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Creative Writing
Philip Furia
Professor
Creative Writing
Areas of Interest:
- Popular Song Lyrics of the Golden Age of Songwriting
- Hollywood and Broadway Musicals
Education:
Ph.D., University of Iowa
MFA, Iowa Writers Workshop
MA, University of Chicago
BA, Oberlin College
Bio:
Phil Furia teaches courses in creative nonfiction; writing biography; the art of the song lyric; forms of poetry, fiction, and dramatic writing; modern American poetry; the jazz age: literature, art, and music in New York, 1910-1940; Americans in Paris: Stein, Hemingway, Gershwin and other figures of the 1920s; American popular song lyrics, 1900-1950; the Broadway and Hollywood musical; the history of English lyric poetry and song.
Location: Morton Hall, 263
Phone: 910/962-3321
Email: furiap@uncw.edu
Philip Gerard
Professor and Chair
Creative Writing
Areas of Interest:
- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Creative non-fiction
- 1898 racial violence in Wilmington -role of camouflage artists and sound engineers in World War II
- Teaching writing
Education:
MFA, University of Arizona 1981
BA, University of Delaware 1977
Bio:
Besides traditional courses, Professor Gerard's teaching extends to directing theses and directing on and off-campus internships, valuable for giving students real-world experience in writing and editing. Every writing course, from computer-assisted freshman comp to graduate workshops, is a new preparation, since a primary text is always student writing--the biggest challenge, and the greatest pleasure.
Location:
Morton Hall, 254
Phone: 910/ 962-3324
Email: gerardp@uncw.edu
