Remembering J. Z. Smith - A Career and its Consequence - Emily D. Crews
19. “It Ain’t Too High, and it Ain’t Too Theoretical”
Remembering J. Z. Smith - A Career and its Consequence - Emily D. Crews
William D. O'Connor [+]
De Paul University
William O’Connor is Professor of Theatre Studies at DePaul University, where he teaches courses on Shakespeare and the history of world theater.
Description
In this essay, originally a blog post published on The Bulletin for the Study of Religion, William O’Connor, who spent many hours in the classroom with Jonathan Z. Smith, credits Smith with giving him “a sense of appreciation for what humans are capable of” as scholars and teachers.