Introducing our other bloggers for 2010-2011

In Fall 2010 the Fordham American Studies blog greets one new student blogger and welcomes back two continuing students as well as two ongoing guest bloggers, in addition to Professor Swinth, who was introduced in a previous posting.

• Our new addition is Rebecca Gehman, who is a Junior American Studies major & Communications minor at the Lincoln Center campus. Rebecca is a professed "media junkie" who grew up across the Hudson as a Jersey Girl dreaming of coming to New York City.
• Taylor Riccio is a senior American Studies major at Rose Hill who is active in both theater groups on campus and has an affection for Criterion Collection films.
• Kaylyn Toale is a senior American Studies major and Communications minor on the Rose Hill Campus who spent last semester at the Clinton Institute for American Studies at University College Dublin and is involved in American Age Lecture Series, Global Outreach, and Women's Empowerment.

Continuing as guest bloggers are:

• Professor Robert J. Hume of Fordham's Political Science department, best known to Fordham American Studies students for teaching such popular courses as "Constitutional Law," "Civil Rights and Liberties," and "Law and Society." He began blogging in the spring about the Supreme Court nomination process that led to the confirmation of Elena Kagan, and has just updated his thoughts on the blog this week

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• Martin Northrop, who is a Ph.D. student in the English department working on gay and lesbian pulp fiction. Many of you will remember Marty as the American Studies graduate assistant last year. He posted over the summer about his experiences at the "Futures of American Studies" institute.

If any Fordham American Studies undergraduates are interested in becoming regular contributors to the blog, please contact me. Becoming a regular blogger requires a commitment to post on a schedule. I am also trying to create a balance between campuses, class years, and other factors, so being accepted is not automatic. You can also propose a guest blog on a particular topic.

I'm also soliciting faculty for guest blogging gigs; please contact me if you're interested.