Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Details
Vita
Dr. Haddad joined Penn State Harrisburg in 2003. He holds a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Texas and an M.A. in English from Yale. While teaching in China and Japan, Dr. Haddad developed an interest in Asia that is reflected in his scholarly interests. His research has investigated ways Americans learned about China in the nineteenth century: museum exhibits, trade objects, travel writing, missionary literature, international expositions, magic lantern shows, and moving pictures. His first book, The Romance of China: Excursions to China in U.S. Culture, 1776–1876, was published by Columbia University Press in 2006. Dr. Haddad is currently working on a project that explores the creation of Hersheypark in the Seventies.
Education
- Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
- M.A., Yale University
- A.B., Harvard College
Research Areas
American literature, popular culture, Antebellum American Culture, Gilded Age, and Asian American Culture.
Professional Affiliations
- American Studies Association
- American Historical Association
- Popular Culture Association
- Middle Atlantic American Studies Association
College News
Art exhibit addresses the Holocaust
A unique and powerful art exhibit addressing the Holocaust by acclaimed Israeli artist Ardyn Halter will be on public display in the Schwab Family Holocaust Reading Room of Penn State Harrisburg’s library November 15 through April 15.
Entitled The Family I Never Knew, the prints and paintings “depict the Shoah (Holocaust) from the point of view of the second generation and also those were born after (it),” Halter explains.
Hershey High ensemble to join college choir for Dec. 8 concert
Hershey High School’s vocal ensemble, “Cantabile,” will join Penn State Harrisburg’s student choir to herald the coming of the holiday season in a free public concert December 8 at 5:15 p.m. in the Morrison Gallery of the college library.
“Cantabile” is an auditioned ensemble that meets daily at the high school. It is one of four choirs in the school’s vocal music program. Repertoire performed by Hershey Cantabile ranges from Renaissance to popular.
Learning Center program earns recertification
Penn State Harrisburg’s Learning Center peer tutor training program has earned a five-year recertification from the College Reading and Learning Association. With this certification, Penn State Harrisburg remains one of only seven certified colleges in the capital region.
The certification provides recognition and positive reinforcement for the tutors’ successful work and sets a standard of skills and training for tutors.