Dr. Shannon Finck | Georgia State University

ENGL/WGSS 3995: Feminist Literary Theory (Recoveries)

Course Description In this course, we will explore a variety of feminist approaches to the study of language, literature, and culture, prioritizing inclusive and intersectional perspectives and analyzing the ways such thinking shapes modern and contemporary texts. Examining a mix of critical, literary, and pop cultural works (some “high” and “low” theory) from a diverse…

AI Guidance: Fall 2025

Students Volunteering at Arbor Day and Earth Day Events (Georgia State University, Spring 2025)

Planet B Dispatches

The final course text in my Spring 2025 ENG 1102 course was Imbolo Mbue’s How Beautiful We Were, a novel that tells the story of a small, fictional African village, where an American oil company has wrought environmental degradation and death. Though it is not a true story, it is inspired by historical events in…

ENGL 1102: Dispatches from Planet B

Course Description “There is no Planet B.” This phrase has become a common refrain among climate activists, journalists, policymakers, and pundits. You’ve probably heard it said or seen it before on bumper stickers, protest signs, or t-shirts. There is only one Earth, it reminds us; we share it with others, and we share responsibility for…

OUROBOROS: A Journal of the Publishing Industry’s Innovations and Reinventions

Students in my Fall 2024 ENGL 3140: Editing for Publication class spent the semester brushing up on their editing skills while reading Dan Sinykin’s Big Fiction, a history of literary publishing and conglomeration in the US. Meanwhile, they put their skills and knowledge to work, creating an online journal that reflects their own interests in…

Review of Jennifer Spitzer’s Secret Sharers (Modernism/modernity)

Read it here: 10.1353/mod.2024.a935455

Student Researchers in the Archives (Honors ENGL 1103, Georgia State University Special Collections, 2023-2024)

ENGL 4500: English Internship

Course Description The GSU English Department’s Internship Program helps students make professional connections, gain valuable and diverse work experiences, and develop career skills related to the study of English. Your internship might take place at a business, a school, a foundation/non-profit, or a government agency under the mentorship of a supervisor. Duties may include assisting…

ENGL 3140: Editing for Publication

Course Description This course considers the roles of editors in a variety of contexts, with the aim of developing our understanding of what editors do and how they do it. We’ll edit our own writing as well as the writing of our classmates, study style guides and house styles, and immerse ourselves in the processes…