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Though both Willa Cather and E. M. Forster have been alternately
praised as progressives and criticized as conservatives, the novels
of both writers embody the tenets of liberal humanism, while at the
same time reflecting the tensions associated with modernism (though
both of these terms have come under intense critical scrutiny in
recent years.) And while a few critics have offered brief
comparisons of individual works or particular tendencies of Cather
and Forster, none has provided the systematic comparative analysis
of the relationship between liberal humanist/modernist tensions and
the search for transcendence in their work that this book offers.
The principal aims of the present study are to locate the imagined
alternatives to the "lamentable present" embodied in the novels of
both writers and to explore how literature and the arts might
assist in transcending the deficiencies and disunities of life in
the modern era.
Synchronous technologies, particularly interactive video
conferencing (IVC), are becoming common modes of teaching and
delivering college courses. The increasing popularity of IVC in the
U.S. and abroad calls for more pedagogically effective practices
for instructors using this technology. This volume focuses on
innovative and proven approaches to IVC teaching in a variety of
disciplines: English, history, biology, chemistry, geology,
engineering, social work, and elementary and special education.
Contributors hail from a pioneering university at the forefront of
distance education and understand the practice and potential of IVC
teaching at the highest levels. Chapters outline the challenges and
benefits of IVC teaching from pedagogical, technical, and
administrative perspectives.
Synchronous technologies, particularly interactive video
conferencing (IVC), are becoming common modes of teaching and
delivering college courses. The increasing popularity of IVC in the
U.S. and abroad calls for more pedagogically effective practices
for instructors using this technology. This volume focuses on
innovative and proven approaches to IVC teaching in a variety of
disciplines: English, history, biology, chemistry, geology,
engineering, social work, and elementary and special education.
Contributors hail from a pioneering university at the forefront of
distance education and understand the practice and potential of IVC
teaching at the highest levels. Chapters outline the challenges and
benefits of IVC teaching from pedagogical, technical, and
administrative perspectives.
Though both Willa Cather and E. M. Forster have been alternately
praised as progressives and criticized as conservatives, the novels
of both writers embody the tenets of liberal humanism, while at the
same time reflecting the tensions associated with modernism (though
both of these terms have come under intense critical scrutiny in
recent years.) And while a few critics have offered brief
comparisons of individual works or particular tendencies of Cather
and Forster, none has provided the systematic comparative analysis
of the relationship between liberal humanist/modernist tensions and
the search for transcendence in their work that this book aims to
provide. The principal aims of the present study are to locate the
imagined alternatives to the "lamentable present" embodied in the
novels of both writers and to explore how literature and the arts
might assist in transcending the deficiencies and disunities of
life in the modern era.
"There is something ominous about a swift river, and something
thrilling about a river of any kind."-from Beyond the Hundredth
Meridian by Wallace Stegner Beginning above Flaming Gorge Dam in
southwestern Wyoming, the Green River traverses the complete
variety of terrain on the Colorado Plateau before joining the
Colorado River above Cataract Canyon in southeastern Utah. Like its
more famous cousin, the Colorado, the Green has captivated,
capsized, and cajoled all types of characters with challenges and
beauty to match its geologic variety. In A Green River Reader
editor Alan Blackstock brings this mysterious, magnificent,
thrilling river to the reader with an interpretive guide that will
inform both river novices and river veterans. Assembled here is
every significant written testament to this "awesome ditch," from
Dominguez-Escalante to Kit Carson and John C. Fremont; to
contemporary American naturalists and writers including Wallace
Stegner, Bernard DeVoto, David Brower, Ann Zwinger, Ellen Melloy,
and Edward Abbey. Those with a story to tell-those who trapped the
Green's beavers, endured its wild rapids, were humbled by its
imposing canyon walls, fought for its beautiful landscapes, or
whose "pulse was hurried" by the "lofty chasms, walled in by
precipices of red rock"-are collected here. If you're headed down
the Green, make sure that your dry bag or ammo can has room for
just one more thing, your copy of A Green River Reader.
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