Meg Roland Presents at Medieval Studies Conference
Dr. Meg Roland, chair of the English literature & writing department, will discuss blogging about medieval topics at the International Congress on Medieval Studies in May 2013.
Perrin Kerns, Ph.D.
Director of Writing
Department of English Literature & Writing
Flavia Hall
503.699.6274
pkerns@marylhurst.edu
Education
Ph.D. in English Literature, University of Oregon
MA in English Literature, University of Oregon
BA English Literature & Secondary Education, University of Oregon, summa cum laude
Classes Taught
African American Autobiography
Digital Storytelling
Elements in Creative Nonfiction: Writing and Walking the City
Elements in Creative Nonfiction: Memory and the Fragment
The Graphic Novel
Introduction to Expository Writing
Introduction to Literary Genre
Literature of Resistance: Bearing Witness
Modernist Literature and Culture
Major Authors: Virginia Woolf and Zora Neale Hurston
Writing Seminar I: Creative Nonfiction
Writing Seminar II: Creative Nonfiction
Shakespeare in Performance
Senior Thesis
Women's Literature and Feminist Theory
Writing/Reading in Practice
About
Perrin Kerns' areas of expertise include modernism, feminist theory, women writers, poetics, creative nonfiction and her latest passion, digital storytelling. Prior to joining Marylhurst, she was assistant dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Pacific University, where she started as an instructor. Before that, she was the assistant director of composition at University of Oregon. Her professional associations include the Modern Language Association, Associated Writing Programs, and Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association.
She is currently working on a text titled A Gathering of Words: Process and Prompts for Writing Groups with her husband and co-author, Kim Stafford.
Kerns is also a filmmaker, and she has received national recognition for her documentary Between Sasquatch and Superman: Living with Down Syndrome.
Documentaries
Between Sasquatch and Superman: Living with Down Syndrome
NW Premiere: NW DocFest, Mission Theater, Portland, Oregon, December 2010
California Premiere: Official Selection San Francisco International Shorts Festival,
Roxie Theater, San Francisco, California, September 2011
Award: Festival Director's Choice Award, San Francisco International Shorts Festival,
September 2011
Sprout Film Festival, Metropolitan Art Museum, New York City, April 2012
Sprout Film Festival, Kennedy School, Portland, Oregon, May 2012
Fastnet Film Festival, Ireland, April-May 2012
Looking for Mom in Our Father's Closet
NW Premiere: NW DocFest, Mission Theater, Portland, Oregon, Dec. 2011
Awards/Honors
Excellence and Innovation Grant, Marylhurst University (2011)
Excellence in Teaching Award, Marylhurst University (2010)
Dissertation Defense passed with Distinction (1998)
Alternate for American Association of University Women Dissertation Fellowship (1994)
Center for the Study of Women and Society Research Grant (1993-94)
Awards for Excellence in the Teaching of Composition, University of Oregon (spring
1989 and spring 1990)
Phi Beta Kappa
