ENG 141-10: Literature & Film
Kutztown University - Fall 2015
ABOUT DR. MCCLURE

Hi everyone! I will be your professor for ENG 141-010 this fall. I am a UConn alumni (Go Huskies!), but I was born and raised in Harrisburg, PA. I hold an MA and a PhD in Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies and my primary area of research is Irish cinema and human rights. I have two kids, two cats, and one husband. We all live in Phoenixville, PA.
Given my research, you can see that I love cinema, but I also LOVE music. I knit and crochet. I love to cook, but I'm not as fond of baking. I love eating what I make. I run to compensate for the eating.
Favorite Band (right now): Jake Bugg, Houndmouth, Haley Bonar, Lucius, J. Roddy Walston & The Business, Courtney Barnett, Metric,
Favorite Band (always): U2, The Jayhawks, The Replacements, Golden Smog, Jellyfish, Ryan Adams (some of the time)
Favorite Books: Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Klay by Michael Chabon, Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
Recent reads: The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore, Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Favorite Movie (probably always): Breakfast on Pluto
ABOUT THE CLASS

Amuni Aristilde
My name is Amuni Aristilde. I think I can be a very nice person and not judgemental. In very negative situations, I will always try to see the slightest positive. Having an open mind to everything is my thing and being unique. I like going outside playing sports as much as being inside playing video games or watching TV. My main passion, however, is making hip=hop music and I hope to be a professional recording artist someday.

Julia Boyer
My name is Julia Boyer and I am a transfer student from Millersville University. I should be senior, but due to transferring, I lost some credits so I am a junior. My major is Communications with a double minor in Public Relations and Digital Communications. I have been competitively riding horses since I was eight years old and currently own one horse. I have a two year old German Shepherd/Boxer mix and two beautiful cats, as well. I have a dream job of becoming an ESPN sportscaster, specifically for the Philadelphia Eagles, but I will be happy with anything. I also dream of being a wedding consultant/planner and would love to be on, "Say Yes to the Dress"! I am looking forward to everything this class entails!

Dallas Ernst
My name is Dallas Ernst. I am a sophomore at KU and I am a Professional Writing major. I’m from Milford Pennsylvania, a simple town in the middle of nowhere. I love writing and hope my future career revolves around the creative universe, whether it may be screenwriting, film critiquing, or simply being an author. I also love film and television. I don’t have a favorite movie, but I enjoy a wide variety, including but not limited to: the Harry Potter series, Disney, supernatural action, and horror. My favorite television shows are The Walking Dead, Supernatural, Face Off, Modern Family, and Friends. My other love is music. My current favorite band is Twenty One Pilots, but my all-time favorite is a three-way tie between Florence and the Machine, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, and Marina and the Diamonds. I also appreciate reading, although I don’t do it as often as I should. My favorites are the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCort, The Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, Maximum Ride by James Patterson, and Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion. Overall, I’m a fairly calm and thoughtful person. I’m an optimist and a dreamer who’s looking forward to this Literature and Film class.

Zoe Heller
Hi I'm Zoe Heller, I'm a professional writing major with a minor in Public Relations. Some day I hope to work for a publishing house for books. I love 80's movies like Can't Buy Me Love, Sixteen Candles, and the Breakfast Club. Can't wait to see what this class has in store!

Ashley Kolb
My name is Ashley Kolb, I am 20 years old and a psychology major.I'm from a small little town in New Jersey called Beachwood, which is about ten minutes away from the ocean. And yes, you've guessed it, I am a major beach bum. I love spending hours indulged in books, cooking(while hopefully not setting the fire alarm off) , and spending time with friends and family. When I graduate I hope to one day work in a Children's hospital with kids who have cancer. I love Fall time and I probably get way to excited at the first snowfall of the year. Food is a major weakness of mine, and I love watching Netflix.

Wesley McCarthy
Name: Wesley McCarthy
Major: Electronic Media
Hometown: Reading, PA
Pets: 2 black labs
Fav. show: Red vs Blue
Hobby: I enjoy reading and playing board/card/video games.
Other:
I am a very quiet individual. I am trying to be more outgoing, but it is a slow process.
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Stephanie Montilus
I'm Stephanie, I'm a sophomore! I'm obsessed with makeup and Marnie the Dog on instagram. I'm always craving chipotle burritos so let's eat them always please! I love reading books, and long romantic strolls on the beach while eating curly fries. That's all there is to know about me!

Mike Pol
My name is Mike Pol. I'm an applied math major with hopes of eventually becoming a statistician for a sports team (like in Moneyball). I play Ultimate Frisbee (now an Olympic recognized sport) for Kutztown's club team. My favorite movie is The Departed, and Christopher Nolan is my favorite director- moreso for the subject matter of his movies rather than directing style. The Wire just dethroned Lost as my favorite TV show. As far as music goes, I like all genres but Dave Matthews Band and the Beastie Boys will always be my two favorites.

Kyle Bambary
My name is Kyle Bambary. I'm a sophomore at KU. I major in Electronic Media. I'm from Easton, PA. I'm into sports, music and "Netflix & chill".
Heather Wentz

Hi there! I'm Heather Wentz, I'm a psychology major who just recently got married. I transferred to Kutztown from Harrisburg Area Community College (or HACC as it's commonly referred to). I've lived in three different states throughout my lifetime, and countless cities/towns/counties- which comes with being a military brat (good think I like to travel). I love reading and watching films almost as much as I love to swim.

Ashlyn Faber
My name is Ashlyn Faber. I transferred to Kutztown from warren county community college. I am studying communications studies here and want to add on the minor of professional writing. After transferring I should have been a junior but I ended up losing credits so I'm a sophomore. I am an only child but I have a big, extended family, including my mini dauchshund Kady. I love writing, reading, photography and anything that has to do with music, playing or just listening to music.

Jarod Hughes
My name is Jarod Hughes. I am a freshman at KU and a Communications major. I'm from Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Starting at a young age I would love to watch sports on television especially basketball.My dream is to become a sports analyst for basketball on ESPN, or NBA TV. I like to play basketball, and football and was previously on my high school football team.

Benjamin Lehr
I am a sophomore here at Kutztown University. I commute from Reading PA, where I have lived my whole life. I have one sister, who is an Engineer graduate of the University of Delaware, and one brother, currently in college. I am the youngest of the three, except for my little puppy HP. I am a graduate from Muhlenberg High School, and my major is Business Management. My favorite hobbies include doing large puzzles, napping, and playing several different musical instruments. My favorite movie is probably a tie between Tommy Boy and Airplane!, I am a huge comedy buff. My favorite book is probably The Stand by Stephen King, and my favorite sports team is the Philadelphia Eagles. Looking forward to a great semester!

Cassidy McInerney
My name is Cassidy McInerney. I’m from Coatesville, Pennsylvania and am a proud graduate from Coatesville High School. At home I live with my parents and my sister who is four years older than me. I’m an English major here at Kutztown and plan on double majoring in Secondary Education. I enjoy writing much more than reading, but if I find a book that I’m very interested in I can go an entire day without putting it down. I’m a pretty open-minded person when it comes to movie and music genres.

Abigail Obert
Hi my name is Abbey Obert and I'm a freshman here at KU. My major is professional writing. I'm from Lehighton, PA which is a small town in the southern Poconos. I enjoy running, fitness, reading, watching films and television, and being with my friends. I am really looking forward to this class since I am interesting in both film and literature.

Cailin Ruth
My name is Cailin Ruth, and I am a sophomore for the 2015-2016 school year who is not quite sure what to write right now. I am from New Jersey, I am the oldest of 3 girls, and my family has 2 dogs. My favorite color is red and I love to read and watch movies as well as listen to most types of music, and I’ve played softball since I was in kindergarten… and that’s all, folks.

Daniel Smith
I come from a somewhat small town called Oxford PA, located about an hour and 15 minutes south from KU. If you know Route 1, or the areas around Kennet Square or the West Chester County, then you have the right location! I love to write and to make stories, like fiction or sometimes work for other people. I’m currently taking professional writing and also a business minor (the business to make sure I get a job, at least that’s the plan anyway haha.) My hobbies include video games, more writing (its insane, the amount of writing I do haha.) and helping others. I do have my own Deviantart account, where I post my stories, called PhineasJamesVinci. You can google that name to find my page.
So for my personal life and family. I am the middle child in my family. I have a loving dad who works as a systems engineer and a caring mother who works as a blood bank nurse at a hospital. Then there is my older brother David who is currently attending Elizebethtown College, and my younger sister Rachel who is currently enrolled at Oxford Area High School, which is the school that I graduated from back in mid-June. I have three loveable black cats, all of which are oddly alike my brother, my sister, and myself. There named Coal, Danny, and Niki. I wish I could say I had a dog named Penny to, a cocker spaniel, but she sadly passed away over the summer due to cancer of the spleen and internal bleeding. She was only 14 then.

Katie Barker

Brett Befano
My name is Katie Barker. I am a sophomore with a major in Sociology. I am originally from Sinking Spring, but moved to the Laureldale/Reading area around the age of eight. I love cooking, Netlfix marathons, and reading. I have pretty close to 130 books in my personal library. In my spare time besides reading, I also enjoy painting and volleyball at my local church. I have a lot of favorite books, but my absolute favorite are: Divergent series by Veronica Roth, Maze Runner series by James Dashner, The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare, the I am Number Four series (don’t get me started on the movie) by Pittacus Lore, the Gone series by Michael Grant, the Monument 14 series by Emmy Laybourne, the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, and many others. In addition to the books, I also like a lot of the movies that came after them. My favorite movies include Grease, White Christmas, Lilo and Stitch, Tangled, all of the Harry Potter movies, Divergent and Insurgent, Maze Runner, and most Marvel movies (D.C. is horrendous). I am really looking forward to this class because I love seeing the differences between the books and the movie adaptations. While I do not play sports, I am a fan of the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Erika Cassell
My name is Erika Cassell and I am a transfer student from Lehigh Carbon Community College. I am from Tamaqua in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. I have my associates in Education and plan to complete by Bachelor in Secondary Education with a concentration in English. I am a choreographer for local theaters in my community as well as a performer. I work at my alma mater middle and high school as their Drama Club Choreographer and Assistant Director. I also spent a semester working as a paraprofessional in the Tamaqua Area Middle School. I am looking forward to this class because I do not watch movies as often as I'd like to. I really enjoy comparing books to their films so I hope this will be a good semester for me.

Allison Fanning
Hello everyone! My name is Allison Fanning but all my friends either call me “Allie” or just “Fanning”. I am a Sophomore Communications Major. I am from Philadelphia and I absolutely adore the city, but I also fell in love with this cow town. I am a huge music lover and I am a sucker for vinyl’s and concerts. I have records from The Doors to The Front Bottoms (my new favorite band). I enjoy a lot of the little things in life and I’m always down for meeting new people. I also have a serious online shopping addiction. When I graduate from Kutztown I aspire to work in the music industry promoting bands, or working for some awesome radio station in the city. I also want to travel the world and own a pet corgi. You can always find me on campus with a coffee in my hand and a smile on my face.

Dontez Jolly
My name is Dontez Jolly, but you can just call me Tez. I've lived in Philadelphia all my life. I want to do many things in life. I want to write books (mostly realistic fiction, or just plain fiction) and get into the movie production business as well. I'm a pretty athletic guy. I like to play football, and basketball. In high school I played both and I also ran track. I also like to watch all three of them too. I was a huge Syracuse fan but that was before I walked into Dr. McClure's class.

Katelyn Maugans
Hi, my name is Katelyn Maugans, and I am from Garnet Valley, PA. I was born in New Jersey and lived there until 2011. One neat fact about me is that I am a twin, and although Jocelyn, my twin, and I both go to Kutztown University, we are going to be studying different majors. As a freshman this year I will be studying professional writing. Some of my favorite movies include anything from Disney ones, to more modern ones like The Hunger Games, to even musically based films like Les Miserables. Besides watching movies, my favorite things to do are reading, occasionally baking, and hanging with my pets (My family and I have one dog and three cats). I also used to play softball for a while and I like to travel to places like New York City, Washington D.C., and any beach when I can. I hope that Literature and Film will be a fun class!

Katelyn Melder
My name is Katelyn Melder. I come from a town no one knows about (Dover, PA), so I'll twist it a bit and just say I'm from York County. I'm an English and Professional Writing major. There's nothing I'd love more than to write novels and short stories, but I'd also like to write for a top magazine. I currently work at a daycare as an assistant teacher. My favorite novels are And Then There Were None, The Bell Jar, V for Vendetta, and 1984. I love to listen to music as well. My favorite bands are Cage the Elephant, Foo Fighters and Arctic Monkeys, and I also like the t.v. show Grey's Anatomy. Last but not least, this is my favorite quote: "The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there... and still on your feet."-Stephen King
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Chante Peterson
Hi my name is Chante Peterson and i'm from Philadelphia. I love writing short stories and poems. I am a freshman and I graduated from Mastery Charter Thomas Campus . I would like to become a author one day. I like reading and my favorite type of books are Post apocalyptic books.
My name is Brett Befano and I am pursuing a History degree with a Geography minor. I was born and raised in Kelayres Pa and graduated from Marian Catholic High School in Tamaqua. I like to keep to myself and have an abrasive personality when it comes to topics I am passionate about. My hobbies include talking with my hands and snarky remarks.

Logan Buchanan
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Skylar Kelly
I’m Skylar Kelly, a transfer student, communications major and a Leo! My hometown is West Chester, PA, and I transferred out of a college called Eastern University. I believe I am one or two classes short of a sophomore, therefore I am considered a freshman. My favorite animals are elephants, because they bring good luck! I’m looking forward to this semester, and whatever this class will bring. And in the picture above I grew the sunflower myself.

Mikhaela Moher
Name: Mikhaela Jane Moher
Favorite Movies: The Invisible Man, The Mark of Zorro (1940)
Favorite Book: The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite All-Time Actor: Tyrone Power

Emily Krueger

My name is Emily Krueger and I am officially in my last semester here at KU! I am originally from Omaha, Nebraska but grew up in the Pottstown area in Pennsylvania. I traded corn fields for lots and lots of trees.
I am in love with a million things all at once. I love coffee, flowers, photography, music, food (sushi the most), drinks, friends, traveling, writing, reading, yoga, camping, etc. The only thing that I don’t openly love (probably hate) is running. It’s killer, please don’t ask me to do it.
I am a HUGE alternative rock fan; my favorites are Modest Mouse and Hozier, but artists like Robyn and Beyonce are best for dancing, and jazz for feeling a little classy with a glass of wine. Although I am pretty particular about what music I listen to, I love going to all types of live shows. Little local bands and live music are important for living a good life!
I am not ashamed to admit that I love my cat, Elwood, as much as my best friends. He is chubby, has big paws and looks grumpy, but has the best snuggles of all time. This is me!
Matthew Regan
Hi my name is Matt Regan. I am a junior here at KU. On campus I am involved in a fraternity called TKE. I live in Wayne, New Jersey about 20 minutes from New York City. Sushi is my favorite food. People just like me for my eyes so I tell everyone they are fake. I really like this class because I like books (kind of) and I love movies.

Nicole Siegerman
Hi guys, my name is Nicole Siegerman, but seriously, call me Nickey. I'm an English Professional Writing Major, and I need freshie friends with my major! I'm from West Chester, PA and attended West Chester East High School. Go Vikings! I grew up with a foot doctor for a Mom, a teacher for a Dad, a brother almost three years younger than me and I have two greyhounds, Rose and Koko. I love writing novels, fiction of course because non-fiction bores me, and have been writing since I was five years old. My second love and passion is music, mainly singing. I did 3 choirs in high school and won the Fred Waring Director's Award For Chorus this past June from my director at my high school, which made me cry. I also graduated my elite choir group I did outside of school for 7 years of singing with them. I even tried out for musical for the first time my senior year and got a solo! ("Love Shack" by B52's) My favorite movie is hands down Begin Again, favorite authors are J.K Rowling and Rainbow Rowell, and my favorite bands are Imagine Dragons, Of Monsters & Men and Misterwives. I also have a huge obsession with musical theater...Also I'm pretty sure I wrote too much here, but I don't believe in "Word/Page Minimum".

Keith Walsh
Major: Professional Writing
Favorite movies: Miracle, The Batman series, Goodfellas, I Love You Man
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Favorite Sports: Hockey, Football, Basketball
Favorite Band: Blink 182

Kyle Slane
My name is Kyle Slane a few interesting things about me is I played basketball my whole life. Played on my highschool varsity team for 2 years and made it to the state playoffs. I also raced four wheelers since I was 6 and made it to the pro class at 17 years old. I stopped because of college but it was a great experience! I'm looking forward to your class!