{"id":122,"date":"2019-12-12T00:22:54","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T00:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-jefferson-english102\/chapter\/about-the-author-american-literature-i\/"},"modified":"2019-12-12T18:35:15","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T18:35:15","slug":"about-the-author-american-literature-i","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-jefferson-english102\/chapter\/about-the-author-american-literature-i\/","title":{"raw":"About the Author","rendered":"About the Author"},"content":{"raw":"<div id=\"about-the-author\" class=\"back-matter miscellaneous\">\r\n<div class=\"back-matter-title-wrap\">\r\n<h3 class=\"back-matter-number\">1<\/h3>\r\n<h1 class=\"back-matter-title\">About the Author<\/h1>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"ugc back-matter-ugc\">\r\n<p class=\"nonindent\">OER books are usually blends of different texts, so I cannot speak to the original Lumen authors\u2019 backgrounds.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"indent\">Here is a little bit of background about myself, though (written in that third person that is always a warning sign for individuals, as <em>Seinfeld<\/em> episodes show us).<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"indent\">Josh Dickinson is an Associate Professor of English at Jefferson Community College in Watertown, NY. He teaches English and Education courses with a focus upon American Literature 1 and 2, Native American Literature, and non-Western Literature. Josh attended SUNY Jefferson, SUNY Potsdam, Syracuse University, and Colgate University.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"indent\">Josh also supervises Jefferson\u2019s EDGE (concurrent enrollment) English offerings at over a dozen local high school and BOCES sites.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"indent\">He enjoys participating in the National Novel Writing Month contest, having completed seven novels so far each November.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"indent\">Josh has officiated high school soccer matches for 25 years and supports pro teams Tottenham Hotspur, FC Barcelona, and Borussia Dortmund.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"indent\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1262\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4984\/2019\/12\/12002253\/Josh-Museum-of-History-Pic1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \/>\r\nAt the Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa: Go Habs, Go!<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div id=\"about-the-author\" class=\"back-matter miscellaneous\">\n<div class=\"back-matter-title-wrap\">\n<h3 class=\"back-matter-number\">1<\/h3>\n<h1 class=\"back-matter-title\">About the Author<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ugc back-matter-ugc\">\n<p class=\"nonindent\">OER books are usually blends of different texts, so I cannot speak to the original Lumen authors\u2019 backgrounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indent\">Here is a little bit of background about myself, though (written in that third person that is always a warning sign for individuals, as <em>Seinfeld<\/em> episodes show us).<\/p>\n<p class=\"indent\">Josh Dickinson is an Associate Professor of English at Jefferson Community College in Watertown, NY. He teaches English and Education courses with a focus upon American Literature 1 and 2, Native American Literature, and non-Western Literature. 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