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	Education:	Ph.D. English Literature, University of California, Davis, CA MA. English Literature, University of California, Davis, CA MA. In Teaching Mathematics, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT BS. in mathematics, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO
	Courses taught/teaching:	College Writing (English 1010 & 2010) Introduction to Literature 2200 Introduction to Shakespeare Introduction to Drama English Literature: Beginnings to 1500; Combined Undergrade and Graduate English Literature: Beginnings to 1600 English Literature: 1500-1660; Combined Undergrade and Graduate Chaucer MENG 6250 Early Modern Drama Non-Shakespearean MENG 6520 Early Warrior MENG 6250 Brit Lit More to Milton Critical Approaches to Literature History of the English Language Feminist Theories The Bible as Literature Perspectives on Women's Literature Women's Literature Germany Introduction to Women's Studies Literary Science Fiction Modern American Fantasy

Dr. M. Diane F. Krantz, English Weber State University e-mail

	Campus Committees and Organizations:	Arts and Humanities General Education Committee English Dept. General Education Committee
	Areas of Academic Interest:	British Literature from Beowulf to Virginia Woolf Women's Spirituality Medieval mysticism World Religions Drama from its beginnings Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature Eastern Philosophies
	Other Interests:	Popular science especially physics and chemistry; travel in Europe and the U.S.
	Publications/Presentations:	-Book Chapter: “The Great Mother Archetype in the visions of Julian of Norwich.” Jungian Readings of Medieval Texts. Ed. Christine Herold and Charlotte Spivack, Edwin Mellen Press, 2003. -“Reflections on War of a Liberal Catholic in Mormon Utah,”accepted for Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. -"Ultimate Reality and Meaning in the Long Text of Julian of Norwich," URAM conference, Toronto, Canada, August, 2001. -The Life and Text of Julian of Norwich: A Poetics of Enclosure. New York: Peter Lang Publishing, 1997. -Book Review: Beckett's Bones, in The Catholic Historical Society Review -“Of Mice and Men: Archetypal Hero in C. S. Lewis’s Voyage of the Dawntreader,” Jungian Society Conference, Providence, RI, August, 2003. -“Christianity and Paganism in The Lord of the Rings,” Rocky Mountain MLA, Phoenix, Arizona, October, 2002. -“The Power of Choice in Teaching Literary Texts,” Rocky Mountain MLA, Vancouver, BC, October, 2001.
	Philosophy of Teaching:	I see my teaching role as that of guide and motivator, eliciting what students already know in order to lead them to new ways of thinking, to the consideration of new and complex concepts, to the analysis and critique of received ideas. Above all, I want to model for them what it means to be intellectually curious, to question what they are taught, to see many sides of an issue, and to refrain from reducing complex debates to simplistic arguments.