
George Browning Handley
Associate Director of BYU Faculty Center, Comparative Arts & Letters
4002 JFSB
801.422.7151
Research Areas:
American studies, Environment, Latin America, Postcolonialism
I love the brilliance of BYU students, the way literature and the arts stimulate new ways to imagine the world, and the challenge and opportunity to integrate faith and learning in the classroom at a high level. I believe in teaching for the future. That is, I believe that teaching is about inculcating a passion that lasts beyond the classroom and after college and that prepares students to be good citizens committed to making life better for others. My research focuses on environmental humanities generally and postcolonial ecocriticism, ecotheology, and literature of the Americas more specifically. My books include: I believe in community outreach and making scholarship relevant to the larger university community as well local and national communities. I enjoy the challenge to translate theory into practice and academese into public understanding. Students should learn not only how to think but how to act in the world. I strive to model both of these key aspects of a holistic education. I also believe in the benefit of listening and learning across disciplines and communities.Teaching Experience
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