Poetic Faith 2016: Child Studies & Literacy
The first week of reading was intense, exciting—and random. I set a VERY ambitious goal for myself in trying to keep up my drafting of The Hymnal Before the Notes while…
Read moreWomen Making History…Including My History
Today marks the end of Women’s History Month, and I’m thinking back today to an event at the beginning of the year when the Rev. Alex(andra) Hendrickson, Lafayette College’s Chaplain…
Read moreFerguson and Astor Place; or, the Rondo of this Fall
Some weeks ago, never mind how many precisely, preparing to teach a seminar on the American Renaissance (US lit c. 1850-1855) and searching for a way to show on day…
Read moreThe Word from Porter Street, Installment #14
The new semester starts on Monday, and I’ve given a quick preview of my VaST (Values and Science & Technology) course in this podcast. The course focuses on book history…
Read moreWord from Porter Street #11
It’s only been six months! The Word from Porter Street returns, with a report on a new assignment I used in my American literature course this fall. The prompt for…
Read moreThe Word from Porter Street, Installment #8
It’s been a while! I’m back in the new semester, and this installment discusses my VaST (Values and Science & Technology) course on publishing technology and copyright, as well as…
Read moreLiterature of the Sea Website
Follow this link to the course website for my Literature of the Sea course this semester: http://scribe.lafayette.edu/eng276-fa11/
Read moreThe Word from Porter Street #7
After a bit of a break, the podcast returns with news of the Literature of the Sea course I’m teaching this semester—including a way for you to “listen in” and…
Read moreThe Word from Porter Street, 3rd installment
It’s been over a month, but the latest installment of The Word from Porter Street is finally here. I discuss research that I recently presented as a lecture at Lehigh…
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