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One of the newest additions to the school’s staff is Assistant Professor of English Adam Quinn. He began his first year as a full-time PVCC faculty member in the fall of 2022. Growing up in Alabama, educational opportunities were hard to come by since going to college wasn’t exactly the norm. Despite this, Quinn was […]
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The lessons in African American Literature (ENG 258.40WI) are enlightening, heartbreaking, and necessary to learn. This writing-intensive course is available online and in-person, in 12 and 16-week format. It focuses on literary pieces from the Middle Passage to the Harlem Renaissance. There is also a sequel to this class that explores from the Harlem Renaissance […]
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Literature connects people, ideas, and cultures. American literature is full of these, and through reading, one can see how those ideas evolved from each other. From colonial writings to Emerson, Thoreau, and into Dickinson and Whitman, the class brings it all together to tell one American story. Associate Professor of English Justin Wert teaches American […]
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From East to West, and from ancient times to modern times, English 255 World Literature covers different types of literature from all over the world and from different periods of time. The course is taught by Professor of English Dr. Tamara Whyte. She said, “We start with Egyptian love poems, which are the oldest written […]
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Tyler Gaines, staff writer Festival of the Book is a local event in central Virginia that brings people together to celebrate their appreciation of literature. According to the Virginia Festival of the Book’s website, David Barclay Moore, the author of The Stars Beneath Our Feet, was called on to give honorary remarks in celebration […]
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While many college composition classes focus primarily on writing, Professor Jennifer Koster has a different approach. In her honors college composition course students must learn to think critically and see things from different perspectives. “I remember learning in college about a theorist who said that ‘the most significant learning takes place when a student learns […]
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How did William Shakespeare take care of his teeth? A crowd of interested onlookers at Charlottesville’s Barnes & Noble bookstore attended the Virginia Festival of the Book event: Natural Health Remedies and the Science Behind Them. Attendee Lydia Fetcho, a 20-year resident of Charlottesville, wanted to find out what herbal remedies might have been used […]
Continue ReadingAfghans living in foreign countries are still witnessing and hearing about the dramatic events in Afghanistan. With the influx of technology, especially social media, in Afghanistan, stories do not stay hidden from the rest of the world. “Gumnami” (“the anonymity”), a book that was banned recently in Afghanistan, is another example of discrimination against the […]
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