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Thinking About Movies

Film students throughout the world study film noir, but Saint Peter’s University is home to the man who wrote the book on it. Professor of English William Luhr, Ph.D., has authored and co-authored more than 10 books on film and literature throughout his career. The Jesuit educated professor is also a dynamic teacher who seamlessly connects […]

Professor Brings a Piece of America to Lithuania

Currently teaching at LCC International University in Klaipeda, Lithuania, on a Fulbright grant, Paul Almonte, Ph.D., associate professor of English at Saint Peter’s University, and one of his students, Giedre Trusovaite, posed with a Donate Life poster after he spoke about the campaign with editors from the Student Times, LCC’s student-run video news magazine.

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Dr. Luhr Serves as Guest Speaker for NYC Film Festival

English Professor William Luhr, Ph.D., was a featured speaker at the new First Time Fest film festival in New York City this past weekend. He introduced the classic film noir “The Maltese Falcon,” based on the novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett and Humphrey Bogart as private investigator Sam Spade and Mary Astor […]

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