(Editor's note. The following has been extracted from the Rice University website)
J. DENNIS HUSTON, Professor of
English,
Ph.D, Yale University
General Areas of Interest -
Shakespeare; Drama; Public Speaking
Books and Recent Articles - "Managing Discussion in Large Classes,"
Inspiring Teaching
Review: Reading Football: How the Popular Press Created an American
Spectacle, in The Journal of Southern History
Recent Presentations
"The Language of Film," speech to the Dartmouth Club of
Houston, Houston, Texas
"The Elements of Film: How They Make Meaning," lecture at the
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
"Shakespeare on the Screen, the Stage, and the Page," The
Women's Institute, Houston, Texas
"Shakespeare: Not for an Age, but for All Time," The Houston
Seminar, Houston, Texas
"Teaching Shakespeare," lecture to national teachers of
Honors English
Recent Courses Taught- Modern Drama on Film and in Performance, European
Modern Drama: Ibsen to 1940, Public Speaking
