This week I’m at the University of St Thomas in Minneapolis-St Paul, where I’m a joint guest of the English and Music departments, thanks to the work of Dr. Olga Herrera and Dr . Shersten Johnson.
Yesterday I had a great time talking about grant proposals for research in the humanities with undergraduate students in the “Research is Me-search” session organized by Dr. Marty Warren and seeing undergraduate research posters, where I was especially impressed by Cassie Froese’s work on the function of magic on women’s agency in YA fantasy novels. I also had a wonderful time at the Luann Dummer Center for Women talking with Dr. Young-ok An’s graduate students about inter- and multi-disciplinary approaches to working with literature and my own experiences in multidisciplinary research, as well as how that benefits my creative work.
Today I’ll be doing two class visits. I’ll start off in Brit lit and discuss how film has developed an expected soundscape for films set in the medieval period, particularly in Britain. Tonight I’ll visit a music class and talk about the history of film music and various topics in scoring film.
Want me to come to your school for a visit? Let me know! I am always happy to do in-person and Skype talks!
