Kennedy Hamblen
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FallHanover, NH
Favorite Class: Decadence, Degeneracy, and the Fin de SiecleProfessor McCann is my advisor, but that's not the only reason I took this class. Since it was a senior seminar with only 9 students, we got to dive deep into the fascinating material, including with Victorian-era pulp fiction books, advertisements, and psychological treatises, plus some good old fashioned canonical works like The Picture of Dorian Gray and Dracula. [Fun fact: I've read Dracula three times at Dartmouth... it's an English department favorite!]
WinterHanover, NH
This was an off term for me, but I love Hanover so much I hung around anyways! I worked for admissions and Baker-Berry Library, read a ton of J.G. Ballard, and stared out the window at the snow for an embarrassingly long amount of time. I also visited my parents in Tennessee during Christmas.
SpringHanover, NH
Favorite Class: Law, Courts, and JudgesProfessor Nachlis went out of his way to act as an unofficial pre-law advisor for all of us in this class, not only by introducing us to some of the most pressing issues in American government, but also by dedicating the final two weeks of class to a module called "Should you go to law school?" A question I was asking myself!
SummerHanover, NH
Another off term again, and this time I'm working full-time for admissions as a senior fellow! I'm also doing a lot of preliminary reading for my honors thesis. Anyone heard of Friedrich Kittler's Discourse Networks? Well, I'll have read it twice by the time this term is over.
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FallHanover, NH
Favorite Class: Constitutional Law, Development, and TheoryCon Law with Professor Bedi was one of my favorite classes at Dartmouth. Our in-depth examination of the Constitution and landmark case law built up a "science of the Constitution" (in Prof Bedi's words). Our class of 9 students rarely agreed on anything, which was what made it so fun!
WinterHanover, NH
Favorite Class: US Civil Rights in the 20th CenturyMy final paper for this class was an analysis of a civil rights leader's memoir that I actually worked on back during my internship at the University Press of Mississippi! I learned so much in this class, and it was gratifying to return, now with new knowledge, to a text I had a personal relationship with.
My English Honors Thesis: Chapter Three
The final installation in a series of blog posts where I talk about my honors thesis in the English Department!
Dartmouth's Liberal Arts: Kennedy Edition
I want to tell you about the courses I took at Dartmouth to fulfill my "distributive requirements."
What's Next for Me
I'm graduating in a little less than two months. Find out what's next for me after Dartmouth.
My English Honors Thesis: Chapter Two
This is part two of me "nerding out" about my honors thesis! If you want to learn more about independent projects, theses, or the humanities at Dartmouth, check it out!
All About the English Major
I've officially completed all of my English major requirements for Dartmouth. Since I'm now a veteran English student, I'll walk you all through one of Dartmouth's coolest departments!
My Honors Thesis: Chapter One
Being the massive nerd that I am, I thought it might be fun to walk you all through three chapters of my honors thesis as I assemble them. Here's chapter one!
An Interview with the Creator of a New Dartmouth Podcast!
Today, I interviewed Gabe Gottesman. He is a '26 and an economics major who runs a podcast called "Big Green Economics," about the economics research professors and students are pursuing at Dartmouth.
In Defense of "Useless" Majors
How much does your major matter for your future? Or, to put it in other words, are there "useless majors" at Dartmouth?
The College Search: A Series of Thorough Questions
I want to share with you some of the most valuable questions I asked myself when I was deciding where to go to college.