Christina Heckman
Professor
Christina Heckman
Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Department of English & World Languages
- CHECKMAN@augusta.edu
- (706) 667-4438
- AH E229
Education
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Ph.D., English Language and Literature, General Loyola University Chicago, 2002
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MA, English Language and Literature, General Loyola University Chicago, 1997
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BA, International Relations and Affairs University of Notre Dame, 1995
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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ENGL 4800
Capstone Seminar
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INQR 1000
Fund. of Academic Inquiry: Global Problems -Creat. Collab
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ENGL 4961
Prof Writing Internship
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HUMN 2010
Human Experience
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ENGL 4350
Studies in Med. Lit & Medieval
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ENGL 2111
World Lit I
Teaching Interests
Medieval literature, British literature, early world literature, fantasy literature, historical linguistics, world humanities, composition
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Work and its Representations in Early Medieval Saints' Lives, 2025
Book, Scholarly-New - Cynewulf, 2023
Other - The Musical Devil Revisited, 2023
Journal Article, Academic Journal - Debating with Demons: Pedagogy and Materiality in Early English Literature, 2020
Book, Scholarly-New - Demonic Pedagogy and the Teaching Saint, 2019
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Research Interests
Early medieval literature and culture, hagiography, labor history, space and place studies, mythology and folklore
Department Service
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Cambridge University Press 2020 - Present
Role: Other
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Curriculum Committee, English and World Languages 2019 - 2026
Role: Committee Chair
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English Program Director 2019 - 2026
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International Congress on Medieval Studies, Medieval Institute, Western Michigan University 2022 - 2024
Professional Service
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Cengage Learning: evaluated C.M. Millward’s A Biography of the English Language and accompanying workbook for second edition revision - 2015
Role: Other
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Pearson Higher Education: evaluated John C. Brereton’s Living Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama for second edition revision - 2015
Role: Other
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Prentice Hall: evaluated Edgar V. Roberts and Henry E. Jacobs’ Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing for ninth edition revision - 2015
Role: Other
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Transitional States: Cultural Change, Tradition, and Memory in Medieval - 2015
Role: Other
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Broadview Press - 2014
Role: Other