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Disrupting the MA English Thesis: Autoethnography in Advanced Literary Studies

“We will explore why and how an MA thesis director introduces autoethnography as an alternative research discourse to MA English thesis students, and examine student responses. Pedagogical implications, teaching resources, and thesis examples will be presented in order to highlight the myriad creative possibilities for using autoethnography to both celebrate and interrogate literature, literacy, and language.”

“He Was the One Teacher That Pushed Me the Most During My Stay Here at SNHU”

“Then came my final capstone class again. Learning from past experiences, I requested Dr. Marlen Harrison as a capstone mentor, whom I felt was the best professor I ever had at SNHU. He was the one teacher that pushed me the most during my stay here at SNHU. I knew if I worked hard and could earn a good grade for him, that it was a grade well deserved.”

Columnist & Editor

Marlen has been working in the fragrance industry since 1990. Having started in sales and line representation, he later began a career in fragrance journalism as a writer for such notable sites as NowSmellThis and Basenotes. Marlen’s contributions have been included in The Washington Blade, MensJournal.com, MensFitness.com, Playboy.com, Forbes.com, NYTimes.com and international publications such as Finland’s…

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MensJournal.com: 10 Best New Colognes for Men

10 Best New Colognes for Men “It goes without saying that a man’s smell is a deeply personal thing. It’s also, by default, a natural form of self-expression. So to get a feel for the best scents being offered this year, we consulted with Marlen Harrison, creator and editor of theperfumecritic.com and contributor to Basenotes, NowSmellThis,and Fragrantica. “This season it’s…

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Playboy.com: 11 GREAT-SMELLING AND LONG-LASTING COLOGNE ALTERNATIVES

“Some deodorants offer the perfect amount of subtle, lasting fragrance without coating your neck or chest with chemicals that will burn your lover’s lips, says Marlen Harrison, a scent critic and founder of King’s Palace Perfumery. He recommends this option from New York-based apothecary Malin + Goetz, but says you can find many colognes—from Dior to…

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Household and personal care: The scented word – Context, intrigue and the problem of olfactory literacy.

Harrison, M. (2010). The scented word: Context, intrigue and the problem of olfactory literacy. Household and Personal Care, Supplement. January,(1), 6-10. ABSTRACT: The prevalence of published materials describing, advertising, criticizing, and/or discussing the olfactory realm – specifically concerning personal and household fragrance and as most recently evidenced by the rise in internet publications – emphasizes aroma’s popularity…

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