Faculty News… Friedman Coriolanus Article Published 1 Jun 2015June 1, 2015 I just wanted to let everyone know that my latest article, entitled “The Hurt Roman: Homoeroticism, Intimacy, and Fratriarchy in Ralph Fiennes’ Coriolanus,” just came out in Literature/Film Quarterly. If…
Academics… Alex Wasalinko and Chaucer’s Friar Celebrate Student Scholarship 13 May 2015May 13, 2015 When the University of Scranton held its 15th Annual Celebration of Student Scholars, Sophomore Alex Wasalinko presented her paper "Friar of the For-Profit Order." In her paper, Alex looks at…
English Honor Society - Sigma Tau Delta… Sigma Tau Delta Officers Host Induction 12 May 2015 On Mother's Day, May 10, the officers of Sigma Tau Delta welcomed new members to our Mu Omicron chapter and celebrated the year's achievements: the annual convention in Albuquerque, round…
Faculty News… Prof. Kraus Publishes Flash Fiction/Prose Poem in “Flare” 1 May 2015 Joe Kraus, who teaches creative nonfiction writing as part of the creative writing faculty, has just published a prose poem/flash fiction piece called "Three Stories about My Body" in Flare, the literary…
Amye Archer… An Award-Winning Faculty! 15 Apr 2015April 15, 2015 This year's Faculty Appreciation Dinner on March 27 saw the University recognizing faculty excellence. We've always known we do a good job, but it's even more gratifying when others agree with…
Faculty News… Dr. Gougeon Offers Editorial on Significance of Lincoln as First Working Class President 15 Apr 2015 Our own Len Gougeon, distinguished scholar of American literature, has an editorial at Pennlive on a sometimes overlooked significant quality of Abraham Lincoln: Remember Abe Lincoln, defender of the working…
Faculty News… Dr. Gougeon Article Republication at Forefront of Digital Humanities 14 Apr 2015April 14, 2015 English Professor Dr. Len Gougeon's article "Militant Abolitionism: Douglass, Emerson, and the Rise of the Anti-Slave” appears in an e-reader collection as part of a new series from the MIT…
Faculty News… Friedman Presents Paper at National Shakespeare Conference 7 Apr 2015April 7, 2015 At the Shakespeare Association of American Conference, held April 1-4, 2015 in Vancouver, Canada, Michael Friedman presented a paper entitled "Cinemacast as Film: Coriolanus." Here is an abstract for the…
Faculty News… Dr. Willenbrink to Debut New Play in NYC 7 Apr 2015April 7, 2015 Prof. Hank Willenbrink's newest play, La Princesa, gets its first public reading later this month in a performance directed by Jose Zayas (who regularly directs shows for The University of…
Faculty News… Prof. Kraus Publishes Essay on Honors Education & Its Jesuit Connection 2 Apr 2015 Prof. Joe Kraus, who also directs the University honors program, has an essay forthcoming in the Spring/Summer 2015 issue of The Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council in which he…