Bruce L. Edwards
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Bruce L. Edwards is Professor of English and Africana Studies and Associate Vice President for Academic Technology and E-learning at Bowling Green State University
in Bowling Green, Ohio
, United States
, where he has been a faculty member and administrator since 1981. Currently, he oversees the development of distance degree programs for BGSU.
He has served as Fulbright Fellow in Nairobi
, Kenya
(1999-2000), teaching at Daystar University
, and as a Bradley Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation
in Washington, DC (1989-90), and as the S. W. Brooks Memorial Professor of Literature at The University of Queensland
, Brisbane
, Australia
(1988). Bruce and his wife, Joan, live in Bowling Green, and have four grown children, ranging in age from 25 to 34.
Bruce was born in Akron, Ohio
, attending the Akron City Public Schools. He received an A.A. in Biblical Studies at Florida College
, and then graduated with a B.A. in English from the University of Missouri–Rolla
in 1977, and received his Masters Degree in English from Kansas State University
in 1979. He earned his Ph.D. in Literature and Rhetoric from the University of Texas at Austin
in 1981, writing his dissertation on the literary criticism of C. S. Lewis
.
He served as general editor for the recently published four volume reference set, C. S. Lewis: Life, Works, and Legacy (Praeger Perspectives, 2007). This set is a comprehensive treatment of Lewis's life and times with more than 40 worldwide contributors. His recent books on The Chronicles of Narnia
: Not a Tame Lion (Tyndale, 2005) and Further Up and Further In: Understanding C. S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
, have been well received, and he has published two previous books on Lewis, including A Rhetoric of Reading: C. S. Lewis’s Defense of Western Literacy, and The Taste of the Pineapple: Essays on C. S. Lewis as Reader, Critic, and Imaginative Writer; and he is also a contributor to many collections of essays about Lewis and the Inklings, and has for many years maintained this popular web site on the life and works of C. S. Lewis (http://www.cslewisreview.org). He has also published several successful textbooks for college audiences, including, Roughdrafts (Houghton-Mifflin, 1987), Processing Words (Prentice-Hall, 1988), and Searching for Great Ideas (1st and 2nd editions; Harcourt, 1989; 1992).
He was the recipient of a 1990-2000 Fulbright Program
Fellowship to Kenya
, and, more recently, a 2005 Fulbright-Hays Grant that allowed him to take a contingent of public and private educators to Tanzania
for six weeks in the summer of 2005 to establish internet-based educational opportunities for both Midwestern U.S. and Tanzanian students.
What I am Interested In Besides C.S. Lewis:
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green State University, often referred to as Bowling Green or BGSU, is a public, coeducational research university located in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The institution was granted a charter in 1910 by the State of Ohio as part of the Lowry Bill, which also established Kent State...
in Bowling Green, Ohio
Bowling Green, Ohio
Bowling Green is the county seat of Wood County in the U.S. state of Ohio. At the time of the 2010 census, the population of Bowling Green was 30,028. It is part of the Toledo, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bowling Green is the home of Bowling Green State University...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, where he has been a faculty member and administrator since 1981. Currently, he oversees the development of distance degree programs for BGSU.
He has served as Fulbright Fellow in Nairobi
Nairobi
Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...
, Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
(1999-2000), teaching at Daystar University
Daystar University
Daystar is a Christian liberal arts university in Nairobi, Kenya.Daystar's original campus is close to Nairobi city centre, but here is no room to expand at that location. Therefore, in the last decade a new campus has been built at Athi River, some 40 km to the south-east of the city, on the...
, and as a Bradley Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation
Heritage Foundation
The Heritage Foundation is a conservative American think tank based in Washington, D.C. Heritage's stated mission is to "formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong...
in Washington, DC (1989-90), and as the S. W. Brooks Memorial Professor of Literature at The University of Queensland
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...
, Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
(1988). Bruce and his wife, Joan, live in Bowling Green, and have four grown children, ranging in age from 25 to 34.
Bruce was born in Akron, Ohio
Akron, Ohio
Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan...
, attending the Akron City Public Schools. He received an A.A. in Biblical Studies at Florida College
Florida College
Florida College is a small, regionally accredited, coeducational Christian college located in the City of Temple Terrace, Florida, eight miles northeast of the City of Tampa, Florida...
, and then graduated with a B.A. in English from the University of Missouri–Rolla
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Missouri University of Science and Technology is an institution of higher learning located in Rolla, Missouri, United States, and part of the University of Missouri System...
in 1977, and received his Masters Degree in English from Kansas State University
Kansas State University
Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States...
in 1979. He earned his Ph.D. in Literature and Rhetoric from the University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
in 1981, writing his dissertation on the literary criticism of C. S. Lewis
C. S. Lewis
Clive Staples Lewis , commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis and known to his friends and family as "Jack", was a novelist, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian and Christian apologist from Belfast, Ireland...
.
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels for children by C. S. Lewis. It is considered a classic of children's literature and is the author's best-known work, having sold over 100 million copies in 47 languages...
: Not a Tame Lion (Tyndale, 2005) and Further Up and Further In: Understanding C. S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis. Published in 1950 and set circa 1940, it is the first-published book of The Chronicles of Narnia and is the best known book of the series. Although it was written and published first, it is second in the series'...
, have been well received, and he has published two previous books on Lewis, including A Rhetoric of Reading: C. S. Lewis’s Defense of Western Literacy, and The Taste of the Pineapple: Essays on C. S. Lewis as Reader, Critic, and Imaginative Writer; and he is also a contributor to many collections of essays about Lewis and the Inklings, and has for many years maintained this popular web site on the life and works of C. S. Lewis (http://www.cslewisreview.org). He has also published several successful textbooks for college audiences, including, Roughdrafts (Houghton-Mifflin, 1987), Processing Words (Prentice-Hall, 1988), and Searching for Great Ideas (1st and 2nd editions; Harcourt, 1989; 1992).
He was the recipient of a 1990-2000 Fulbright Program
Fulbright Program
The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright-Hays Program, is a program of competitive, merit-based grants for international educational exchange for students, scholars, teachers, professionals, scientists and artists, founded by United States Senator J. William Fulbright in 1946. Under the...
Fellowship to Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
, and, more recently, a 2005 Fulbright-Hays Grant that allowed him to take a contingent of public and private educators to Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
for six weeks in the summer of 2005 to establish internet-based educational opportunities for both Midwestern U.S. and Tanzanian students.
What I am Interested In Besides C.S. Lewis:
- Africana studies: the literature, cultural history, art and music of both indigenous, continental Africa and the African diaspora.
- The converging fields of discourse studies, computer-mediated writing and instruction, and web-based (e-learning) delivery of curricula. I have been schooled in the tagmemic theories of the late Kenneth L. Pike and regard him (and C. S. Lewis) as my intellectual mentors on these topics and many others.
- The creative work of my three sons and only daughter previewed and sampled on the fascinating website known as Pseudobook.
- The integration of Christian faith and learning within the university setting in a postmodern climate in which all forms of knowledge creation, validation, and dissemination are under scrutiny.
- Beisbol - the World's Pastime
- U2 and Bono's Work in Africa