"I'm fascinated by the concept of belonging and our drive as human beings to belong." //
“The past is never dead. It's not even past.” - William Faulkner //
Barbara Black is a distinguished professor at Skidmore College and the Tisch Chair in Arts and Letters. She earned her AB from Bryn Mawr College and both her MA and PhD from the University of Virginia. During the summers, Barbara brings her expertise to Middlebury's Bread Loaf School of English where she leads students through the complexities of the Victorian era, the nineteenth-century British novel, and the world of ghosts and spirits in a course called “Haunted.” //
Barbara is also the author of multiple books, including A Room of His Own (2012), which delves into Victorian Clubland and the role gentlemen's clubs played in nation-building. //
On Episode #158 of the Path to Follow Podcast, Jake and Barbara discuss an Irish literature course at Skidmore College, Barbara's research on gentlemen's clubs in Victorian England, A Room of His Own (2012), being a "happy warrior," ghosts and the past, generative A.I., and studying the humanities on college campuses. //
All episodes are available on Youtube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. //
Thank you to our producer, Mr. Cesare Ciccanti. //
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