Category: Literature
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Ricia Ann Chansky, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez – Community Responses After Disasters
What can communal trauma suffered in Puerto Rico teach us about the response to Covid-19? Ricia Anne Chansky, professor of literature at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, listens to voices to find out. Ricia Anne Chansky is professor of literature. She is the co-editor of the scholarly journal, a/b: Auto/Biography Studies, a member…
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Jean Lee Cole, Loyola University Maryland – The Woman’s Literary Club of Baltimore
On Loyola University Maryland Week: Not all book clubs are alike. Jean Lee Cole, professor of English, examines one from history that was more than meets the eye. I live in Baltimore, MD, where I am an associate professor of English at Loyola University Maryland. I specialize in the study of American periodicals and late-nineteenth-…
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William E. Engel, University of the South – The Printer as Author in Early Modern English Book History
On University of the South Week: One man had a big effect on English Reformation printing. William E. Engel, professor of English, discusses how these effects are still being felt today. Bill Engel received a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley and specializes in medieval and Renaissance literature with an eye toward the…
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Carola Daffner, University of Dayton – Female Authors During the Holocaust
German Jewish women writers still have much to tell us about the Holocaust. Carola Daffner, associate professor of global languages and cultures at the University of Dayton, delves into this history. Before coming to the University of Dayton, Carola was an Associate Professor of German and Acting Associate Dean of Student and Curricular Affairs for…
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Sarah Gardner, Mercer University – Reading During The Civil War
On Mercer University Week: In tough times, it can helpful to bury your nose in a book. Sarah Gardner, professor of history, explores how some made it through a tough moment with the help of literature. Dr. Sarah Gardner is Distinguished University Professor of History in Mercer University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. She…
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Mary K. Holland, SUNY New Paltz – Contemporary Literature
Fictional stories can have an impact on our reality. Mary K. Holland, professor of English at SUNY New Paltz, explores how contemporary fiction is changing with the times. She is the author of two books, Succeeding Postmodernism: Language and Humanism in Contemporary American Literature (Bloomsbury 2013) and The Moral Worlds of Contemporary Realism (forthcoming from…
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Joyce Kinkead, Utah State University – Slow Writing
Not everything has to be written digitally. Joyce Kinkead, distinguished professor in the department of English at Utah State University, examines bringing the slow movement to writing. Joyce Kinkead joined USU in 1982, taking on the role of director of the Writing Center and then director of the Writing Program. Since then, she has served…
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Katelyn Knox, University of Central Arkansas – Race and National Identity in Contemporary France
How do you fight racism in a supposed post-racial society? Katelyn Knox, associate professor in the department of languages, linguistics, literatures and cultures at the University of Central Arkansas, examines one instance in Europe. I’m an Associate Professor of French at the University of Central Arkansas, where I specialize in 20th- and 21st-century French and…
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Andrea Lanoux, Connecticut College – A New Vision of Russian Childhood Through Literature
On Connecticut College Week: Even bedtime stories changed after the fall of the Soviet Union. Andrea Lanoux, professor of Slavic studies, examines this change. Andrea Lanoux teaches Russian language at all levels and courses on Russian literature and culture. She has team-taught courses on gender in communist and post-communist societies (with Amy Dooling), on European…
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Lorie Vanchena, University of Kansas – World War I Poetry
We’ve seen and heard a lot of stories from WWII – but what about WWI? Lorie Vanchena, associate professor in the department of Germanic languages and literatures at the University of Kansas, looks back at the Great War and the literature that described it. Lorie A. Vanchena, associate professor of Germanic Languages & Literatures at…