the spring 1996 course was crosslisted as hnr 303 (humanity and imagination) and eng 390 (melville and the arts). the spring 1997 sequel was crosslisted as hnr 305 (further studies in melville and the arts)and eng 498 (independent study). biographical information is from the spring 1996 semester.
a. students enrolled in hnr 303:
Gina Brock, Freshman, Biology Major, Erlanger, Kentucky
--Mid-term paper: "robert mccauley's ahab, 1988"
--Final presentation: The Marriage of Ishmael and Queequeg, mixed media wall hanging, 1996
--1997 NAHE presentation: "Images from the Page"
--New work for Rockford: Ishmael, Queequeg, and Physeter macrophalus,mixed media, photograph, 1997
Brian Cruey, Freshman, Undecided, Walton, Kentucky
--Mid-term paper: "Robert Del Tredici and his Illustrations to Moby-Dick"
--final presentation: ahab contagious, a bosom friend, the spirit-spout, and i find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, suite of gelatin silver prints, 1996
--new work for rockford: queequeg's coffin, gelatin silver print, 1996
Nathan DeGroff, Sophomore, Computer Science, Florence, Kentucky
--Mid-term paper: "Ahab and the Cross" (Robert McCauley)
--Final presentation: Moby and the Net, Integrated Web Site, 1996
--New work for Rockford: Moby and the Net, HTML documents and Graphic Image Files, 1997
Lindsay Hixson, Junior, Applied Cultural Studies, Florence, Kentucky
--Mid-term paper: "Spruance and his Passion of Ahab"
--Final presentation: The Marriage of Water and Meditation, glass mosaic, 1996
--1997 NAHE presentation: "The Interdisciplinary Classroom"
--New work for Rockford: Where's Moby?, Ahab Broken Up, and Epilogue, circular mosaics, 1997
Robert Kallmeyer, Junior, Psychology, Florence, Kentucky
--Mid-term paper: "Ahab Should Have Used Ink" (Vali Myers)
--Final presentation: Last Night Ishmael Got Really Wired, wire sculpture, 1996
--1997 NAHE presentation: "Psychological Perspectives in the Classroom"
--New work for Rockford: Last Night the Pequod Got Really Hammered, wood, 1997
Abby Schlachter, Sophomore, Art, Cincinnati, Ohio
--Mid-term paper: "One Dog's Perspective on Public Speaking" (Walter Martin)
--Final presentation: Queequeg in Her Coffin, body cast with inscriptions, 1996
--New work for Rockford: Queequeg in Her Coffin II, plaster and ink, 1997, and Yojo, paper mache, 1997
Aaron Zlatkin, Freshman, Undeclared, Covington, Kentucky
--Mid-term paper: "Painted to the Last: Mark Milloff's Attacking the Pod"
--Final presentation: Spouter-Inn Painting: Revealed, acrylic, pastels, and charcoal on canvas, 1996
--1997 NAHE presentation: "Fast Fish, Loose Fish"
--New work for Rockford: Hark! Ambergris, pen and ink, 1997
B. STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ENG 390:
William Fletcher, Freshman, Undeclared, Lawrenceburg, Indiana
--Mid-term paper: "The Insanity of Ahab, the Genius of Wilson"
--Final presentation: Ahab, mixed media book, and Untitled, musical score and recording, 1996
--1997 NAHE presentation: "The Chaos of Creativity"
--New work for Rockford: The Mad God, mixed media book, 1997, and The Pequod, lego bricks, 1997
Michael Gallagher, Sophomore, English, Erlanger, Kentucky
--Mid-term paper: "Kent's and Stella's Rendering of The Spirit-Spout"
--Final presentation: Queequeg's Thigh, acrylic on canvas board, 1996
--1997 NAHE presentation: "Reading, in Art, thePhilosophical and Metaphysical Aspects of Moby-Dick"
--New work for Rockford: The Cunning Weaver, acrylic and colored pencil on canvas board, 1997
Melissa Magner, Junior, Accounting, Florence, Kentucky
--Mid-term paper: "Striking Through the Mask" (Benton Spruance)
--Final presentation: Moby Pics, video with soundtrack, 1996
--New work for Rockford: My Little Whale, colored pencil, 1997
Regina Saylor-Dismuke, Junior, English, Cincinnati, Ohio
--Mid-term paper: "Visions of Keinbusch's Ahab"
--Final presentation: "In my Mind's Eye" (poem) with View from the Rail,watercolor on paper, 1996
--New work for Rockford: Visions from the Crow's Nest, watercolor on paper, 1997
Kristen Sekowski, Junior, Art, Villa Hills, Kentucky
--Mid-term paper: "Hommage a Melville" (paul jenkins)
--final presentation: the harpoon, mixed media on canvas, and the whiteness of the whale, mixed media, 1996
--1997 nahe presentation: "Creativity andCollaboration"
--New work for Rockford: Prayers of Francis (Who Was Not A Saint) 1, 2, 3, charcoal on paper, 1997
C. TEACHER WHO OFFERED HNR 303 and ENG 390:
Robert K. Wallace, Professor, Literature and Language, Bellevue, Kentucky
--1996 presentation: Field Trip: Evanston, Illinois, February 23-24, 1996, sequence of documentary photos, 1996
--1997 NAHE presentation: "Learning from Books,Pictures, Students"
--New work for Rockford: Home Harvest, Highland Heights, Kentucky, April18-23, 1996, sequence of documentary photos, 1996-97
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