Teaching
In the first semester of 2012,

Let’s look at the essential relationship between crime and literature:
· Crime in Literature (MA)

What is literature and how to study it:
· Introduction to Literature

Research
Learn more about Evil in Literature
· Evil and Suffering in Auster, DeLillo, Doctorow, and Vonnegut
· Monsters and Monstrosities

Touch of Evil
A video gallery of cinematic villany. (NYT, 6 Dec 2011)

Amorous squid seeks partner: any sex will do
A squid that lives in the Pacific Ocean is the latest addition to the hundreds of species that are known to engage in same-sex sex. (NYT, 20 Sept 2011)

Adam and Eve never existed, or so some evangelical intellectuals now believe. But if there was no original sin, what need is there for a savior?... more (NPR, 17 Aug 2011, via A&LDaily)

In Praise of Pulp Fiction
A celebration of American pulp fiction, and the gorgeous, lurid cover art that has forever been its visual trademark (Life)

Who killed the femme fatale? The dark queen of film noir – smoldering truth-teller, erotic schemer – has disappeared from the silver screen... more (Obit, 24 Feb 2011, via A&LDaily)

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