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Brenda Ryan
Instructor
Education
- Master of Arts in English
- Bachelor of Science in Education
- English
Courses Taught
- English 111 Academic Literacies
- English
112 Writing as Engagement
- English 115 Accelerated Composition
- Advanced
Composition
- Introduction to Literature
- Modern and Contemporary World
Literature
- Multiethnic Literature of the United States
Academic Interests
- Multicultural
literature and in particular Native American literature and African literature
- Western
American literature
- Secondary
education and teacher preparation
- General
education courses and promoting the value of these courses
Scholarly Activity
- Western
Literature Association 2011 Conference - paper presentation: "Breaking Bad: Shifting Perspectives
of the Southwest Landscape as Context for Moral Ambiguities"
- Western
Literature Association 2010 Conference - paper presentation: "Terry Tempest Williams and the Erotics of
Place: Desert Quartet and Red: Passion and Patience in the Desert
Other Professional Experiences
- Member of
Western Literature Association, National Council of Teachers of English, and
Phi Delta Kappa.
Other
- The New Nodaway Humane Society - member and volunteer
- Serve on the Mound City, Missouri, Library Board
- American Association of University Women-scholarship chair
Hobbies
- Hiking and camping( especially in the West)
- Pets (pugs are a favorite)
- Collecting Arts and Crafts style furniture and
pottery
- Antiquing and flea markets
- Advocating for breast cancer
- Alzheimer's disease research.
