Search Results for activism

Lisa Gilman

Lisa Gilman

Lisa Gilman is Director of the Folklore Program and Professor of Folklore and English at George Mason University in the United States. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of American Folklore. Her research interests include intangible cultural heritage, performance, music, dance, trauma, w...

ENGH 513-C01: Teaching The Crucible

Summer 2024 -  Samaine Lockwood 

Arthur Miller’s 1953 play The Crucible has been a staple of the public-school curriculum for decades. Miller’s play is most often approached as a commentary on McCarthyism (i.e., the “hunt” for communists) undertaken in the United States in the mid-20th-century. In this course, we will explore other ...