Memorial 220
Phone: 612-330-1045
Fall 1997 Office Hours:
M 3:30-4:30 p.m.; WF 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.; Sunday 11:30
a.m. - 12:30 p.m.; and by appointment.
Joan Griffin has taught at Augsburg since 1986. Previously, she was a faculty member at Lakeland College (Sheboygan, Wisconsin) and Wartburg College (Waverly, Iowa.) She completed her M.A. and Ph.D. in Celtic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University. Her area of specialization was early Irish literature and culture. She earned her A.B. in English and American Literature at Washington University (St. Louis).
She primarily teaches medieval literature, Shakespeare,and writing courses,as well as the freshman honors seminar in Augsburg's Honors Program. She has developed Topics courses on The Heroic Journey and the City in Literature. Her research emphasis is on medieval studies, but she recently has developed informal interests in pre-Colombian Mexico and the history of the Twin Cities.