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Cassandra Cleghorn

Senior Lecturer in English and American Studies
413-597-2455
Mather House Rm 211

Office Hours
By appointment

Education

B.A. University of California, Santa Cruz (1983)
M.A. Yale University (1988)
Ph.D. Yale University, American Studies (1995)

Areas of Expertise

Poetry, American Studies, Music

Courses

Note: courses with gray backgrounds are not offered this academic year.

AMST 108 / ENGL 244 (S)

First-Hand America

ENGL 150 (F)

Expository Writing: The Literary Essay

ENGL 265 / AMST 266 (S)

Topics in American Literature: Freedom and Captivity

AMST 301 (F)

Theories and Methods in American Studies (Junior Seminar)

AMST 403 (S)

American Music

Scholarship/Creative Work

Articles & Essays:

Poems and essays published in The Paris Review, Southwest Review, Seneca Review, Prairie Schooner, Yale Review, Tin House, Western Humanities Review, Gastronomica, and Architecture Boston.
Audio CDs, with poetry/music ensemble Merge: Merge (2006) and Mystery Loves Company (forthcoming). See website www.mergepoetrymusic.com.

Committees

American Studies Program (2010-2013)

Research Interests

19th-century American literature, philosophy and culture (especially photography and architecture); personal essay/creative nonfiction; American poetry and music; inter-arts collaboration.