Karen Swallow Prior

Karen Swallow Prior is professor of English at Liberty University. She is the author of Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me and a contributing writer for Christianity Today

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Why I Support the Common Core Reading Standards

Why I Support the Common Core Reading Standards

This English professor thinks the program's approach to reading could fix the problems she sees among her college students. More »

The Case for Getting Married Young

The Case for Getting Married Young

It can be beneficial to make marriage the cornerstone, rather than the capstone, of your adult life. More »

Before 'We Saw Your Boobs': The Sexism and Satire War From 1732

Before 'We Saw Your Boobs': The Sexism and Satire War From 1732

Jonathan Swift described the horrors of discovering that women poop—and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu responded in bitingly funny fashion. More »

The End of Women's History Month

The End of Women's History Month

Women's past accomplishments (and failures) deserve to be studied, appreciated, criticized, and otherwise actively engaged—not passively cheered in a banal annual celebration. More »

The 'Always' and 'Never' Life of Sylvia Plath

The 'Always' and 'Never' Life of Sylvia Plath

"If neurotic is wanting two mutually exclusive things at one and the same time," she wrote in 'The Bell Jar,' "then I'm neurotic as hell." More »

What Maya Angelou Means When She Says 'Shakespeare Must Be a Black Girl'

What Maya Angelou Means When She Says 'Shakespeare Must Be a Black Girl'

"The poetry you read has been written for you, each of you—black, white, Hispanic, man, woman, gay, straight." More »

The Pill: Contraceptive or Abortifacient?

The Pill: Contraceptive or Abortifacient?

It's an important distinction, both linguistically and scientifically. More »

'Let It Be': Mary's Radical Declaration of Consent

'Let It Be': Mary's Radical Declaration of Consent

The Biblical account shows that Jesus' mother knowingly and willingly chose the role God offered her. More »

There Is No Such Thing as 'Verbal Rape' (or 'Facebook Rape' or 'Netflix Rape')

There Is No Such Thing as 'Verbal Rape' (or 'Facebook Rape' or 'Netflix Rape')

The more the word is used metaphorically, the more people lose touch with what it really means. More »

Don't Let the Petraeus Affair Keep Men From Mentoring Women

Don't Let the Petraeus Affair Keep Men From Mentoring Women

Cross-gender professional relationships can be dangerous but are essential to the progress of working women. More »

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