Author Archives: Ed Battistella

About Ed Battistella

Edwin Battistella’s latest book Dangerous Crooked Scoundrels was released by Oxford University Press in March of 2020.

An Interview with Dr. Diana Maltz

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Ed Battistella

Dr. Diana Maltz is a specialist in late-Victorian literature and culture.  She has been a professor at SOU since 1999 and is current Chair of the Language, Literature, and Philosophy Department. She received her BA in Literature and History from … Continue reading →

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Kudos to our Spring Guest Speakers

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Ed Battistella

The spring term has just about come to an end and I want to take a minute to thank our terrific History of Publishing guest lecturers this term. Each of them helped us to home in on what is going … Continue reading →

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Instant communication hurting artistic tendancies?

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Ed Battistella

As I sit here with my V8 considering what to write about for my very first blog post (I know, the lashes should be coming any minute now for being this late), I consider what I’ve done with the last … Continue reading →

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Nicholas Andelin’s interview with Dr. Warren Hedges of Southern Oregon University

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Ed Battistella

Dr. Warren Hedges grew up in Springfield, Missouri, in a very conservative town (John Ashcroft is from there; Jerry Falwell went to college there; Jimmy Swaggart & Jim Baker got called back there to be defrocked). This left Warren with a … Continue reading →

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