Posted on Tuesday, March 1, 2005
Dr. Elizabeth Ford, professor of English at Westminster College, will present "Cluster Inspiration: The Holocaust Landscape" at Faculty Forum Wednesday, March 9, at 11:45 a.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater located in the McKelvey Campus Center.
"I will describe the way that clusters encourage interdisciplinary interchange," Ford said. "As proof of this, I'll describe the creation of, and read selections from my paper, The Holocaust Landscape of Holes,' which I presented at the 2004 Modern Language Association in Philadelphia. It synthesizes historical and fictional texts to arrive at a political reading for a popular children's book."
Cluster courses are taken during the sophomore or junior years at Westminster and consist of two linked courses taught by at least two faculty from different disciplines to the same group of students.
Faculty forum, established in 1990, serves as a venue for the exchange of ideas and information among Westminster College faculty. Speakers present their research, teaching ideas, lectures, performances, special programs, and uses of technology to keep faculty informed about the work of colleagues from many disciplines.
Ford, who has been with Westminster College since 1989, earned her undergraduate degree from Youngstown State University and her Ph.D. from Kent State University.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Ford at (724) 946-7350 or e-mail bford@westminster.edu.
