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English and Theatre
PO Box 1510
Pembroke, NC 28372
Phone: 910.521.6246
Fax: 910.775.4092
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Location: Dial Humanities Building, Suite 104
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Dr. Mark Canada (Acting Dean of Arts and Sciences)
As I see it, college professors are enablers--in the best sense of the word. By challenging students to achieve their potential as readers, writers, and thinkers, we enable them to lead rewarding lives--that is, lives that reward both them and the people around them. Since coming to UNCP in 1997, I have taught dozens of courses, ranging from first-year composition classes to upper-level and graduate courses in American literature. I have thrived on the opportunity to collaborate with students in the accumulation and production of knowledge as we have explored essays and poems, produced Web sites, traveled to literary and historic locales, and discussed what it means to be alive in America and in the world.
I see my role as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in much the same way. I strive to empower my colleagues to teach students effectively, produce scholarship, and serve the university and larger communities. I have been blessed with a group of enormously talented and dedicated colleagues who make my job a pleasure.
My scholarly interests run parallel to those of my work as a teacher. They center on American literature published before 1900, particularly the work of Edgar Allan Poe and Benjamin Franklin. My recent and forthcoming publications include essays on Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin and Theodore Dreiser's Sister Carrie.
Away from the office, I enjoy spending time with my wife, Lisa, and our two children, Essie and Will. We often are on the move, traveling to distant places or competing in triathlons or just biking around town.
Updated: Monday, August 15, 2011
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