Academic Minute http://wamc.org en Dr. William Marling, Case Western Reserve University – Urbanization and the Detective Novel http://wamc.org/post/dr-william-marling-case-western-reserve-university-urbanization-and-detective-novel <p>In today’s Academic Minute, Dr. William Marling of Case Western Reserve University traces the roots of the detective novel to the process of urbanization.</p><p></p><p><br>William Marling is a professor of literature at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, where his research is focused on detective novels, globalization, and American Modernism. He has published books on Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and is currently writing about the rise of “world literature.” He holds a Ph.D. from the University of California Santa Barbara.</p> Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:00:00 +0000 Bradley Cornelius 58306 at http://wamc.org Dr. Kathrin Stanger-Hall, University of Georgia – Abstinence-Only Sex Education http://wamc.org/post/dr-kathrin-stanger-hall-university-georgia-abstinence-only-sex-education <p>In today’s Academic Minute, Dr. Kathrin Stanger-Hall of the University of Georgia reveals the connection between abstinence-only sex education and teen pregnancy rates.</p><p></p> Mon, 29 Oct 2012 09:00:00 +0000 Bradley Cornelius 50597 at http://wamc.org Dr. Kathrin Stanger-Hall, University of Georgia – Abstinence-Only Sex Education