Breidenbaugh 406
(717) 337-6762
cfee@gettysburg.edu
C. Fee's CV
C. Fee's Personal Homepage
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Associate Professor of English Breidenbaugh 406 (717) 337-6762 cfee@gettysburg.edu C. Fee's CV C. Fee's Personal Homepage |
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Fee attended a small liberal arts college in Ohio; his undergraduate experience was not unlike that of his current students, and Gettysburg at times seems eerily familiar. Fee received a Master's in English at Loyola University in Chicago, where he spent a lot of time reading at the Newberry Library, drinking coffee with hipsters in Rogers Park, and riding the El at all hours of the night. From there Fee moved on to the University of Connecticut, where he received a Master's in Medieval Studies and admired the foliage. Fee then went to the University of Glasgow, in Scotland, where he received his Doctorate in English Language. He also ate a lot of haggis (he did!), drank very little single malt scotch, and hiked and climbed extensively in the Highlands. Fee is a specialist in Old English language and literature, with additional teaching and research interests in the following areas: the History of English; Middle English; Old Norse (that's the Viking stuff!); British, Medieval and Indo-European Mythology; theories of torture, pain, and the body as text; and technology and pedagogy. Fee's courses on Medieval Drama seem especially popular, and each class stages its own 21st century adaptation of a Medieval play. Fee also teaches a First Year Seminar on the Literature of Homelessness that includes a substantial service-learning component in Washington, DC. In addition, Fee is an active participant in the Outdoors Education Programs offered by Gettysburg's Office of Experiential Education, and co-leads educational adventure treks through the Highlands and Islands of Scotland with John Regentin, Director of Experiential Education. Fee has published numerous articles, has given conference presentations on many different topics, and has one book out, one under contract and in process, and one under revision. Gods, Heroes, and Kings: The Battle for Mythic Britain, written with David Leeming, was published by Oxford in 2001; the paperback was issued in March 2004. Those who'd like to see Fee prattle on may view an interview about mythology, Medieval literature, and the liberal arts ideal. Mythology in the Middle Ages, a volume in the Praeger series on the Middle Ages edited by Jane Chance, will be in print in the course of 2008. Torture and Text in Anglo-Saxon England: Pain and the Body in Old English Religious Verse, currently under revision, is Fee's third book project. Fee embraces the use of technology in many forms, and most especially in its pedagogical guises: The Secret of Otter's Ransom is a multimedia project which helps users to visit and to learn about some of the most spectacular archaeological and cultural sites of the British Isles and Iceland; read about this project's creative use of Interactive Fiction in a Gettysburg College press release, and contribute to on-line discussions concerning this project in Liberal Education Today and Musings on Instructional Technology. In addition, the designers of the gaming software used in this endeavor have followed with interest its implementation as a pedagogical tool. Giddy with the milk of human kindness, Fee has embraced service on numerous committees concerned with college governance, the curriculum, and accreditation, and has served as the On-Campus Coordinator for Gettysburg's Study Abroad in England Program, mainly because he knows how to brew a decent cuppa. Fee also has served as the Faculty Liaison for the Center for Public Service at Gettysburg, in which capacity he worked to promote community engagement by faculty in the form of service-learning as pedagogy and community-based research as scholarship. Fee is also the advisor to the campus chapter of Habitat for Humanity, and the work of our chapter of Habitat, the Center for Public Service, and service-learning courses at Gettysburg were the subject of a recent video. Just click on the big bald head in the middle! Fee currently is a member of the Board of the Upper Adams School District, and also serves on the Board of the Adams County Interfaith Housing Corporation. Fee has been a member and workshare participant of the St. James Community Supported Agriculture coop since its inception in 1998, and is a longtime member of the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, in which capacity he serves as a co-overseer of a section and shelter on the Appalachian Trail. |
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