February 16, 2010

BCU Professor’s Article on Emily Dickinson Published

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Maria O’Malley, Ph.D., assistant professor of English at Briar Cliff University, recently had a research article titled “Dickinson’s Liberatory Poetics” published in The Emily Dickinson Journal, Johns Hopkins University Press. 

Dr. O’Malley’s research examines the ways Dickinson’s poetry rejuvenates our understanding of liberation through tropes of violence.  The article draws upon the rich history of poetics theory ranging from William Blake to contemporary language poets. In doing so, she frames an argument that Dickinson’s poetry interrogates the notion that poetry can serve as a means of liberation. 

Dr. O’Malley came to Briar Cliff University in 2008 from the University of Colorado at Boulder, where she earned a Ph.D. in English.

Briar Cliff University is a Catholic institution with an enrollment of more than 1,100 students from 28 states. Students are educated in the Franciscan tradition of excellence in the liberal arts and career preparation in an environment of care and compassion. For more information, please visit briarcliff.edu.

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