How Virginia Woolf and Nepal Trip Develop Writing Career

The Arc of a Writing Career

4:15 minutes

Paul Auster on His Career

4:43 minutes

Preparing for a Semester Studying Abroad

0:55 minutes

How a Stand Up Comedian Hones His Talent

1:45 minutes

Description

In Chapter 3 of 11, Kenyon College thesis writing and experiences abroad shaped author and journalist Rachel Lehmann-Haupt's career and opened doors to her first job at Harper Collins. Her modern literature focused thesis, written on Virginia Woolf's "To The Lighthouse, Mrs. Dalloway" and "Room of One's Own" honed her interest in developing expertise around feminist and women's issues. Then, a college semester abroad in Nepal cause her to move away from academia into journalism and writing.