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Name: |
John Bird |
| Title: |
Director, Winthrop Teaching and Learning Center; Professor of English |
| Education:
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Ph.D., English, University of Rochester
M.A., English, Appalachian State University
B.S., English, Appalachian State University
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| Office: |
260 Bancroft Hall |
| Phone: |
803/323-3679 |
| E-mail: |
birdj@winthrop.edu |
| Web: |
http://faculty.winthrop.edu/birdj |
| Area(s):
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Mark Twain, 19th- and 20th-Century American Literature, Critical Theory, American Humor, Critical Thinking
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Dr. Bird is professor of English at Winthrop. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Rochester. He teaches courses in American literature, critical theory, and critical thinking. He is director of Winthrop University’s Teaching and Learning Center.
Bird is the author of Mark Twain and Metaphor (University of Missouri Press, 2007), as well as articles on Mark Twain, Henry David Thoreau, and American humor.