The Story of Evolution and the Evolution of Stories: EvoLit

Hello to all, my name is Kristin and I am a Continuing Education Student.  I graduated from Bryn Mawr a number of years ago (yes, I'm being vague here ;-) with a major in philosophy and a minor in math.  I then promptly moved to LA and became a Page on the "Price is Right," then a personal assistant to a comedian/talk show host, then worked my way up the corporate ladder at CBS to an executive position.  After many years in that field and in that environment, I find that my interests, my focus and what I find to be meaningful in life has changed.  I want to do something more purposeful and challenging with my life... so I've decided to go to Med School.

 I'm a junior Spanish major and Chemistry minor at Bryn Mawr with plans to attend medical school after graduation.  Although from my Spanish classes I have experience with literary analysis, I would definitely classify myself as a science person above other things.  I just returned from a semester abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and absolutely loved it there.  I play soccer and lacrosse here and Bryn Mawr.  I also just love sports in general, especially football and lacrosse, but I have an interest in most sports.  I'm really excited for this class, and especially to get a better idea of how non science people look at scientific ideas and apply them to the world around us.

I am a senior at Bryn Mawr College majoring in biology and minoring in classical studies. After studying abroad last year, I have fallen in love with traveling and have developed a minor obsession with anything related to New Zealand. I have strong interests both in the humanities and sciences and have always wanted to see what a class combining these two areas would look like.

Academically, I am a senior English major, cities minor and environmental studies concentrator at Bryn Mawr. Why choose between science and humanities when you don’t have to? They work together quite nicely, combining and talking to one another in fascinating ways. Non-academically, I am a sabre and foil fencer, a Scottish dancer and a creative writer. In terms of both spheres, I have a bit of an obsession with Sherlock Holmes and some aspect or another ends up in conversation academic or otherwise (including my thesis).

Hello everyone! I'm Sadie, a sophomore biology major (with a possible English minor). Although I love science, I'm also quite passionate about literature, English, and language arts. I enjoy reading, dance, writing fiction, and listening to music. I'm really interested in participating in our discussions this semester as I think we'll generate a lot of fascinating ideas.

 Hello!  For those of you out there wondering I am not a poison dart frog (user name), but rather a Junior chemistry major with a biology concentration and a psychology minor.   In addition, to my love of poison dart frogs (which has yet to result in an actual purchase) I have a beautiful beta fish who has almost managed to survive for an entire year (this is a HUGE accomplishment for me).  While I have always understood biology, particularly evolution, I cannot say the same for the English language or literature.  I am excited to take this class and use my love of biology to help cultivate a better understanding and appreciation for English.

I'm Katherine, and I am an undeclared freshwoman at BMC. Outside of class, I like to play soccer, write and I'm involved in Shakespeare Performance Troupe. I'm a dual Australian-American citizen who finds the weather pretty challenging at the moment, and wears two coats most of the time. I went to three high schools, two Australian and one American, and two colleges so far, both American, so I'm pretty used to being the new (foreign-ish) kid. I would like to major in English and evolution was my favourite topic in high school biology so I'm really psyched for this class because I hope that it will expand my way of thinking.

 My name is Erin Washburn (obviously). I'm a sophomore English major at Bryn Mawr College, working on declaring a theater and classics double-minor. Classes that I've taken and enjoyed during my time in the Tri-Co include Culture and Crisis in the Golden Age of Athens (at Haverford); Tolkein, Pullman and their Literary Roots (at Swarthmore); and Women Poets: Giving Eurydice a Voice (at Bryn Mawr). Though these course listings may seem like I've used my college experience to reject all science-y things, I've always had an interest in biological evolution, and have been interested in taking this class since I was a senior in high school. With regards to what questions I bring to this class, I am most interested in the interplay between evolutionary imperatives and our personalities.