Emily Nedell Tuck

EXPERIENCE CLASSIC WORKS THROUGH A CONTEMPORARY LENS

Classical ideals,
vintage authors,
and really good reads.

Welcome to my World Literature class! I hope to share with you my love for ancient and medieval texts and the greatest hits of the Renaissance period. My ELA class is a fast-paced survey which is probably the last class you will ever have taught by someone who studied years of Latin and ancient Greek (since Classics Departments have all but gone away), philosophy & Medieval History. In my quest for truth and knowledge, I did grad English and grad everything else in two great college towns, Madison, WI and Bloomington, IN, with some English at Columbia University. I have a BA in English and Classical Languages from the University of Texas in Austin and an MA in Library and Information Studies from the University of Wisconsin.

I am a big believer in cultivating appreciation for literature, history and art, examining what people like about it and why. My personal motto, which I try to incorporate into my teaching, is “The more things you like in life, the happier you will be.” Reading selections from the classics to contemporary fiction, my students will be exposed to a wide variety of genres, themes and styles.

Career Highlights

English 230, World Lit I, Adjunct Faculty, TSU
Reference & Instruction Librarian, TSU
Data Standards Manager, MFAH
Chief Curator and Assistant Director, Museum of Printing History
Director, Art Institute Library
Electronic Resource Librarian, TMC Library

Editor, Llewellyn Publishing Company
Project Manager, Corporate Librarian, CHR Solutions
Client Relationship Manager, Groxis Inc.
Collection Manager, Questia Digital LIbrary
Digital Services Librarian, Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary
Grant Writer, Office of Community Resource Development, HCCS