Weston Kennison

Adjunct Lecturer of Latin and Humanities and Faculty Fellow In International Programs
Erwin 217E
585-245-5546
kennison@geneseo.edu

Wes Kennison has been a member of the Geneseo faculty since 1988

Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • M.A., Franciscan Studies, St. Bonaventure University, 1991.

Affiliations

  • NAFSA, The Association of International Educators

  • Association of Franciscan Colleges and Universities

Publications

  • with Ronald Herzman, "Jacopone Da Todi: The Aesthetics of Imprisonment", Franziskanische Studien.

  • "Geneseo: La Contrada Fuori Le Mura", Malborghetto.

  • "What's Next?", a bi-monthly column of the Livingston County News.

More About Me

Research Interests

  • Medieval Italian Mysticism
  • Italian Culture
  • Education in the Developing World

Other Interests

  • Travel, especially Study Abroad
  • Local politics

Classes

  • ENGL 114: Lit: Nature & Spirituality

    The course focuses on literary studies and sustainability. Literature and other cultural productions (e.g., films, novels, poetry, nature writing) provide an opportunity for students to engage with and reflect on the environmental, economic, and social dimensions of sustainability, how these dimensions relate to each other, and how they shape our changing planet.

  • LATN 102: Elementary Latin II

    Communication-based language course. Continuation of the development of the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Intensive practice of real-world communication and cultural knowledge.