Ember Duke | layout editor | Melissa Girard thought she was going to be a lawyer when she started as an undergrad at Duquesne in the ’90s. But one professor changed her mind. Linda Kinnahan showed Girard, now an associate professor at Loyola University Maryland, that an academic life was possible. “She was the reason I became an English major,” she said. “She always took … Continue reading Retired professor’s creativity runs free
Olivia Donia | Staff Writer 11/29/2018 A new exhibit on 19th-century writer and art critic Anna Brownell Jameson is on display for the Duquesne community on the first floor of the Gumberg Library. The exhibit, which opened Nov. 27 in the Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center Gallery, is curated by Laura Engel of the English department and her graduate fellow, Angeline Morris. The display features several … Continue reading DU opens new exhibit in library
By: Kaye Burnet | The Duquesne Duke Laura Engel is an Associate Professor of English who specializes in 18th century British literature, with a focus on theater, gender studies, performance studies and material culture. Q: You’ve recently been published. Could you tell me a little about that? A: Yes, my new book is called Austen, Actresses, and Accessories: Much Ado About Muffs. Many of my … Continue reading This Won’t be on the Test: Professor Laura Engel discusses Jane Austen, material culture and 18th century reenacting
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