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He graduated from the University of Scranton in 1994 with majors in English and Spanish. He received his PhD in English from Lehigh University in 2002. His books include Injun Joe&#8217;s Ghost (2004), Videogames and Education (2008), and Golf Ball (2014). He has also published fiction in Blueline and Mississippi Review.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First (Annual) Alumni Lecture:\u00a0 &#8220;Speculative Ecology: Arcadia, Utopia, Mars.&#8221; By Dr. Harry Brown Studio Theatre, March 26, 2015 8:00 pm Harry Brown is Associate Professor and Chair of the English Department at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, where he teaches courses in American literature, Native American literature, literature of the environment, and game studies. 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