A sexual misconduct course required of all employees got me thinking of problematic situations in the books that I teach.
Monthly Archives: November 2014
Sexual Misconduct in the Classics
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "The Lover: A Ballad", "Written in a Lady's Prayer Book", Aphra Behn, Bacchae, Charlotte Bronte, Euripides, Henry Fielding, Jane Austen, Jane Eyre, John Wilmot, Lucille Clifton, Rape, Rover, Sense and Sensibility, sexual assault, sexual harassment, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Tom Jones Comments closed
The Jordan River Continues to Inspire
The River Jordan, an inspiring image for American slaves, has worked it was into contemporary African American poems, including those of Lucille Clifton.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "blessing the boats", "poem in praise of menstruation", Freedom, Lucille Clifton, slavery Comments closed
A Colossus Bestriding the World (Series)
Sports Saturday What a world series it was for San Francisco Giants pitcher Martin Bumgartner! On Sunday he threw 117 pitches for nine shutout innings to win game five and then on Wednesday he returned to throw another 68 pitches for five shutout innings to preserve a 3-2 lead in the deciding game seven. And […]
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Baseball, Julius Caesar, Kansas City Royals, Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco Giants, Sports, William Shakespeare, world series Comments closed
