Julie TharpProfessor
Education
Ph.D.: English, University of Minnesota
M.A.: English, Minnesota State University
B.A.: English, Minnesota State University
Curriculum VitaeAbout Me
Professional Biography
Dr. Julie Tharp is a professor of English with courses in Composition, Multicultural Literature, Women's Studies, Film Studies, and lots of other areas. She has a deep interest in global film, cuisine, and travel. As a Fulbright recipient in 2001, she taught at the National University of Singapore. She has taken students to Ireland, studied in Mexico, taught at the Wisconsin in Scotland program, and taught in Hangzhou, China. In 2016 she received a six month Fulbright fellowship to do research in Mumbai, India on Bollywood film.
Personal Biography
Her Dinner and a Movie class in Continuing Education is her passion and hobby. She has provided classes on over 100 films.
Research and Scholarly Interests
Women’s literature, Native American literature, global film, and violence against women.
Campus or community involvement
Julie has been the President of the Marshfield Cultural Fair for over a decade.
Messages to Students
What do you enjoy most about teaching?
I like working with students to help them achieve their goals in writing and critical thinking. If I can introduce them to authors, films, and ideas that open new worlds for them, I am especially pleased.
What do you want students gain from your teaching?
I want them to become better readers and writers and to engage in lively, thoughtful understanding of the many different kinds of texts in our world.
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