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Caitlyn Woitena
Thursday, March 4th, 2021
On Monday, February 22nd, the WKU English Department presented Global Learning through Global Literature in collaboration with the Global Learning Forum hosted by WKU’s Office of Study Abroad and International Learning. Led by Dr. Ted Hovet, two current undergraduate English students and a graduate assistant shared presentations focused on comparing and contrasting western culture with the cultures found in global literature.
Dr. Hovet explained, “The goal of this forum [was] to put literary works into conversation with one another to see how they may increase global learning and global understanding.” The hope for Dr. Hovet was that the presentations and audience’s questions would uncover “how we can more intentionally bring global learning through literature in curricular and extracurricular opportunities at WKU.”
Professor Ted Hovet along with two students hosted the event for students to connect.Â
The discussion centered around sharing Spotify Wrapped, Netflixâs Original âQueenâs Gambitâ and TikTok. Hovet shared a story about how one of his students turned in 30 TikToks for their final class project. Â
âSo I had a student hand in her final project, which was 26 TikTok videos,â Hovet said. âSo it was a 26-minute long video, comparing Elizabeth Bennett and Katniss Everdeen. So that s pretty cool how it is like a masterpiece. It was my first ever TikTok document handed into my class.â
Emily Moore, alongside Elizabeth Roth, helped with organizing and planning the event. Moore is a sophomore studying English and theatre from Louisville. Moore explained the topics discussed at the Salon.