Intersections 2006 Faculty
Alex Bloom
Post-World War II social and cultural concerns provide the foundation for Professor Bloom's scholarly work. His first book, Prodigal Sons: The New York Intellectuals and Their World, was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. His latest book, Long Time Gone: Sixties America Then and Now, was published by the Oxford University Press in spring 2001.
Stephanie Burlington '97
The power of theatre to call attention to social problems and to inspire people to action animate Professor Burlington in her roles as an actor, director and teacher. With an M.F.A from the highly regarded Trinity Repertory Theatre at Rhode Island College, she focuses on helping students discover their theatrical skills and experience theatre as a vehicle for uniting communities and encouraging dialogue.
Dolita Cathcart
Professor Cathcart currently studies the history and political participation of the black middle class at the turn of the 20th century, with a specific interest in African-American women. Her research also focuses on issues related to race/ethnicity, class, gender and identity and how these issues have affected the development of the United States from colonial times to the present.
Barbara Darling-Smith
Professor Darling-Smith's teaching and scholarship centers on world religions and what they reveal about the deepest beliefs of individuals and cultures. She also has written and studied extensively the connections of world religions to the natural world. She is the editor of the well-received books, Courage (2002) and Can Virtue Be Taught (1993), both published by the University of Notre Dame Press.
Paula Krebs
Professor Krebs writes extensively about Victorian literature and culture. Gender, Race, and the Writing of Empire, her first book, examines British attitudes about masculinity, women's role in war, and the place of white people in South Africa at the end of the 19th century. She also studies the supernatural in Victorian fiction and fact.
John Kricher
Professor Kricher studies the effects of human development--such as deforestation in Central and South America--on the migratory patterns of birds and the importance of evolution as an explanation for patterns of life. His three popular field guides to ecology illuminate the hidden plant and animal ecosystems of the forests in ways that inspire learners of all ages.
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