Andrea Frankwitz William Wells Brown, one of the country's first African American writers to publish a variety of creative works, was also a slave. As part of her ongoing scholarship on slave narratives, Andrea Frankwitz, associate professor of English, will present on Brown's literary contributions at the Popular Culture Association and the American Culture Association's annual conference in Washington, D.C., March Read full article »
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Studying the Craft of Writing for Greater Conversations
Denise Frame Harlan Writing is hard work, and reading great stories can be as inspiring as it is instructive for the aspiring writer. That's why Denise Frame Harlan, adjunct professor and committee member for The Great Conversations courses at Gordon, models the writing life to her students. This month, for instance, the Englewood Review of Books invited Frame Harlan to reflect on a classic for Read full article »
Theatre in Scotland & England: ‘A Crucible of Culture and Conversation’
Professor Mark Stevick, center, with students at All Soul's Church in London. If all the world’s a stage, the United Kingdom is the host and this year marks the 18th consecutive theatre trip there for Gordon professors and students. From August 10-26, 2012, Mark Stevick, associate professor of English, and Norm Jones, professor of theatre arts, will lead 30 students—the most Read full article »
Summer Scholar: Juliet, Visky and Orvieto, Italy
Gordon students aren't the only ones who see summer as an opportunity for fun or new experiences; many, in fact, are heading overseas, interning in professional settings or gaining valuable work experiences. (More on those soon!) Gordon's faculty are busy too. They use June, July and August for special projects, study trips and ongoing research they're passionate about. This is Read full article »
Young Adult Fiction on the Move with “The Hunger Games” and New Baseball Novels
Young adult fiction is moving these days. That is, story lines are including an interesting amount of sport and culture-related themes. From the archery in "The Hunger Games" to new books about baseball, Janis Flint-Ferguson, professor of English and Education who specializes in young adult literature, sees young readers gravitating toward books with which they can best identify. As part of her Read full article »
Developing New Literary or Linguistics Scholars
It takes a village (of scholars) to raise a new scholar. At least, that's the ethos behind the Third Annual Literatures and Linguistics Undergraduate Colloquium, taking place Saturday, March 31, 2012, at Gordon. The collaboration between the English department and the Department of Languages and Linguistics includes English professors Andrea Frankwitz and Andrew Logemann, and Gregor Thuswaldner, Moises Park and Read full article »
category: English, Language and Linguistics
History Alive! Joins with CinemaSalem to Produce New Film
The most famous story on the North Shore just got a new life . . . in 3D film. The tale of the Salem witch ordeal draws thousands of visitors from around the world each year, who now can add a unique and locally produced film experience to their trip. Thanks to the collaborative efforts of Paul Van Ness '73 of Read full article »
Best Poem: “A Stadium Full of Bears”
A Stadium Full of Bears There are 7,500 bears in Pennsylvania. If you put all those bears in a stadium––that’s a lot of bears. -my dad As the rows fill up, there would be the usual jostling and scuffles over seats. Even before the kick–off, imagine the noise from the stands. Think of the lines to the women’s rooms, to say nothing of the tussles outside Gate E to the cheap seats. Vendors hawk fresh peanuts over a din of growls and complaints about parking or ticket prices; chums discuss Greenpeace or annual weight gain; someone points out how you could make a killing here on smoked salmon; and everyone is generally ignoring the scoreboard and adjusting their scarves and seat cushions as they assemble, everywhere a bear, a common species, a stadium full of bears growling and shrugging and sucking their paws, negotiating for a little space and a decent view, getting ready––the bears are getting ready for something to happen, something important, something truly out of the ordinary.
category: English
New Faculty: Chad Stutz
In preparation for the start of the 2011-2012 academic year, Faculty Central will highlight the new members of the full-time faculty over the next few weeks. Chad Stutz will join the Department of English this fall semester, coming to Gordon from the University of Mobile where he was an assistant professor of English for the past two years. Read full article »
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