About
I’ve taught at IU South Bend for over thirty years, with one-year visits at our sister campuses in Indianapolis and Bloomington. During this time I’ve taught something close to forty courses, but the ones I have always enjoyed the most are those that allow me to develop an enthusiasm for literature as a human activity, closely connected to history, politics, current events, and our lives as members of families and communities. My graduate work was in comparative literature, with a specialty in modern fiction. As a teacher and scholar here, I’ve developed additional interests in contemporary British literature, in postcolonial literature, terrorism and fiction, and in almost anything to do with Irish literature and culture.