Language of Love: Scholar Explains Origins of Valentine’s Day in English Literature
Prof. Aaron Hostetter explains the origins of Valentine’s Day in English literature.
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Consumerism Has Always Driven Our Holiday Traditions, Says Researcher
By Tom McLaughlin From nonstop Christmas music, to elaborate store displays, and a steady stream of commercials, the unofficial start to the holiday season seems to come earlier and earlier every year. So has our consumerism finally gone too far? Not so fast, says Rutgers University–Camden researcher Aaron Hostetter. While we’d like to believe that […]
Scholar’s Book Explores Politics of Food in Medieval English Romance Literature
By Tom McLaughlin Throughout civilized history, posits Aaron Hostetter, humans have rendered the material world edible in order to define our lives. “We are a collective of consuming agents, and our primary role as citizens of our culture is to use what we obtain, primarily through production and global trade,” says Hostetter, an associate professor […]
You Are What You Eat: Senior Capstone Course Explores the Politics of Consumption
By Tom McLaughlin It seems like people are using every means possible these days to make a political statement – but food? Actually, whether we realize it or not, food always makes political arguments, posits Aaron Hostetter, an assistant professor of English at Rutgers University–Camden. “Think about what we are trying to say when we […]
Researcher Builds Archive of Translated Anglo-Saxon Narrative Poetry
In a labor of loving dating back seven years, Aaron Hostetter, an assistant professor of English, has translated 66 percent of extant Old English poetry – and counting – on his web-based Anglo-Saxon Narrative Poetry Project.
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