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Ruth O. Saxton
Professor of English

At Mills since 1974

Office: Mills Hall 301
Phone: 510.430.2151
Email: rsaxton@mills.edu
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Faculty Office Hours
Days	Time	Room
M, W and	11:30 - 1:00 by appointment	MH 301

Spring 2013 Schedule
Days	Time	Description	Room
M	09:30AM-10:45AM	ENG 183B/283B Adv Seminars in English	LONG 102
W	09:30AM-10:45AM	ENG 183B/283B Adv Seminars in English	LONG 102
F	09:00AM-11:30AM	ENG 191 Senior Thesis in Literature	MH 318

Education

PhD, University of California at Berkeley
MA, Mills College
BA, Wheaton College

Courses Taught

ENG 158: Contemporary Fiction by Women
ENG 181-281: The British Novel in the 20th Century
ENG 191-283: Advanced Seminar: Virginia Woolf and Toni Morrison
ENG 191: Advanced Seminar: Virginia Woolf
ENG 195/295: Independent Study
ENG 258: Contemporary Fiction by Women
ENG 272: Theories and Strategies of Teaching Writing
ENG 277: Advanced Practicum in English

Professional Interests

Modern British literature, feminist theory, the novel, Doris Lessing, Virginia Woolf, American women writers, teaching of writing, composition, contemporary fiction

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Awards

Contemporary Writers Series

The Place for Writers

580 Split, Creative Writing Journal of Literature & Art

The Walrus

The Campanil

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Contact Information

P: 510.430.2217
F: 510.430.3398
E: english@mills.edu