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May. 15, 2025
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Department of Writing
鈥淭here is No Sole Genius鈥�: Mary Routt Chair of Writing 脡ireann Lorsung on the Philosophy of Making Art
脡ireann Lorsung (left) and Chloe Martinez By Caitlin Antonios In 91抖阴鈥檚 Hampton Room above Malott Commons on a spring Thursday afternoon, white banners with stark black lettering decorated the […]
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Spotlight on Faculty: Mary-Alice Daniel, Mary Routt Chair of Writing
Scripps’ 2024 Mary Routt Chair of Writing is Mary-Alice Daniel, an award-winning, cross-genre writer born near the Niger/Nigeria border and raised in England and Tennessee.
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Sophia Shepherd 鈥�24 Explores Militarism’s Role in Climate Change
鈥淏ecause of this grant, I had the time and energy to read everything I鈥檝e wanted to read and explore a subject that is personally meaningful to me and my career path,” Shepherd says.
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Spotlight on Faculty: Jean Chen Ho, Mary Routt Chair of Writing
鈥淲riting is a solitary activity, but finding community in like-minded thinkers and readers can be so wonderful in the writing process,鈥� Ho says. 鈥淚n all my classes, I want students to gain a greater sense of themselves and their own work, to learn how to see themselves more clearly and with more careful attention.鈥�
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Spotlight on Faculty: Scripps Welcomes Novelist Rachel Kushner as Mary Routt Chair in Writing
What’s the secret to becoming a great writer? According to Rachel Kushner, a two-time finalist for the National Book Award, one of the most critical, yet commonly overlooked aspects of the writing process begins even before putting pen to paper鈥攊t starts with becoming a keen observer. As Scripps’ Mary Routt Writing Chair, Kushner is teaching a course titled Looking and Listening, which will invite students to take a closer look at the spaces around them.
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