Journal article
Reflections on Life at Iowa, 1973-2025
Philological quarterly, Vol.104(3), pp.437-442
06/01/2025
Abstract
Florence Boos reflects on more than 50 years as a member of the English department at the University of Iowa. She recalls the post-Vietnam era debates about curriculum and inclusion, the high stakes of the job market (she had received 625 prior rejections), the gradual effects of new federal laws on hiring and local autonomy, the benefits of foreign exchanges, her (at times) non-standard pedagogical choices and research topics, and her husband, Bill’s, contributions to her work. Most deeply, as the very essence of a humanities education is questioned, she affirms its crucial role in maintaining a tolerant, progressing society.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Reflections on Life at Iowa, 1973-2025
- Creators
- Florence S. Boos - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Philological quarterly, Vol.104(3), pp.437-442
- ISSN
- 0031-7977
- Publisher
- Univ Iowa
- Number of pages
- 6
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/01/2025
- Academic Unit
- English
- Record Identifier
- 9985179853302771
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