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MONDAY, JUNE 26, 2017 | VOLUME 134 ISSUE 04
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Joseph Harrington, an English professor at the University, has been working on a project dedicated to his late mother, who passed away when he was 12, for about 15 years.
Harrington's first part of the project was released in 2011, titled "Things Come On (an amneoir)." The book is written as a biography of his mother, while also discussing the Watergate scandal. According
Harrington's mother, Elizabeth Peoples Harrington, died due to breast cancer in 1974, a time Harrington said he does not remember well. However, many would recognize the date Harrington's mother passed as the day President Richard Nixon resigned due to the Watergate Scandal.
to KU News, Watergate is how the passing of his mother sits in Harrington's memory.
"Things Come On" brought together a collection of materials that Harrington said either helped him better understand his mother or reminded him of her. Harrington also searched for materials created by his mother, as, according to Harrington, she worked as Albert Gore Sr.'s personal secretary.
"I went to the Gore archives at Middle Tennessee State University, the Tennessee State Library, and they had stuff that was typed by her, written by her," Harrington said.
While researching for and creating "Things Come On," Harrington said he decided to write the piece as a combination of a biography and elegy, a poem or song that is most often written to express praise for a lost loved one, coining the work as a "bioelegy."
The combined two offer a more personal take on a biography, taking a twist on the normally heavily academic point of view for biographies.
"I came up with the term 'bioelegy,' which is also like biology, which is a connection between family," Harrington said.
Much of Harrington's work follows the format of his coined "bioelege," including a previous book that focused on early 20th century poets like the late Wallace Stevens, author of "The Snow Man."
Harrington said that his bioelegy format resembles a collage of works, bringing together related materials that best remember the subject.
The University professor writes primarily non-fiction, but said he likes to tie in creative writing into his non-fiction writing.
"There's a whole field of creative writing called creative nonfiction," Harrington said.
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Gore archives at Middle Tennessee State University, the Tennessee State Library, and they had stuff that was typed by her, written by her."
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"Within [that field] there's been the emergence of this form called lyric essay, which is essentially research based but it employs a variety of different storytelling techniques."
Harrington said he has not stopped working on his mother's "bioelege" since starting it 15 years ago, and will continue to tell her story to his best ability.
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University English professor Joseph Harrington has spent the last 15 years working on a project dedicated to his late mother.
Robertson said, shows the need for a community like this one.
"We've talked about it over the years but never had a sense that there was a particular interest or need yet. When it began to percolate from the students, before it was mostly our staff wondering if we should do it," Robertson said. "Finally it was our students saying, 'Hello, we want this,' and that's when we're going to act on it."
The work group, spear
"Having a single room was cool, but it did suck that I missed the opportunity to live with a roommate all because I couldn't find someone who was open-minded," Wantling said. "Especially because once I got to KU I met a lot of open-minded people that said, 'Oh, I would have lived with you had I
year! wanting's year in Student Housing was a good one spent in a single room at GSP, she said, but getting there wasn't easy.
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"I had a lot of people turn me down just because of my sexuality," Wantling said. "I had one girl who said, 'My mom doesn't want me to live with anyone that's gay,' and another one that was like, 'Well, my boyfriend might have a problem with that.'"
The creation of the GIH wing, Robertson said, is one step toward removing hurdles like those faced by students
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Editor's Note: This story is the third in a series of stories looking at the way concealed carry on campus will look once it goes into effect July 1.
Each new semester brings a new round of syllabuses, but this semester professors will include a new added section of information that addresses concealed
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carry on campus. As the University prepares to shift to an environment where students are legally allowed to bring concealed handguns to class, this will be just one of many preparations.
In response to the arrival of concealed weapons on July 1 as a result of a 2013 state law, professors are taking steps to adjust their teaching style, class content, office hours or even seeking employment elsewhere.
Aerospace engineering professor Ron Barrett Gonzalez, president of the Kansas chapter of the American Association of University Professors, said this is because many faculty members are concerned that concealed carry will have a chilling effect in classrooms.
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