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My Colby-Sawyer Experience

“It really opened up America to me. It was extraordinary for a junior college, any college, to provide that kind of education.” - Sociologist
Ai-Li Sung Chin '39

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Thomas Kealy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Humanities
Colby-Sawyer College
541 Main St.
New London, NH 03257
603-526-3457
tkealy@colby-sawyer.edu

Education Research Interests Courses Taught Links


EDUCATION
Ph.D. English, University of Oregon
M.A. English, University of Oregon
M.A. Adult Education, University of Rhode Island
B.A. Philosophy and English, Wesleyan University
Escuela Oficial de Idiomas; Ministerio de Ciencias y Educación, Madrid


RESEARCH INTERESTS
Comparative literatures of the early modern period (approximately 1500-1700), with a focus on natural history texts and emblem poetry written in Latin, English, Spanish and Arabic.


COURSES TAUGHT

  • Writing 105: College Composition
  • World Literature I: Early texts of global cultures
  • World Literature II: Postcolonial and Postmodern literature
  • Voices of Islam: An exploration of the history and future of Islamic cultures
  • Understanding Islam: A survey of the arts and sciences of Islam
  • Judgment and Belief: Philosophy of the "Way"
  • Literature and Science: A Comparison of the “Two Cultures”
  • Thinking About Literature
  • Senior Capstone Seminar


LINKS of Personal and Professional Interest:

Department of Humanities, Colby-Sawyer College
The Community and Environmental Studies Program at Colby-Sawyer College
The Shakespeare Home Page
Voice of the Shuttle (Renaissance and 17th Century)
Early Modern Literary Studies, an on-line scholarly journal
The Women Writers Project at Brown University
Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment
The Modern Language Association
The National Academic Advising Association

email Tom: tkealy@colby-sawyer.edu

Colby-Sawyer College
541 Main Street
New London, NH 03257
Tel: 603-526-3000