In this episode, our host, Dr. Abigail Favale, welcomes English Professor Bill Jolliff into a discussion about difficult texts. How do we engage with literature that may cause us emotional distress? Can unsettling books be instrumental in shaping our worldviews in a positive way?

Dr. Bill Jolliff: https://www.georgefox.edu/academics/u...

Professor Abigail Favale completed her doctorate at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, where she was a recipient of the competitive Overseas Research Award. In 2011, her dissertation was granted the Samuel Rutherford Prize for the most distinguished thesis in English literature.
Check out Abigail's academic profile.

To connect with more of her work, visit her website.

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