Dr. Thomas E. Kennedy, an author of many works of fiction and literary criticism, will give the keynote address and conduct a fiction workshop at the 11th Annual Claflin University Regional English and Language Arts Pedagogy Conference to be held in Ministers’ Hall on Oct. 3-4.
The two-day conference is sponsored by the Claflin University Department of English and Foreign Languages.
Workshops will begin at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 3, in Minsters’ Hall. The conference is set to conclude the afternoon of Thursday, Oct. 4. Pedagogy is the study and process of teaching.
Registration for the conference is $50. The fee is waived for teachers. The public is invited to hear Kennedy’s keynote address at 10:45 a.m. on Oct. 3. Please note seating for non-registered audience members is available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
A native New Yorker, Kennedy has traveled extensively throughout the world. He’s held executive and editorial positions, including editor and translator for Copenhagen’s Rehabilitation Center for Torture Victims.
He has lived most of his adult life in Copenhagen and received his Ph.D. in American literature from the University of Copenhagen in 1988. Kennedy travels to the United States frequently for reading tours and to teach at the Fairleigh Dickinson University graduate school. read more…
