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Where are Women in Class Curricula?

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Art by Elizabeth BrummerWhile academia has made great strides to include women’s voices, most syllabi are still centered on male perspectives, especially in the Pepperdine Humanities Department. For many of the current professors, the syllabi from which they learned often excluded women. English Professor Julianne Smith said in her undergraduate years at Abilene Christian … [Read more...] about Where are Women in Class Curricula?

Students Remember Constance Fulmer

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Constance Fulmer smiles at the George Eliot Fellowship in England, where she gave a lecture on George Eliot's "The Spanish Gypsy."Photo Courtesy of the George Eliot Fellowship.The university mourns the death of Constance Marie Fulmer, who died of pancreatic cancer March 17.Students of Fulmer, who taught English literature, reminisced on their favorite memories of her. Senior … [Read more...] about Students Remember Constance Fulmer

Flipping the Script: Challenging Motifs in Literature and Film

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From the opening pages of Genesis to the opening scenes of Western movies, media has traditionally associated light with positivity and darkness with negativity. Across literature and film, authors and directors use literal light and darkness to suggest figurative meanings about characters, plots and themes. Villains sneak in shadows, dwell in dungeons and cloak … [Read more...] about Flipping the Script: Challenging Motifs in Literature and Film

Up

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Written by Hattie PaceArt by Carolina FrenchI look up,and my eyes have to blink.The white stucco is brighter inthe warm air of Sunday morning. I walk in,and my heart warms up;my eyes now aglowunder the twinkle lights above. And then the drums hit the beat,and the piano chords pound;voices rise in harmony,each soul rings a sound. My eyes blink back tearswhen we sing to the … [Read more...] about Up