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Tara Roth, MA

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Associate Teaching Professor

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Biography

Tara Roth CV

I graduated from a small liberal arts college, Rockford University, in Rockford, Illinois where I majored in Political Science. I studied abroad at British American College, London where I interned in the British Parliament. I earned my MA in English Language and Literature from Western Illinois University, where I taught as a full-time instructor for two years prior to coming to Ï㽶´«Ã½ U. I am a creative writer (2010 Jack Straw writer) and musician, and I enjoy working with students on their creative writing and recording projects.

Courses Taught

Teaching and Research Interests

I am a Senior Instructor in English. My primary interests are in teaching and service that relate directly to our students’ experiences at Ï㽶´«Ã½. My background is primarily in rhetoric and composition, and my areas of interest include topics that relate to our Northwest community, dismantling racist systems, power and privilege, diversity, and inclusion. I teach several thematic writing courses in the Core, including, UCOR 1100, The Rhetoric of Art for Social Change; UCOR 1300, Writing Ï㽶´«Ã½: Local Narratives; and UCOR 1400, Literature and Music: Songs of Resistance.