Jim Hala     english@drew
Professor of English. 

  • Office: Sitterly House 205
  • Campus Extension: 3297
  • Email: jhala@drew.edu
Degrees:  B.A., University of Michigan Ann Arbor, 1974; M.A., 1976; Ph.D., 1984. 

Arrived at Drew: 1986 

Areas of Specialization:  Old & Middle English Literature; Celtic and Continental European Medieval Literatures; Linguistics; Critical theory; Gender studies; Film. 

Courses regularly taught: Survey of English Lit I (Engl 12); Chaucer & other medieval topics courses; Linguistics 105, Linguistics 10. 

Co-curricular activities:  Founder of That Medieval Thing (Medfest).  Co-director of the Drew International Seminar to Puerto Rico and Cuba, January 2002.

Forthcoming Publications:
A study of Grendel's mother from Beowulf
A biographical essay on Bernard of Clairvaux 

Points of interest: Sailing, Gardening, Woodworking.  

On Teaching:  "If I teach a class and find that I am not learning too, something is wrong."

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