PETER SCHECKNER

Professor of Literature
B.A., Bard College
M.A., Middlebury College
Ph.D. Rutgers University

Year Joined RCNJ: 1972

Courses Offered:

• College English, Readings in the Humanities, Major Author course (Melville, D.H. Lawrence, Philip Roth, and Sinclair Lewis), various Senior Seminar courses (most recent: The Literature of War).

Teaching Interest:

• Dissertation on D. H. Lawrence

Research Interest:

• Cultural, Political, and Social Ramifications of Literature

Recent Publications:

• "Better Than Faluja" and an article on Philip Roth and humor

Grants:

Ramapo Foundation Grant Proposal - "Faculty Colloquia through the Disciplines: Economic Crisis and The Worker:  Historical Perspectives, Global Challenges".