Why I Teach Literature (After Ten Years)

And why there's a future in literature, despite "progress"

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This school year marks my tenth year in the English Department at Oklahoma Baptist University. I taught as a graduate student at Baylor and Antelope Valley Community College before that, but I really began to teach literature here at OBU ten years ago. During that time, I’ve watched friends and acquaintances across the cou…