English
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Student and faculty collaborations
2008-2009
Gretchen Panzer and Dr. John Pennington
Support for a project to create an international research database for the study of George MacDonald (1824-1905), Victorian author, who wrote in a variety of genres.
2007-2008
Rachel Sayer and Dr. John Pennington
Support for a project to write a critical essay that examines J. M. Barrie's/Peter Pan as a fantasy reflecting the "tragic suspension of disbelief."
2006-2007
Stephanie Jochman and Dr. John Pennington
Support for a project to write a critical essay that examines Beatrix Potter's stories, artwork, and life in the context of children's literature and literary theory.
2005-2006
Erin Grams and Dr. John Pennington
Support for a project to write a critical essay on the limits of the fairy tale in Charles Dickens’ "Great Expectations."
Laura Miller, Catherine Orecchia, Cassandra Voss and Dr. Karlyn Crowley
Support for a project to investigate the tensions between feminism and religiously-affiliated institutions. Students presented their work at the National Women’s Studies Association Conference, Oakland, Calif., June 2006.
2004-2005
Elizabeth Hermans and Dr. John Pennington
Support for a project to write a critical essay on "Self-Postponement in Christina Rossetti's Goblin Market and Speaking Likenesses."
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Dr. Pennington and Stefanie Jochman '06
Poster Display at Day of Celebration
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2001-2002
Jodi Wagner and Dr. Robert Boyer
Support for a research project comparing and contrasting two of Julia Alvarez’s novels in an attempt to identify the finer points of feminist and post-colonial criticism and their interrelationship.
1999-2000
Erin Nitka and Dr. Edward Risden
Support for a project to explore John Milton’s use of oxymoron, particularly in "Paradise Lost," with particular attention to how the poet uses that trope to produce imagistic effects and direct his thematic goals.
Erica Rude and Dr. Robert Boyer
Support for a study of how two major novelists, one male and one female, use the epistolary style to enhance the image of women and their indigenous culture in a developing society.
1998-1999
Erica McCarthy and Dr. Robert Boyer
Support for a study designed to prove that, despite their different historical contexts, Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Man of Law’s Tale” and Zora Neal Hurston’s "Their Eyes Were Watching God," share a similar feminist vision.
1997-1998
Amy T. Ferdinandt and Dr. Robert Boyer
Support for a study comparing Ngugi wa Thiong’s (Kenyan novelist) theoretical argument regarding the use of English with Chinua Achebe’s (Nigerian novelist) creative rebuttal with the ultimate aim of presenting the results at the International Sigma Tau Delta Conference.
1992-1993
Kayla J. Huempfner, Robert L. Whitney and Dr. Ed Risden
Support for a one-act play writing project to be submitted for consideration for production at St. Norbert College.
English has a long history of being especially involved in student and faculty collaboration. For more information on these collaborations, visit the St. Norbert College Faculty Development web site.
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