shane becker

Dynamic and creative higher ed. professional with experience in marketing, design, web development, and client relations. I have a proven record of generating and building new relationships, designing marketing strategies, and managing projects from conception to completion. My current research interests concern: English: * 20th century American Literature (Southern Gothic Fiction) * The function of Sehnsucht, the Grotesque, and Trauma * Reader-Response Theory * Christianity and Literature * Individual authors: MacDonald, Donne, Dante, Auden, Milton Education pedagogy: * Children's Literature (Metafiction, trauma, orphanhood, fantasy, bibliotherapy) * Theology of Play (Ex: Johan Huizinga's "Homo Ludens") * The dichotomy between formation and information transfer (Ex: James K. A. Smith's "Cultural Liturgies") * Theological Anthropology (Ex: The work of Cornelius Jaarsma) Qualified to teach: Intro to Critical Theory American Lit. Southern Gothic Fiction Flannery O’Connor