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Barbara J. Wachal St. Louis Community College Abolitionism 19th century reform movements 19th century religion/spirituality American Renaissance literature and culture American culture between the World Wars |
| List Affiliations: | Former Review Editor for H-Amstdy |
| Interests: | American History / Studies Religious Studies and Theology |
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Bio: EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science, Accounting Bachelor of Arts, Biology Bachelor of Arts, English Greenville College, Greenville, IL Master of Arts (Research), English Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO Ph. D. (ABD), American Studies Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO PUBLICATIONS include: "The 1875 'Alienation of Affections' Trial of Henry Ward Beecher: For Better or Worse," in Famous Ameican Crimes and Trials (Praeger, 2005) Numerous contributions to various scholarly reference works, including Dictionary of American History (2003); Encyclopedia of Atlantic Emancipation and Abolitionism (2005); et al. "Amy Clampitt" and "Phyllis Levin," in Contemporary American Women Poets (Greenwood, 2004) TEACHING: Extensive teaching of English composition and American history survey courses Voices of Dissent: Expressions of Discord in American Literature "Don't Have a Cow, Man": "The Simpsons" as Defenders of Traditional American Values CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS include: Tough Girls in the Old West: Assertion and Domination in High Noon and Destry Rides Again, Conf. on Film and Television Studies (2002) "Not Only on the Basis of Quaker 'Peculiarity'": Angelina Grimke as Non-Quaker Quaker Abolitionist, Society of Quaker Historians (2003) "Unspeakable Responsibilities": Angelina Grimke's Use of Biblical Rhetoric, Midwest American Philological Society (2002) "Ye Must Be Born Again": Pearl as Narrative Conversion in The Scarlet Letter (2001) |
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