Dr. Stephen Whittaker

Professor, English
Faculty Moderator, Esprit

McDade Center for Literary
and Performing Arts
Office: CLP212; Phone: x7795
E-mail: WhittakerS1@scranton.edu

B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas

Stephen Whittaker completed his B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin, with specialties in Modern Irish and British Literature and in Philosophy. He regularly teaches in these areas, as well as specialty courses on Irish Culture, James Joyce, Women's Literature, and Woody Allen. For SJLA students he offers The Trivium in the Philosophy Department. His particular area of research is the intersection of philosophy and literature, especially Plato among the Moderns. Dr. Whittaker serves as Faculty Moderator for Esprit, the University of Scranton Review of Arts and Letters.

Dr. Whittaker specializes in the following courses:

English 490: James Joyce Senior Seminar » [ sample syllabus ] [ sample schedule ]

English 362: Literature and Philosophy » [ sample syllabus ] [ sample schedule ]

English 244: Modern British Literature » [ sample syllabus ] [ sample schedule ]

English 239: Irish Short Story » [ sample syllabus ] [ sample schedule ]

English 225: Writing Women » [ sample syllabus ] [ sample schedule ]

English 221: Woody Allen » [ sample syllabus ] [ sample schedule ] -- coming soon.

Philosophy 217J: The Trivium » [ sample syllabus ] [ sample assignment #1 ]  [ sample assignment #2 ]