Denis Farina, M.A.
part-time instructor, the hunter division of humanities
Everett Mansion 203
dfarina@svc.edu
Education
- M.A., English Literature, Hunter College of the City University of New York
Courses taught
- English Composition I
- English Composition II
- Writing Labs
academic Research/interests
Grammar, Mechanics, the American novel and Comparative Literature
Why I teach
To impart to the youth of today confidence and betterment of oneself--with that you can conquer the world.
Favorite Book
Anna Karenina and War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy
Favorite film
Never a film, always directors: Orson Wells, Frank Capra, David Lean, Alfred Hitchcock and William Wyler
Best part of being at SVC
The CHALLENGE and the PROGRESS; both tell you that life is worth it.
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Professor Scott O'Callaghan
Professor Scott O'Callaghan's doctoral dissertation, "Response in Real Time" asks composition scholars to consider other variables when grading student writing.
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