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Paul SchachtProfessor and Chair ofEnglish |
Welles 219B 1 College Circle Geneseo, NY 14454 585-245-5141 schacht@geneseo.edu |
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Paul Schacht has been a member of the Geneseo faculty since 1985. |
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Faculty Information
Education
- Ph.D., Stanford University
- A.B., University of Michigan
Publications
- "In Pursuit of Pickwick's Hat: Dickens and the Epistemology of Utilitarianism," Dickens Studies Annual 40 (2009)
- "Rowing Alone: Technology and Democracy in the Humanities Classroom," International Journal of Technology, Knowledge, and Society 4 (2008), 61-68.
- "The Collaborative Writing Project," in Using Wiki in Education, ed. Stewart L. Mader
Awards and Honors
- Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1997
- Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Faculty Service, 2007
My Classes
Engl 170:
The Practice of Criticism
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Introduction to the interpretation and analysis of literature, as well as to the abstract principles and assumptions that underlie all efforts to represent the meaning, structure, and value of texts. In classroom discussions and short essay assignments, students undertake critical readings of texts from a variety of genres (poetry, novel, drama, etc.), while examining how critical controversy emerges from the different theoretical commitments and preconceptions of readers. This course is a prerequisite for any 300-level English literature course taken for the English major or concentration.