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FSC English student presents paper

LAKELAND, Fla. (March 25, 2004) - Senior English major Michelle Mann will present her paper, "Stifled Conversations and the Usurpation of the Female in Mythology," Tuesday at 3:45 p.m. in the William H. Danforth Chapel. Mann previously presented the paper at the annual conference of Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honor society. 

Mann's paper discusses how the usurpation of the goddess-worshipping cultures of 3500 B.C. in Mesopotamia and Africa is reflected in the myths "The Enuma Elish," "Telepinu" and "The Creation of the Universe and Life." These myths, she explains, "reflect the usurpation of the female because they depict the goddess's role as being thwarted and ignored."

Mann, who resides in Lakeland, plans to teach after graduation. She currently works as an English tutor at Florida Southern and Polk Community College and will start tutoring at the Sylvan Learning Center in April. 

For more information, contact Dr. Bernard Quetchenbach at 863-680-4221 or email bquetchenbach@flsouthern.edu; or Dr. Catherine Eskin at 680-4345 or email ceskin@flsouthern.edu.


About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world. 

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