Linda Naranjo-Huebl, Assistant Professor, English
616-526-8682
ln22@calvin.edu
Office: LN 153 (directions)
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Academic Background
Professor Naranjo-Huebl received her bacholor of arts with summa cum laude distinction from the University of Colorado at Denver in 1992. She went on to study at the University of Colorado at Boulder, receiving her masters of arts in literature in English in 1994 and her PhD in American literature in 2001. After completing her doctoral work, she joined the faculty in the Calvin College English department.
Research Interests/Areas of Specialization
American ethnic literature (African American, Latino, Native American, Asian American), American literature, women’s literature, sentimentalism, psychological and psychoanalytic Theory, feminist theory
Recent Activities
Professor Naranjo-Huebl is heavily involved in shaping conversations about gender and multiculturalism on campus. The second edition of her book, Prolife Feminism: Yesterday and Today (co-authored with Mary Krane Derr and Rachel MacNair) was published in 2006 by Xlibris. Professor Naranjo-Hubel will be leading the 2009 interim course, Taos Arts and Literature.
Hobbies
Music (vocals, guitar, piano, hand percussion), art appreciation/collecting
Favorite Books
Face of an Angel by Denise Chávez, Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya, The Hidden Hand by E.D.E.N. Southworth
Additional Information
Stepping Up for Pregnant Women & Unborn Children In Her Own Home: Reflections from Linda Naranjo-Huebl, on the Nonviolent Choice blog
The Road to Perdition: E.D.E.N. Southworth and the Critics, in American Periodicals: A Journal of History, Criticism and Bibliography
Helped lead a special interim chapel worship team in 2008.
Profiled in Calvin's Mosaic publication in 2004.
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