Elizabeth Herman
Elizabeth Herman (Betsy) recently completed a doctorate in Rhetoric and Composition. Her dissertation research investigated possible relationships between student writers' personal agency and a brief meditation practice used in a first-year composition classroom. The complete dissertation is titled "Supporting Student Writers' Personal Agency through Meditation in the Composition Classroom: An Exploratory Study."
Her many diverse interests, in wellness, natural healing, writing, the healing science of Ayurveda, vegetarian cuisine, organic farming, education, rhetoric, media and spirituality, etc., all supply fertile ground for her continued written work.
Other than publishing on Suite 101, she has published several poems, one short story for children, one biographical article and one scholarly article. She runs a blog for her business, Vital Writer Services, and she holds regular sessions on contemplative writing in her home. She has two children.
Latest Articles
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Circumcision Controversy: Parents' and Children's Relationships
For babies circumcised in their parents' presence in the context of religious rituals, the rite can become spiritually and emotionally trans-formative.
Sep 18, 2011
- Elizabeth Herman
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Snake Symbolism in "Jonah's Gourd Vine"
Zora Neale Hurston uses the image of a snake to symbolize main character John Pearson's sexuality, as well as to evoke religious and spiritual conflict.
Mar 23, 2011
- Elizabeth Herman
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Spirituality in the Works of Zora Neale Hurston
As an anthropologist, Zora Neale Hurston brought keen observation and insight about humanity to the authentic cultural lives of African Americans.
Feb 7, 2011
- Elizabeth Herman
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Many Uses of Tahini
Sesame seed paste, also known as tahini, is so versatile and packed with vegetarian protein.
Jan 23, 2011
- Elizabeth Herman
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Vegetable Pot Pie
The most flexible, hearty vegetarian dish you'll ever work with, benefiting from a variety of vegetable combinations and crusts.
Jan 18, 2011
- Elizabeth Herman
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Contemplative Writers' Group
Every other Wednesday night, a small group of writers meets to share a vegetarian meal, talk and write.
Jan 11, 2011
- Elizabeth Herman
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Xing Lu: Rhetoric in Ancient China, Fifth to Third Century B.C.
As a Chinese scholar working in the West, Xing Lu approaches classical Chinese rhetorical studies with a very critical eye.
Aug 27, 2010
- Elizabeth Herman
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A Serious Man Actually Very Funny
Laugh at yourself through sympathy with the farcical crises in a professor's Midwestern Jewish life in the 1960s, handing down shtetl mythos via the humor of angst.
Mar 25, 2010
- Elizabeth Herman
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Fresh Corn Polenta
This recipe radiates Mediterranean cooking traditions and really intensifies the experience of polenta with summer sweet corn.
Aug 11, 2009
- Elizabeth Herman
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"Celebrating Silence" – Meditations on Knowledge
The Art of Living Foundation's Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has composed a series of meditative talks/writings on a wide variety of topics, and compiled them into book form.
Apr 28, 2009
- Elizabeth Herman
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