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Dr. Christina's Corner: May 2008

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I'm an English professor interested in fiction, poetry, science, what we read, how we read, and what it all means. Find out what I'm reading and why. Thursday, May 22, 2008. Persons are more than their properties. I just finished Robert Spaemann's wonderful book: Persons: the difference between someone and something. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Clyde S. Kilby professor of English at Wheaton College. View my complete profile. Persons are more than their properties. Hands off our ovaries.

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Dr. Christina's Corner: December 2009

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I'm an English professor interested in fiction, poetry, science, what we read, how we read, and what it all means. Find out what I'm reading and why. Monday, December 21, 2009. If you are looking for a terrific book that explains how four intellectuals could move from different kinds of idealism to uniquely American pragmatism, read this one by Louis Menand. Menand is a wonderful writer, and this book gave me a sense of how important Holmes, James, Pierce and Dewey were in America. Here's another way to ...

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Dr. Christina's Corner: March 2007

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I'm an English professor interested in fiction, poetry, science, what we read, how we read, and what it all means. Find out what I'm reading and why. Sunday, March 18, 2007. The Children of Men. I had the interesting experience of reading P.D. James's novel The Children of Men. At the same time as I was reading Peter Singer's book Writings on an Ethical Life. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Clyde S. Kilby professor of English at Wheaton College. View my complete profile. The Children of Men.

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Dr. Christina's Corner: October 2010

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I'm an English professor interested in fiction, poetry, science, what we read, how we read, and what it all means. Find out what I'm reading and why. Monday, October 18, 2010. Remainder by Tom McCarthy. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Clyde S. Kilby professor of English at Wheaton College. View my complete profile. Remainder by Tom McCarthy. Hands off our ovaries. Simple template. Template images by luoman.

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Dr. Christina's Corner: Absence of Mind

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I'm an English professor interested in fiction, poetry, science, what we read, how we read, and what it all means. Find out what I'm reading and why. Tuesday, June 29, 2010. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Clyde S. Kilby professor of English at Wheaton College. View my complete profile. The Lathe of Heaven. Hands off our ovaries. Simple template. Template images by luoman.

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Dr. Christina's Corner: August 2007

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I'm an English professor interested in fiction, poetry, science, what we read, how we read, and what it all means. Find out what I'm reading and why. Thursday, August 09, 2007. Love for the future is self-love. Wendell Berry is one of this country's best essayists. Buy this book and read it all. You will not be sorry. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Clyde S. Kilby professor of English at Wheaton College. View my complete profile. Love for the future is self-love. Hands off our ovaries.

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Dr. Christina's Corner: January 2010

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I'm an English professor interested in fiction, poetry, science, what we read, how we read, and what it all means. Find out what I'm reading and why. Saturday, January 23, 2010. Our Cylons, Ourselves. Click on the link to read my article on the ending of Battlestar Galactica, one of the great TV series in recent years. I'm waiting for the new episodes of "Caprica" to go on hulu. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Clyde S. Kilby professor of English at Wheaton College. View my complete profile.

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Dr. Christina's Corner: February 2007

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I'm an English professor interested in fiction, poetry, science, what we read, how we read, and what it all means. Find out what I'm reading and why. Wednesday, February 21, 2007. Science fiction at its best. I am Orson Scott Card's newest fan. I don't know why it took me so long to find these amazing novels; but I am glad I did. I just finished the second novel in the Ender Wiggins saga called Speaker for the Dead. But if you are going to read Card, start with the first: Ender's Game. Simple template&#4...

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Dr. Christina's Corner: December 2007

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I'm an English professor interested in fiction, poetry, science, what we read, how we read, and what it all means. Find out what I'm reading and why. Friday, December 21, 2007. This book is more fluff than serious engagement, but it is high concept. What can be more difficult than being a daughter that you know was brought into existence to be a potential donor/life-saver for your sister? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Clyde S. Kilby professor of English at Wheaton College. View my complete profile.

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Dr. Christina's Corner: June 2010

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I'm an English professor interested in fiction, poetry, science, what we read, how we read, and what it all means. Find out what I'm reading and why. Tuesday, June 29, 2010. Saturday, June 12, 2010. I cannot think of a fiction writer who writes more effectively about the implications of science and technology than Richard Powers. I finally read his novel The Echo Maker. Saturday, June 05, 2010. The Lathe of Heaven. I have just finished Ursula Le Guin's interesting novel, The Lathe of Heaven.