The University of St. Thomas

College of Arts & Sciences | Department of English

HillNathan

HillNathan

Nathan Hill

Assistant Professor of English

nathan.hill@stthomas.edu
Phone: (651) 962-5617

Office Location: JRC 353

Faculty Website

Courses taught in Fall 2013
ENGL 121-24
41466
Critical Thinking: Lit/Writing 1335-1510 M W OEC 212

4 Credit Hours

Students will read and write about literary texts critically and closely. The course emphasizes recursive reading and writing processes that encourage students to discover, explain, question and clarify ideas. To this end, students will study a variety of genres as well as terms and concepts helpful to close analysis of those genres. They will practice various forms of writing for specific audiences and purposes. Students will reflect on and develop critical awareness of their own strengths and weaknesses as readers and writers. The writing load for this course is a minimum of 12 pages of formal revised writing.

ENGL 121-27
41469
Critical Thinking: Lit/Writing 1525-1700 M W OEC 212

4 Credit Hours

Students will read and write about literary texts critically and closely. The course emphasizes recursive reading and writing processes that encourage students to discover, explain, question and clarify ideas. To this end, students will study a variety of genres as well as terms and concepts helpful to close analysis of those genres. They will practice various forms of writing for specific audiences and purposes. Students will reflect on and develop critical awareness of their own strengths and weaknesses as readers and writers. The writing load for this course is a minimum of 12 pages of formal revised writing.

ENGL 322-01
40127
Writing Fiction 1525-1700 T R JRC 481

4 Credit Hours

This intermediate course explores traditional and innovative patterns of fiction writing. Emphasis on experimentation with a variety of techniques and development of individual voice. This course will include critique sessions, readings to broaden possibilities of form and subject, and individual instruction. Prerequisite: ENGL 255 or permission of instructor.

Academic History
M.F.A., University of Massachusetts-Amherst
B.A., University of Iowa
At St. Thomas since 2012

Teaching Expertise/Specialties/Interests
Creative Writing
Contemporary American Fiction
Experimental & Avant Garde Literature
Electronic Literature
Flash Fiction & Prose Poetry

Select Publications
Short fiction: The Iowa Review, AGNI, Fugue Magazine, The Denvery Quarterly, Fiction, The Gettysburg Review, Pleiades, The Sycamore Review, Swink Magazine, Failbetter, CellStories, The Open Face Sandwich, Born Magazine, The Antioch Review, Pindeldyboz, The Albion Review, The Kennesaw Review.

Poetry: Tigertail: A South Florida Annual

Essay: American Poet, Journal of Education for Sustainable Development

Awards: Winner of the Short Story Prize from the journal Fiction. Nominated for a Pushcart Prize.

Website
www.nathanhill.net