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Biography
You've reached St. Petersburg College, and perhaps you are ready to move around the world with us. I teach composition courses, Western Humanities, Eastern Humanities, World Literature, Intro. to Film and World Cinema. In a growing global economy, I try to help my students see the real and the romantic aspects of life in other cultures and times, through Asian perspectives, African empires, and Medieval jousts. Perhaps you can join us for foreign travel, and learn to see the world through the eyes of different cultures, different ages and different genders. As recent times clearly show, learning to see and to understand the essential humanity of those from another culture is becoming vital to surviving the 21st century. Come watch some movies from around the world in World Cinema, or see what Tibetan monks living in exile in Nepal think about the World Cup ( the REAL football) during East/West Synthesis of Humanities. Talk to me about the effects movies and television have had on your lives.
Shhhhh. Even though I graduated from the University of Florida, I'm a big "Noles" fan. You tell me: is Bobby Bowden really still alive or is this all Disney animatronics? Are the Bucs coming up for a great season? And the Rays . . . well . . . it's been a surprising year.
Subjects Taught
English Language & Literature, Humanities, Film, Mass Communication
Course Schedule

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| 0470 Summer Term 2013 |
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ENC 1102 COMPOSITION II
| 987 | TS | In Class | May 13 2013 | Jul 19 2013 |
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Prerequisite: (ENC 1101 or ENC 1121H) and (REA 0017 or EAP 1695) or appropriate scores on the English and Reading placement test. This course builds upon the skills developed in Composition I. It provides further instruction in the planning, organization, and writing of essays. It stresses methods of library research including information retrieval from electronic sources, and emphasizes writing of the research paper and the paper of literary interpretation. The reading includes selections from at least two forms of literature. This course partially satisfies the writing requirements outlined in the General Education Requirements. Credit is not given for both ENC 1102 and ENC 1122H. 47 contact hours. |
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ENG 2103 WORLD CINEMA
| 1073 | TS | In Class | May 13 2013 | Jul 19 2013 |
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3 |
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Prerequisite: ENC 0025 or EAP 1695 or appropriate score on the SPC placement test. This is a survey course designed to introduce students to the cinematic arts of countries from around the world. Emphasis will be given to the works of the acknowledged masters of foreign cinema including, but not limited to, those from Europe, Asia, and Latin America. This course will focus on the spiritual, intellectual and moral issues that unite humankind worldwide in the 21st century as well as the techniques in editing and mise en scene that affect film’s impact upon an audience. This course has a substantial writing requirement. 47 contact hours. |
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HUM 2270 HUMANITIES (EAST-WEST SYNTHESIS)
| 1031 | TS | In Class | May 13 2013 | Jul 19 2013 |
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3 |
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"G" Prerequisite: ENC 0025 or EAP 1695 or satisfactory score on the CPT. This course is a study of non-Western cultures, including the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. Emphasis is placed on acquiring knowledge of non-Western arts, values, and ideas relative to Western culture and developing an awareness of a world community. This course partially satisfies the writing requirements outlined in the General Education Requirements. (Credit is not given for both HUM 2270 and HUM 2270H.) 47 contact hours. |
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| 0465 Spring Term 2013 |
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ENC 1102 COMPOSITION II
| 350 | TS | In Class | Jan 7 2013 | May 3 2013 |
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3 |
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Prerequisite: (ENC 1101 or ENC 1121H) and (REA 0017 or EAP 1695) or appropriate scores on the English and Reading placement test. This course builds upon the skills developed in Composition I. It provides further instruction in the planning, organization, and writing of essays. It stresses methods of library research including information retrieval from electronic sources, and emphasizes writing of the research paper and the paper of literary interpretation. The reading includes selections from at least two forms of literature. This course partially satisfies the writing requirements outlined in the General Education Requirements. Credit is not given for both ENC 1102 and ENC 1122H. 47 contact hours. |
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FIL 2030 FILM HISTORY
| 2445 | TS | In Class | Jan 7 2013 | May 3 2013 |
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3 |
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Prerequisite: ENC 0025 or EAP 1695 or appropriate score on the SPC placement test. This is a survey course designed to help students gain an in-depth knowledge of the history of motion pictures and to understand the development of film and its influences over time. Students will view films ranging from silent masterpieces through current classics. The course will introduce technological developments as well as cultural and thematic developments in mass culture over time. This course has a substantial writing requirement. 47 contact hours. |
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HUM 2270 HUMANITIES (EAST-WEST SYNTHESIS)
| 2442 | TS | In Class | Jan 7 2013 | May 3 2013 |
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3 |
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"G" Prerequisite: ENC 0025 or EAP 1695 or satisfactory score on the CPT. This course is a study of non-Western cultures, including the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. Emphasis is placed on acquiring knowledge of non-Western arts, values, and ideas relative to Western culture and developing an awareness of a world community. This course partially satisfies the writing requirements outlined in the General Education Requirements. (Credit is not given for both HUM 2270 and HUM 2270H.) 47 contact hours. |
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HUM 2270 HUMANITIES (EAST-WEST SYNTHESIS)
| 422 | TS | In Class | Jan 7 2013 | May 3 2013 |
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3 |
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"G" Prerequisite: ENC 0025 or EAP 1695 or satisfactory score on the CPT. This course is a study of non-Western cultures, including the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. Emphasis is placed on acquiring knowledge of non-Western arts, values, and ideas relative to Western culture and developing an awareness of a world community. This course partially satisfies the writing requirements outlined in the General Education Requirements. (Credit is not given for both HUM 2270 and HUM 2270H.) 47 contact hours. |
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LIT 2120 WORLD LITERATURE II (Renaissance to the Present)
| 1995 | TS | In Class | Jan 7 2013 | May 3 2013 |
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3 |
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"G" Prerequisites: (ENC 1101 or ENC 1121H or IDS 1101H) and (REA 0017 or appropriate score on the placement test or EAP 1695.) This is a course designed to study the major poetry, fiction, drama, and essays world literature from the Renaissance to the present. Emphasis is on the intellectual, philosophical, and cultural issues in literature that unite humankind despite differences in time, place, and language. This course also emphasizes research and composition of the research paper and the essay of literary interpretation. This course partially satisfies the writing requirements outlined in the General Education Requirements. World Literature I is not a prerequisite for this course. Credit is only given for LIT 2120 or LIT 2120H or IDS 1102H. 47 contact hours. |
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