Cecelia Tichi

  • Vanderbilt University

    Commodore Cocktail from the Gilded Age

    In a new book, 'Gilded Age Cocktails: History, Lore, and Recipes from America’s Golden Age,' Cecelia Tichi, research professor of English, explores the history of some of bartending’s most enduring recipes, as well as drinks created for business titans of the day, such as Cornelius Vanderbilt Read More

    Dec 14, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    In Awe and Remembrance: Vereen Bell, professor of English, emeritus

    Jon Parrish Peede, BS’91, former director of the National Endowment for the Humanities, reflects on his respect for the late Vereen Bell. Read More

    Dec 13, 2021

  • painting of Caroline Schermerhorn Astor

    How to mind your manners—in 1890: Expert advice from English professor Cecelia Tichi

    Just in time for the debut of a new television series this year on NBC exploring the Gilded Age, Cecelia Tichi, the Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of English, has published her latest book, What Would Mrs. Astor Do? (2018, NYU Press). Read More

    May 23, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Arts and Culture Accolades, Fall 2016

    Read about noteworthy accomplishments by Vesna Pavlović, associate professor of art, and Cecelia Tichi, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of English. Read More

    Nov 20, 2016

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    Tichi’s stage play based on her ‘Jack London’ book

    'The House That Jack Built," a play by Cecilia Tichi, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of English, will be produced at the 6th Street Playhouse in Santa Rosa, California, Sept. 9-25. Read More

    Sep 9, 2016

  • Vanderbilt University

    Recent Books, Fall 2015

    Black Practical Theology (2015, Baylor University Press) by Dale Andrews, MA’97, PhD’98, Distinguished Professor of Homiletics and Social Justice, and Robert Smith, editors Black Practical Theology brings together a conversation between scholars working within the traditional disciplines of theological education and those working within practical theology. To… Read More

    Oct 23, 2015