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Carol Parker

Assistant Professor

(719) 502-3624 | carol.parker2@pikespeak.edu

Box R16, Rampart Range | PRR-E213C

Background

Carol Parker
MA, University of Birmingham, UK

I have been teaching literature and composition for nearly 30 years, the last 13 of those years at Pikes Peak. I have a bachelor's in English Education, a Master of Liberal Studies in Literature, and Master of Arts in Shakespeare from the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. I am currently pursuing a PhD in Shakespeare Studies from the Institute.

I am married, and my husband Steve and I have four kids, two of which are college graduates trying their best to be real grown-ups. Our third is a senior in high school this year, and the baby of the family is in seventh grade. We have a dog (Murphy) and two Guinea pigs (Fred and George). We have lived in Colorado Springs for more than 25 years, but I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago. I love to travel and read, and my family and I have been to many places around the globe.

I love teaching, and I adore literature (especially Shakespeare).

education

Honors & Awards

I won the Sir Stanley Wells Prize for outstanding scholarly work in a master's dissertation from the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-upon-Avon, UK.

I have a chapter published in Teaching Shakespeare through Theatre-Based Practices by Tracy Irish and Jennifer Kitchen.

Participated in Teaching Shakespeare through Performance at the Globe Theatre, London, August 2023.

Classes Taught

Intro to Shakespeare
Intro to British Lit to 1770
Intro to British Lit since 1770
Intro to Literature
ENG 1021
ENG 1022

Publications

Chapter 14: Transference and Integration: Using Shakespeare to Teach Composition in Teaching Shakespeare through Theatre-based Practices by Tracy Irish and Jennifer Kitchen, Jan 2024

Professional Memberships

Folger Shakespeare Library
The English Speaking Union of the U.S.

Research Interests

Shakespeare and education