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Academics: School of Arts & Sciences:
Language and Literature

G. Kenneth Wolfskill Distinguished Professor of English Coordinator of American Studies Chairman of the Department of Language and Literature

"I enjoy my teaching because it is, first, about language, and it is only through language that ideas and the mind can develop, and, second, it is about ideas and the thinking that occur to human beings in a conversation."

Education:
Kenneth Wolfskill received his B.S. degree in English from Samford University. He received his Master's degree in English from the University of Kentucky and his Ph.D. degree in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He did additional graduate study with the University of Florida. Kenneth Wolfskill came to work at Chowan University in 1973.

Courses Taught:
Freshman Composition
Introduction to Literature Studies
Young Adult Literature
British Romantic Poetry
Modern American Poetry

 

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John H. Davis Professor of English Faculty Marshall Sponsor, Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society Co-Sponsor, Alpha Chi International Academic Honor Society

"I like literature because it offers insights into humanity by heightening and focusing the human condition within artistic structures inviting investigation and discussion that challenge both mind and emotion."

Education:
John Davis received his B.A. degree with Honors in English from the University of Montevallo. He received his Masters in Literature and his Ph.D. degree in American Literature from Auburn University. He did his dissertation on Mark Twain and the Dream, the uses of the dream in his fiction. John Davis came to work at Chowan University in 1981.

Courses Taught:
Composition
Survey of American Literature
Appreciation of Film
Southern Literature
American Realism
Mark Twain

Awards of Honor:

• Order of Lux et Veritas 2006
• Keynote Speaker, The World of Mark Twain: A Faculty Interdisciplinary Symposium
• (Sponsor: Dept. of History), Chowan College, Apr. 22-25, 2005.
• Commencement Speaker (chosen by Chowan seniors) 1996
• Carnegie-Mellon Fellow (Chaucer Workshop, Vanderbilt U.) Spring 1981
• NDEA Graduate Fellowship 1967-1970
• Senior Elite in English (chosen by English faculty, Alabama College) 1966-1967

Publications:
"Bridging the Gap: The Twin Kingdoms of The Prince and the Pauper." Mark Twain's Geographical Imagination [Tentative Title]. Ed. Joseph Alvarez. Columbia: U. of Missouri Press, Forthcoming.

Critical Companion to Mark Twain: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work.
R. Kent Rasmussen, With Critical Commentary by John H. Davis and Alex Feerst. 2 Vols. New York: Facts on File

The Mark Twain Encyclopedia. Ed. J.R. LeMaster and James D. Wilson. New York: Garland Publishing, 1993. 13 Articles.

 

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Steven Harders Assistant Professor of Communication and Drama

"To me, Chowan University is an ideal place to learn because you can kick back with friends and a burger in the Hawks Nest, shoot some hoops in the Jenkins Center, delve into a good book in the library, or take a casual stroll across squirrel park. Our cozy campus is a great place to find friends, discover your potential, and define your future."

Education:
Steve Harders received his B.A. degree in Theatre Arts from Marycrest International University in Iowa. He received his Masters of Fine Art degree in Directing from Virginia Commonwealth University. Steve Harders came to work at Chowan University in 2003.

Courses Taught:
Public Speaking
Drama Appreciation
Voice and Articulation
Theatre Production
Performance I

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Wendy S. Dower
Associate Professor of English

"There is no other occupation that is as satisfying when students make the connections and the lights go on. The only more satisfying moment comes when a student makes a connection across disciplines. Then a different light goes on as a student realizes there is a reason for the diversity of classes Chowan requires besides the study of the major: it adds up to an education, not a job."

Education:
Wendy Dower received her Associate's Degree in English from St. Petersburg Junior College. She received her B.A. and her Masters degrees in English from the University of South Florida. She received her Ph.D. degree in Medieval English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Wendy Dower came to work at Chowan University in 1994.

Courses Taught:
Ancient World Literature
Medieval Literature
British Literature
History of the English Language
Advanced Grammar

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Emily Isaacson, PhD. Assistant Professor of English

“Early in my education, one of my mentors insisted that success came when you loved what you did. He was right – the opportunity to read and discuss literature and writing with students is the greatest joy that I have found. Literature encompasses all of human emotion and thought, and teaching it is an opportunity to re-experience my first encounters with those texts.”

Education:
Emily Isaacson earned a BA in English from Augustana College (Rock Island, IL). She completed work on an MA and a Ph.D. at the University of Missouri, where she wrote a dissertation about early modern comedy and London families. Emily Isaacson began teaching at Chowan in 2008.

Courses Taught:
Shakespeare
Composition
Introduction to Literature
Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature
British Literature
Introduction to Literary Studies

Awards and Honors:
Newberry Library Consortium Grant, for participation in the seminar “Accessorizing the Renaissance” and research at the Folger Shakespeare Library, 2006.

Publications:
“Indulgent Masters and Sleights of Hand: Servants and Apprentices in City Comedy” in Are You Being Served?: Servants, Service, and Servitude in Fictionalized Worlds, edited by Bradley Clissold and Jennifer Lokash, forthcoming.

“Relocating Devices: The Masque in Middleton’s Your Five Gallants.” Discoveries: South Central Renaissance Conference News and Notes. (21: 1). Spring 2004. 1-2, 10-11.

 

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William Bradley, PhD. Assistant Professor of English

"My reasons for teaching, reading, and writing all boil down to an intense curiosity about the world; people fascinate me, and I love to talk to them about their thoughts, read about their ideas, and write about the experiences I share with them. I’m in total agreement with E.B. White, who wrote, “As a writing man, or secretary, I have always felt charged with the safekeeping of all unexpected items of worldly and unworldly enchantment, as though I might be held personally responsible if even a small one were to be lost.”

Education:
William Bradley received his B.A. in English Writing from St. Lawrence University in 1999; he received his M.A. in English from Northern Michigan University; he received his Ph.D. in English from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2005.

Courses Taught:
Freshman Composition
Creative Writing
American Literature
Advanced Composition

Selected Publications:
William Bradley’s creative work, interviews, and scholarship have appeared in a variety of places, including The Missouri Review, College English, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Normal School, Passages North, and The Bellevue Literary Review. His essays “The Bald and the Beautiful” and “Dislocated” were both nominated for Pushcart Prizes, and “The Bald and the Beautiful” was identified as a “Notable Essay of 2005” by the Best American Series.

Awards and Honors:
My essay “The Bald and the Beautiful” received “Special Mention” in the Pushcart Prize XXXI, Best of the Small Press anthology and was identified by Best American Essays as a “Notable Essay of 2005.”