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Iona in the Viking Age: laying a ‘zombie narrative’ to rest
No full textThe traditional story of Iona’s early medieval monastery ends in tragedy and bloodshed, with the religious community wiped out by vicious Viking raiders. Increasingly, though, the archaeological and historical evidence does not support this persistent narrative, as Adrián Maldonado, Ewan Campbell, Thomas Owen Clancy, and Katherine Forsyth report
Tír, tráig, tuile | land, strand and tide:Colum Cille and the poetics of place
Full text linkThis contribution explores poetry in the voice of St Columba, and in particular poems in which he expresses love of particular places. While Columba voices the feelings of the exile in many of these poems, this is not the only way in which they build the idea of place. One poem, Mellach lem bith i n-ucht ailoin expresses a different sort of delight, and it is argued that this is likely a poem about Iona. Finally, the way in which the poetic voice of Columba can be seen as an early example of the Gaelic trope of cianalas is discussed
Katherine Paterson, 2nd Annual ODU Literary Festival
No full textKatherine Paterson is the author of five books of children\u27s literature. Her first novel, The Sign of the Chrysanthemum, was published in 1973, followed in 1974 by Of Nightingales That Weep,\u27\u27 an American Library Association Notable Children\u27s Book The Master Puppeteer, another ALA Notable, was awarded the 1977 National Book Award for Children\u27s Literature, and Bridge to Terabithia,\u27\u27 also an ALA Notable, received the 1978 Newbery Medal and Lewis Carroll Shelf Award. Mrs. Paterson\u27s most recent novel, The Great Gilly Hopkins,\u27\u27 is a Newbery Honor Book, an ALA Notable, and recipient of both the 1978 Christopher Award and the 1979 National Book Award
Obituary of Katherine E Owen, 83, of Edegcomb, author of a history of Edgecomb
No full textObituary of Katherine E Owen, 83, of Edegcomb, author of a history of Edgecom
Introduction. Shakespeare: Overlapping Mediascapes in the Mind
No full textIntroduction to the issue 'Shakespeare in the Media. Old and New', Anglistica aion, 15.2, 2011, co-edited with co-author Katherine Rowe, discussing the place of Shakespeare in the media today and the 'state of the art' of Shakespeare studies on the topic
CTheory Live Interviews: N. Katherine Hayles
No full textDr. N. Katherine Hayles is a noted postmodern literary critic and theorist as well as the author of How We Became Posthuman: Virtual Bodies in Cybernetics, Literature and Informatics(University Of Chicago Press, 1999) which won the Ren Wellek Prize for the best book in literary theory for 1998-1999. Her most recent book is Electronic Literature: New Horizons for the Literary (University of Notre Dame Press, 2008). She is currently a professor in the Literature Program and the Information Science and Information Studies program (ISIS) at Duke University.Arthur Kroker, Canada Research Chair in Technology, Culture and TheoryFacultyReviewe
CTheory Live Interview: N. Katherine Hayles
No full textN. Katherine Hayles is a noted postmodern literary critic and theorist as well as the author ofHow We Became Posthuman: Virtual Bodies in Cybernetics, Literature and Informatics which won the René Wellek Prize for the best book in literary theory for 1998-1999. Her most recent book is My Mother was a Computer: Digital Subjects and Literary Texts. She is currently the Hills Professor of Literature in English and Media Arts at the University of California Los Angeles, where she has taught since 1992.Arthur Kroker, Canada Research Chair in Technology, Culture and TheoryFacultyUnreviewe
Interview: Katherine Leary Alsdorf
Full text linkKatherine Leary Alsdorf is co-author with Timothy Keller of Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God’s Work (Dutton, 2012). She came to Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City in 2002 to establish the Center for Faith and Work to help people nurture a meaningful integration between their faith and their professional work. Prior to this ministry role at Redeemer, she spent 20 years in the high tech industry. In California, she served as CEO of Pensare, an online management education company, and CEO of One Touch Systems, a hardware/software products company. Before that, she was President of Private Satellite Network, a satellite services company in New York City. She also worked in various consulting, sales, and marketing roles, primarily in the technology sector. Katherine received an MBA from The Darden School, University of Virginia, and a BA in Psychology and Education from Wittenberg University. She became a Christian mid-career in NYC through the ministries of Redeemer Presbyterian Church and has taken seminary classes at Regent College in Vancouver. She has been a core member of the Theology of Work Project
Poet Katherine Fishburn reads her selected works at the Michigan Writers Series
No full textKatherine Fishburn, author and Michigan State University professor of English, reads selected poems from her works, including "The dead are so disappointing", "The resurrection of Kore", and "The language of pain." She answers questions from the audience. The event is convened by MSU Libraries' Director of Special Collections Peter Berg. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series
Plastic pearl
No full textMy department (MFA in Creative Writing) does not require us to write an abstract for our work. My thesis, "Plastic Pearl" is about fear, creative ambition, and family. I explore the consequences of being too afraid to follow your creative instincts, as well as the freedom and agency that can be found in the act of creating.M.F.A.by Katherine Bennet
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