ENGLISH, FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND SPEECH COMMUNICATIONS · COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS

Lawrence Sledge

Instructor of English.

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Lawrence Sledge

Instructor of English

Phone

601.979.1478

Office Location

Dollye M.E, Robinson Liberal Arts Building, 4th floor, Office #413

Background

Academic background

Degrees

B.A. in Interdisciplinary Humanities/Music, Tougaloo College

M.A. in English/Professional-Technical Writing, The University of Memphis.

Research Interests

  • Technical writing, and the sublime in literature.
  • Composing fiction that deals with the sublime and listening to music and performing music that has characteristics of the sublime.
  • Professional/Technical Writing
  • The therapeutic/Inspirational Power of Music
  • Student-Centered Teaching Strategies and Theories

Courses Taught

  • Professional-Technical Writing
  • World Literature
  • English Composition
  • Advanced Grammar (at another school)

Professional Memberships

Mississippi Philological Association, Mississippi Council of Teachers of English (past president)

Scholarship

Publications and teaching history

Recent Publications and/or Creative Works

  • “Miss Zene’s Flowers” published in POMPA 2018 Volume 35, pages 68–74.
  • Completed an e-Book The Global Relevance of Technical Communication: An Individual Documents Approach.
  • “Developing a More Student-Sensitive Approach in the Liberal Arts: Enlightening the Career-Focused Student” presented at the 2016 Conference on the Liberal Arts: Liberal Arts Education in the 21st Century (set for publication as a chapter in a book about the conference).
  • Recently submitted a chapter story “Coming into Realization” for publication.

Places Taught

  • The University of Memphis (adjunct) — 1987–1988
  • Tennessee Technological University — 1988–2000
  • The University of Mississippi — 2000–2001
  • Rust College — 2001–2003
  • Community Academic-Enhancement Program (Grenada, MS) — 2003–2006
  • Jackson State University — 2006–Present
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