Dr. Brianne Jaquette, Assistant Professor in the School of English Studies
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Nassau,
Bahamas - Sometimes, it is about finding the voice that is not there,
hearing the words that have not been recorded and trying to determine
why, according to Dr.
Brianne Jaquette, Assistant Professor in the School of English Studies at The College of The Bahamas.
Discovering that voice is vital for Dr. Jaquette,
who began her faculty appointment
at The College this Fall as one of 11 new members of the teaching staff.
She is one of nine who have terminal degrees and are conducting
research in various academic disciplines, and sees
writing, research, and critical thinking skills as integral parts of
creating well-informed citizens.
“I
study nineteenth-century American literature and culture with a focus
on the literature of place and women writers. My research focuses on
both marginalized places and marginalized
voices, and while my research is mostly historical, finding places of
silence and uncovering them is important work that has ramifications for
contemporary society in terms of learning to recognize who has access
to being heard and why,” she says.
In
addition to the creation of well-informed students – and particularly
those students who come under her direct tutelage – Dr. Jaquette says
she wants to ensure that those writing,
research, and critical thinking skills inspired in her class stay with
her students during the rest of their time at COB and in their future
careers.
The new faculty member also looked forward to her own contribution as The College transitions into a University.
“In
my research I also value the production of knowledge, and I am looking
forward to the potential to develop the hemispheric scope of my
scholarship and add to the recognition
of COB as an institution on a larger scale.”
“I
have been impressed with the Harry C. Moore Library and think that the
situating of it as the cornerstone of the new entrance bodes well for
the priorities of the university,”
Dr. Jaquette added. “I would love to see the collections of the library
expanded and would personally be interested in contributing to the
newly established American Corner.”
Brianne
Jaquette has an MA from Boston College and a PhD in American Literature
from the University of Missouri. She studies nineteenth-century
American literature and specifically
focuses on the circulation of print culture in regional networks.
Dr. Jaquette’s article, “‘Written for the
National Labor Tribune’: Community Formation through Poetry in Pittsburgh’s Labor Newspaper” is forthcoming in the
Journal
of the Midwest Modern Language Association.
She
is currently working on a project that traces the poetry submitted by
readers to the National Labor Tribune, which was founded and
headquartered
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania but reached a much wider audience of
workers concerned with the labor movement.
Dr. Jaquette also
recently co-founded a group blog about teaching calledPedagogy and American Literary Studies.