Kathy Rugoff |
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| Lecturer Morton Hall 134 910.962.7547 hollingswort@uncw.edu |
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| Degrees | |
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
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Dr. Hollingsworth graduated as a member of UNCW’s first class of English MAs in 1991, with a thesis titled "Writing in the Intersections: A Dialogic Demonstration," a combination of creative writing and literary theory, with emphasis on Mikhail Bakhtin’s dialogism. Her major area of concentration for the Ph.D. at UNC Greensboro was 20th Century British and American Literature, particularly African American literature, Caribbean poetry, and the Black Atlantic. Other areas of interest include Early Modern, Medieval, Biblical, and Classical Literatures, especially tales of travel, migration, exploration, contact, and colonization. Her dissertation—"The Empowering Re-Memberings of History and Myth in the Poetry of Three African Caribbean Writers: Walcott, Brathwaite, and Philip"—reflects a convergence of interests in history and poetry and in new historicist, feminist, and postcolonial approaches, combined with close reading techniques. She continues to be interested in the inter-textual web of connections that emerge while teaching survey courses in British and world literature. As a long-term lecturer at UNCW, she has become keenly interested in representations of children and women in literature, in pedagogical issues related to critical thinking and dialogue in the classroom, in theoretical approaches to literature, and in reading outside of the university setting. Current interests focus on body image, applications of cognitive theory to literature, theological and critical writings of Rene Girard, and the use of children’s literature as a springboard for discussion in geriatric, medical, church, and prison settings. |
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| Courses Taught | |
ENG 110: Introduction to Literature ENG 205: Approaches to the Study of Literature ENG 211: British Literature to 1800 ENG 212: British Literature since 1800 ENG 225: World Literature to 1600 ENG 230: Women in Literature ENG 304: Writing for Teachers ENG 380: Literature for Children ENG 387: History of Literary Criticism and Theory ENG 290 “Themes in Literature” courses on Fantasy, of interest but not limited to young adult fiction, and on Nobel Laureates, focusing on 20th century world literature WMS 210: Introduction to Women’s Studies |
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