Category Archives: Literary Studies

Interview with Roger Martin, author of Racing Odysseus

Posted on September 17, 2008 by Lindsay Wong

In the September 17 issue of Shelf Awareness: Daily Enlightenment for the Book Trade, the editors had a chance to interview Roger Martin, author of Racing Odysseus: A College President Becomes a Freshman Again. In the interview below, Martin talks… Continue reading →

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Racing Odysseus: A College President Becomes a Freshman Again

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Lindsay Wong

In 2004, Roger Martin, former Harvard dean and then President of Randolph-Macon College in Virginia, enrolled as a college freshman at St. John’s College in Annapolis Maryland. When this undertaking captured the headlines of the national media, Dr. Martin appeared… Continue reading →

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Poems for the Millennium

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Lindsay Wong

Jerome Rothenberg is an internationally known poet and Professor Emeritus of Visual Arts and Literature at the University of California, San Diego. He is also co-editor of three volumes of the Poems of the Millennium series: Poems for the Millennium:… Continue reading →

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The Radical Jack London: Writings on War and Revolution

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Lindsay Wong

As Professor and Chair of Communication Studies at Sonoma State University, author and editor, Jonah Raskin puts Jack London’s revolutionary writings into context in his latest book, The Radical Jack London. Furthermore, you can read more about Jonah and his… Continue reading →

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