Melinda Obach
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Melinda Obach
Instructor of English
Contact Information: Office: 220M
Phone: 367-8381
E-mail: Melinda.Obach@usd.edu
Spring 2012 Office Hours:
Spring 2012 Courses:
Education: M.A. in English/Creative Writing, The University of South Dakota, 2005
B.A. in English, Minot State University, 2003 "The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character--that is the goal of true education." -Martin Luther King, Jr. |
About Me:
I am originally from a farm on the edge of the Badlands of North Dakota, and I have been teaching introductory English courses for the University of South Dakota since 2006. I love to bike and swim, hang out at coffee shops and write, read anything that comes my way, and spend time with my family and friends.
Nothing makes me happier than being in the classroom with a group of engaged, aware, and dedicated students. If you come into my classroom ready to work, I will help you become a stronger writer. Nothing is off limits in my classroom, so come prepared to discuss, analyze, evaluate, and critique your worlds. Your voice is your power -- use it.
Research and Teaching Interests:
- The Portfolio Method
- Race, Class, and Gender
- Media and Pop Culture as Rhetoric
- Creative Writing
- Poetry as Social Commentary
- Rural Life
Courses Recently and/or Regularly Taught at University Center:
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"The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to become visible."
- Vladimir Nabakov |
