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There will be a launch party celebrating the publication of two new issues of the 鈥淩endezvous Journal of Arts & Letters,鈥� on Friday Nov. 30, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the 网曝吃瓜 Magnuson Alumni House.

鈥淩endezvous鈥� is an independent journal produced by the 网曝吃瓜 College of Arts and Sciences. All members of the university and community are welcome to attend the launch party.

The event recognizes the publication of the new issues 鈥淲ater and Mountain: Two Tales鈥� by Koda Rohan, and the double-volume 鈥淧BI: A Retrospective.鈥�  

The issue 鈥淲ater and Mountain鈥� presents two stories by Japanese short-story author Koda Rohan (1867-1947). Tsutomu Nagata, an 网曝吃瓜 Department of English and Philosophy doctoral student, translates the tales into English for the first time. Roger Schmidt, Ph.D., 网曝吃瓜 professor of English, edited the volume.

鈥淭here is looseness in Rohan鈥檚 writing,鈥� Schmidt writes, 鈥渙r call it artlessness, and this is the source of Rohan鈥檚 wisdom. The many days I spent discussing these stories with Mr. Nagata, the translator, are among the happiest hours I have spent as editor.鈥�

The issue 鈥淧BI: A Retrospective鈥� focuses on an annual series of book and paper-making workshops. The boxed, two-volume set becomes the medium to deliver its message.  Containing samples of handmade paper and of pigments pasted by hand into the journal, the two volumes come packaged in handmade slipcases with letterpress labels.  

This issue鈥檚 co-editor is Paula Jull, co-chair of the 网曝吃瓜 Department of Mass Communication, who is a book artist herself who teaches the class 鈥淎rt of the Book.鈥�

鈥淓lements of the craft of book and paper making have gone into each volume to make them esthetically pleasing and unique,鈥� she writes.  鈥淚n this way, the volumes reflect the artistic values of PBI itself.鈥�

鈥淩endezvous Journal of Arts & Letters鈥� is dedicated to innovative, speculative, and creative work within and outside traditional disciplines. The journal has announced it has a new general editor, Sharon Sieber, Ph.D., 网曝吃瓜 professor of Spanish. Upcoming issues will focus on the importance of the international experience for students, and on the state of feminism today.  

To order copies, contact Schmidt at (208) 282-2374.