” is a digital LUCAS
humanities project for Mailer schol-
ars and literary critics. The first major
initiative of Project Mailer, which is an ongoing
initiative to promote the legacy of one of the 20th
century’s most prolific writers, “Works & Days”
assembles Mailer’s major primary and second-
ary works and events in a searchable, multimodal
database. This project is co-written by J. Michael
Lennon, Mailer’s official biographer, and built by
Dr. Gerald Lucas, professor of English.
“Not only is this project for Mailer scholars,
it is publicly accessible, allowing for the students
and enthusiasts an introduction to Mailer studies
and a key component for research,” Lucas says.
Lucas has presented his work at the Norman
Mailer Society annual conference. See “Works &
Days” at http://worksdays.projectmailer.net.

MEDIA,
CULTURE AND
THE ARTS

PSYCHOLOGY

T“ esting,” says Cory Smith, Psychology
lecturer, “is how we get insight into an
individual’s behaviors, thoughts, intel-
lect, achievement, and even competence.” His
workbook, currently under development with
Kendall-Hunt Publishing, will provide students
with anecdotes and vignettes from his 10 years’
experience in psychological testing, as well as
activities designed to assess their understanding of
the concepts. “These stories bring concepts to life
and offer students an opportunity to experience
the field from an applied perspective,” he says.

SMITH Text / photos compiled by Kelsei C. Etchison, Lee Greenway, Larry Hollingsworth, Sheron Smith
Spring 2017
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