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Paul Nisly
Professor of English

Paul Nisly   Contact Information:
P.O. Box: 3017
E-mail: pnisly@messiah.edu
Phone: (717) 766-2511 ext. 3370
Office: Boyer D 101
Fax: (717) 796-4790
Home: (717) 766-4937

Education:
A.A., Hesston College
B.A., Eastern Mennonite College
M.A., University of Kansas
M.Phil, University of Kansas
Ph.D., University of Kansas

Research & Writing Interests:
Southern literature, particularly William Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor

Courses Taught:
Selected Works of American Literature
Literature and the Life of Faith
American Literature before 1900
Modern American Literature
Modern British Literature
Literature Seminar
Faulkner and O'Connor
English Novel

Personal Statement:
I enjoy teaching a wide variety of courses in American and British literature, with a primary focus on modernism. My area of academic specialty is Southern literature, particularly Flannery O'Connor and William Faulkner. In addition to teaching I have served on many committees, including the Community of Educators Senate and the Academic Council.

Recent Academic Work:
"Community and the (Formerly) Amish Professional: A Narrative Study" Presented at the Humanities Symposium, Messiah College, Spring 2004.

Department Highlight:
Enjoying intense interaction with senior students in Literature Seminar as we engage issues of literature, faith, and vocation.

Favorite English Activity:
Having continuing contact with English graduates through many years.

Fun Fact:
I have officiated at the weddings of a number of students and graduates.

  Jean Corey Paul Nisly
  Crystal L. Downing Peter Powers
  Matthew Roth
  Larry Lake Samuel Smith
  Heidi Lee Helen Walker
     
 

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