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Ruth O. Saxton
Professor, English

At Mills since 1974

Office: Mills Hall 301
Phone: 510.430.2151
Email: rsaxton@mills.edu
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Faculty Office Hours
Days	Time	Room
M W and	11:00 - 1:00 11:00 - 11:30 by appointment	MH 301

Fall 2009 Schedule
Days	Time	Description	Room
M	09:30AM-10:45AM	ENG 181/281 British Novel, 20th C & Beyond	MH 133
W	09:30AM-10:45AM	ENG 181/281 British Novel, 20th C & Beyond	MH 133
F	09:00AM-11:30AM	ENG 191/191 Senior Thesis in Literature	MH 318

Education

PhD, University of California at Berkeley
MA, Mills College
BA, Wheaton College

Courses Taught

ENG 158: Contemporary Fiction by Women
ENG 181-281: The British Novel in the 20th Century
ENG 191-283: Advanced Seminar: Virginia Woolf and Toni Morrison
ENG 191: Advanced Seminar: Virginia Woolf
ENG 258: Contemporary Fiction by Women
ENG 272: Theories and Strategies of Teaching Writing

Professional Interests

Modern British literature, feminist theory, the novel, Doris Lessing, Virginia Woolf, American women writers, teaching of writing, composition, contemporary fiction

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Awards

Contemporary Writers Series

The Place for Writers

580 Split, Creative Writing Journal of Literature & Art

The Walrus

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Contact Information

P: 510.430.2217
F: 510.430.3398
E: english@mills.edu

Last Updated: 8/14/09