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Using Dystopian Texts To Promote Social Responsibility In The Composition Classroom, Melissa Ames Jan 2018

Using Dystopian Texts To Promote Social Responsibility In The Composition Classroom, Melissa Ames

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Since the Colonial period, educational institutions in the United Stateshave been tasked with developing character as well as academic skill. Whilein earlier epochs such character education would have been explicitly tied tomorality as defined within Christian contexts, today's character educationtakes on a more secular form, focusing on developing skills related to socialresponsibility. By definition, social responsibility is "a personal investmentin the well-being of people and the planet" (Berman 15). Despite the fact thatmany feel that public schools and universities are ideal sites for this type oftraining, research has found that instructors are often reluctant to discusscontroversial issues within their classrooms …


English In The Keep: A Success And Service Report For The English Department, Todd Bruns Jan 2016

English In The Keep: A Success And Service Report For The English Department, Todd Bruns

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"Not I!": Strategies Of Post-Millennial Confessionalistic Poetry, Charlotte J. Pence Apr 2015

"Not I!": Strategies Of Post-Millennial Confessionalistic Poetry, Charlotte J. Pence

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With the technological ability and pop-cultural fascination to record private moments and distribute them, poetry that reveals personal details and conflates the identity between speaker and author must feel the effects of what could be viewed as an over-saturation of the confessional—which was during the 1950s and 1960s with Robert Lowell, Anne Sexton, and Sylvia Plath a political, rebellious act. It is far from that now. In this Kim Kardashian era, revealing sex tapes are used as marketing tools to launch careers whereas once they destroyed careers. Considering the hyper-confessional climate of our era and that “Confessional” is something of …


"Not I!": Strategies Of Post-Millennial Confessionalistic Poetry, Charlotte Pence Jan 2015

"Not I!": Strategies Of Post-Millennial Confessionalistic Poetry, Charlotte Pence

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

With the technological ability and pop-cultural fascination to record private moments and distribute them, poetry that reveals personal details and conflates the identity between speaker and author must feel the effects of what could be viewed as an over-saturation of the confessional—which was during the 1950s and 1960s with Robert Lowell, Anne Sexton, and Sylvia Plath a political, rebellious act. It is far from that now. In this Kim Kardashian era, revealing sex tapes are used as marketing tools to launch careers whereas once they destroyed careers. Considering the hyper-confessional climate of our era and that “Confessional” is something of …


"Proof Of The Loop": Patterns Of Habitual Denial In Tim O'Brien's In The Lake Of The Woods And Don Delillo's Libra, Tim Engles Jan 2015

"Proof Of The Loop": Patterns Of Habitual Denial In Tim O'Brien's In The Lake Of The Woods And Don Delillo's Libra, Tim Engles

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

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White Male Nostalgia In Don Delillo's Underworld, Tim Engles Jan 2015

White Male Nostalgia In Don Delillo's Underworld, Tim Engles

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Nothing Human (Invited Paper For The Special Volume “Humanism, Cosmopolitanism, And The Ethics Of Translation"), C. Wharram Oct 2014

Nothing Human (Invited Paper For The Special Volume “Humanism, Cosmopolitanism, And The Ethics Of Translation"), C. Wharram

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In this essay C. C. Wharram argues that Terence's concept of translation as a form of “contamination” anticipates recent developments in philosophy, ecology, and translation studies. Placing these divergent fields of inquiry into dialogue enables us read Terence's well-known statement “I am a human being — I deem nothing human alien to me” as a recognition of the significance of the “nothing human” for contemporary humanism. By recasting Terence's human/foreign pairing through Freud's concept of the uncanny, Wharram draws a parallel between a “nothing human” that is radically interior to the human subject and an exterior agency of “nothing human” …


Preface: Objects Of Translation(S), C. Wharram Jul 2014

Preface: Objects Of Translation(S), C. Wharram

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In diverse ways, the scholars collected in this volume make compelling cases for expanding the repertoire of texts worthy of study in English classrooms to include translations. In this preface, I briefly introduce each of these six interventions, while examining how and why translation changes—or might prompt us to change—the way we approach the teaching of texts of British Romanticism in particular, and literature in general, within a planetary context. The scholars collected here reflect this global framework, not simply in that they work and teach in five different countries spanning four continents, but also in that they address planetary …


On Witness, Ruben Quesada May 2014

On Witness, Ruben Quesada

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

No abstract provided.


A Rare Species In The Midwest, Ruben Quesada Apr 2014

A Rare Species In The Midwest, Ruben Quesada

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

No abstract provided.


Aubade, Ruben Quesada Apr 2014

Aubade, Ruben Quesada

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“What Did She See?” The White Gaze And Postmodern Triple Consciousness In Walter Dean Myers’S Monster, Tim Engles, Fern Kory Apr 2014

“What Did She See?” The White Gaze And Postmodern Triple Consciousness In Walter Dean Myers’S Monster, Tim Engles, Fern Kory

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“What Did She See?” The White Gaze And Postmodern Triple Consciousness In Walter Dean Myers’S Monster, Tim Engles, Fern Kory Jan 2014

“What Did She See?” The White Gaze And Postmodern Triple Consciousness In Walter Dean Myers’S Monster, Tim Engles, Fern Kory

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

No abstract provided.


Engaging "Apolitical" Adolescents: Analyzing The Popularity And Educational Potential Of Dystopian Literature Post-9/11, Melissa R. Ames Oct 2013

Engaging "Apolitical" Adolescents: Analyzing The Popularity And Educational Potential Of Dystopian Literature Post-9/11, Melissa R. Ames

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

Although dystopian novels have been prevalent under the young adult banner for decades, their abundance and popularity post-9/11 is noteworthy. The 21st century has found academics and laypersons alike discussing the supposed political apathy of young adults and teenagers of the Millennial Generation. However, despite this common complaint—and contrary to ample research that indicates that this age group has traditionally been uninterested in global politics—the reading preferences of this generation indicate that this label of "apolitical" may not be as fitting as some believe. In fact, the popularity of young adult dystopian literature, which is ripe with these political themes, …


Synthetic Review Of Facing The Center: Toward An Identity Politics Of One-To-One Mentoring By Harry C. Denny, Writing Centers And The New Racism: A Call For Sustainable Dialogue And Change, And I Hope I Join The Band: Narrative, Affiliation, And Antiracist Rhetoric By Frankie Condon, Tim Taylor Aug 2013

Synthetic Review Of Facing The Center: Toward An Identity Politics Of One-To-One Mentoring By Harry C. Denny, Writing Centers And The New Racism: A Call For Sustainable Dialogue And Change, And I Hope I Join The Band: Narrative, Affiliation, And Antiracist Rhetoric By Frankie Condon, Tim Taylor

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

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Synthetic Review Of Facing The Center: Toward An Identity Politics Of One-To-One Mentoring By Harry C. Denny, Writing Centers And The New Racism: A Call For Sustainable Dialogue And Change, And I Hope I Join The Band: Narrative, Affiliation, And Antiracist Rhetoric By Frankie Condon, Tim Taylor Aug 2013

Synthetic Review Of Facing The Center: Toward An Identity Politics Of One-To-One Mentoring By Harry C. Denny, Writing Centers And The New Racism: A Call For Sustainable Dialogue And Change, And I Hope I Join The Band: Narrative, Affiliation, And Antiracist Rhetoric By Frankie Condon, Tim Taylor

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

No abstract provided.


Book Review: Haia Shpayer-Makov. The Ascent Of The Detective: Police Sleuths In Victorian And Edwardian England., Dagni A. Bredesen Apr 2013

Book Review: Haia Shpayer-Makov. The Ascent Of The Detective: Police Sleuths In Victorian And Edwardian England., Dagni A. Bredesen

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

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Stop! Think! Grade!: Developing A Philosophy Of Writing Evaluation, Terri A. Fredrick Apr 2013

Stop! Think! Grade!: Developing A Philosophy Of Writing Evaluation, Terri A. Fredrick

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

n the first day of my graduate course in evaluating student writing, I ask the students to describe their evaluation philosophy. After a few moments of silence, the students, a mix of graduate assistants and full-time K–12 teachers, begin by telling me what they expect from students’ writing. When prodded to focus on their own evaluation, they list writing issues they mark in student papers. Some describe evaluation practices: “I don’t pick up my pen until I’ve read through the paper at least once,” says one teacher. “Why?” I press. Eventually someone will venture a claim like this one: “I …


Incarceration, Identity Formation, And Race In Young Adult Literature: The Case Of Monster Versus Hole In My Life, Tim Engles, Fern Kory Mar 2013

Incarceration, Identity Formation, And Race In Young Adult Literature: The Case Of Monster Versus Hole In My Life, Tim Engles, Fern Kory

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Stop! Think! Grade!: Developing A Philosophy Of Writing Evaluation, Terri Fredrick Jan 2013

Stop! Think! Grade!: Developing A Philosophy Of Writing Evaluation, Terri Fredrick

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

n the first day of my graduate course in evaluating student writing, I ask the students to describe their evaluation philosophy. After a few moments of silence, the students, a mix of graduate assistants and full-time K–12 teachers, begin by telling me what they expect from students’ writing. When prodded to focus on their own evaluation, they list writing issues they mark in student papers. Some describe evaluation practices: “I don’t pick up my pen until I’ve read through the paper at least once,” says one teacher. “Why?” I press. Eventually someone will venture a claim like this one: “I …


On Birth, Ruben Quesada Jan 2013

On Birth, Ruben Quesada

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

No abstract provided.


On Telos, Ruben Quesada Jan 2013

On Telos, Ruben Quesada

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No abstract provided.


Engaging "Apolitical" Adolescents: Analyzing The Popularity And Educational Potential Of Dystopian Literature Post-9/11, Melissa R. Ames Jan 2013

Engaging "Apolitical" Adolescents: Analyzing The Popularity And Educational Potential Of Dystopian Literature Post-9/11, Melissa R. Ames

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

Although dystopian novels have been prevalent under the young adult banner for decades, their abundance and popularity post-9/11 is noteworthy. The 21st century has found academics and laypersons alike discussing the supposed political apathy of young adults and teenagers of the Millennial Generation. However, despite this common complaint—and contrary to ample research that indicates that this age group has traditionally been uninterested in global politics—the reading preferences of this generation indicate that this label of "apolitical" may not be as fitting as some believe. In fact, the popularity of young adult dystopian literature, which is ripe with these political themes, …


Café Flesh, Ruben Quesada Nov 2012

Café Flesh, Ruben Quesada

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

No abstract provided.


On Style, Ruben Quesada Apr 2012

On Style, Ruben Quesada

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No abstract provided.


Review Of Community Literacy And The Rhetoric Of Civic Engagement By Linda Flower, Tim Taylor Dec 2011

Review Of Community Literacy And The Rhetoric Of Civic Engagement By Linda Flower, Tim Taylor

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No abstract provided.


Review Of Community Literacy And The Rhetoric Of Civic Engagement By Linda Flower, Tim Taylor Dec 2011

Review Of Community Literacy And The Rhetoric Of Civic Engagement By Linda Flower, Tim Taylor

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No abstract provided.


The Ideas Of Man And Woman In Renaissance France: Print, Rhetoric, And Law The Ideas Of Man And Woman In Renaissance France: Print, Rhetoric, And Law By Lyndan Warner, Julie Campbell Jan 2011

The Ideas Of Man And Woman In Renaissance France: Print, Rhetoric, And Law The Ideas Of Man And Woman In Renaissance France: Print, Rhetoric, And Law By Lyndan Warner, Julie Campbell

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The Ideas Of Man And Woman In Renaissance France: Print, Rhetoric, And Law By Lyndan Warner, Julie Campbell Jan 2011

The Ideas Of Man And Woman In Renaissance France: Print, Rhetoric, And Law By Lyndan Warner, Julie Campbell

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The Ideas Of Man And Woman In Renaissance France: Print, Rhetoric, And Law By Lyndan Warner, Julie Campbell Jan 2011

The Ideas Of Man And Woman In Renaissance France: Print, Rhetoric, And Law By Lyndan Warner, Julie Campbell

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No abstract provided.