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  • Peter Balakian teaches an advanced writing class at ±«Óătv.
    Living Writers — one of ±«Óătv’s most popular courses, both on campus and in the wider ±«Óătv community — featured Pulitzer Prize-winning professor Peter Balakian as part of inauguration week festivities at ±«Óătv. Balakian, the Donald M. and Constance H. Rebar Professor in humanities, professor of English, and director of creative writing at ±«Óătv, won the [
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    September 30, 2016
  • Assorted books
    Living Writers — one of ±«Óătv’s most popular courses, both on campus and in the wider ±«Óătv community — will return with a new focus next week. Led by English professor Jennifer Brice, the class will feature conversations with authors from a wide range of genres, including journalism and poetry, cartoons and novels, as well as memoirs and short stories. Online, [
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    August 30, 2016
  • Jonathan Franzen at ±«Óătv
    Our class starts the same way it does on any other Thursday, except this week English professors Jennifer Brice and Jane Pinchin walk in with renowned author Jonathan Franzen. They introduce him and say, “He knows the drill,” which we all know means we get to spend the next 75 minutes asking him any questions [
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    October 30, 2014
  • Twenty-five years ago, professor Frederick Busch designed Living Writers as a way to bring students together with famous writers. Today, professors Jane Pinchin and Jennifer Brice continue to teach Living Writers, which they revamped in 2009 for a new generation of undergraduates, and a new generation of online book lovers. [youtube=”http://youtu.be/KFBnNHtOoA0″]
    August 17, 2014
  • ±«Óătv students are sharing their experiences conducting research with faculty members on campus and in the field. This post is by English major Carlie Wetzel ‘14, of Lancaster, Pa.  This summer, I held a faculty-sponsored research position with the ±«Óătv Living Writers program, where I worked closely with Professors Jane Pinchin and Jennifer Brice, who teach [
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    September 6, 2013
  • This semester, Rebecca Friedland ’13, a double major in peace and conflict studies and pre-med, is reading about revolution and war in Peru, Iran, Africa, and elsewhere around the globe. That’s in her English class. The stories will come to life when nine authors — including Ha Jin, Salman Rushdie, Orhan Pamuk, Azar Nafisi, and Alexandra [
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    September 14, 2012
  • If you want to know how a best-selling author finds inspiration, hones technique, or orchestrates a breakout opportunity, it’s best to go to the source. That’s why legendary professor Frederick Busch designed Living Writers as a way to bring ±«Óătv’s writers-in-training together with famous writers-in-practice. The class quickly became a campus favorite.
    September 10, 2012