{"product_id":"death-of-a-department-chair-paperback","title":"Death of a Department Chair - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLynn C. Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Death of a Department Chair\u003c\/i\u003e, protagonist Miriam Held recounts the events of the previous fall when she was suspected of killing Isabel Vittorio, the chair of her department and her former lover. The controversial and contrary Vittorio was, at the time of her death, attempting to block the hire of a brilliant African American female professor. Already under siege for her attempts to increase diversity on campus, Miriam is forced to defend her reputation and her life. As she searches for the truth, Miriam amasses evidence that leaves few friends and colleagues free from suspicion. Both a classic whodunit and a witty satire, \u003ci\u003eDeath of a Department Chair\u003c\/i\u003e dramatizes how communities can create the very climate of mistrust and paranoia that victimizes them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLynn C. Miller is professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the author of a novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Fool's Journey\u003c\/i\u003e, and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eVoices Made Flesh: Performing Women's Autobiography\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9.1 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 1987\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42114710863952,"sku":"9780299219741","price":42.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/OTQxTExRdTJpb2ZxTDRQWnRwanZjdz09.webp?v=1772732994","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/death-of-a-department-chair-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}