EN101 Guest Lecture: Sir Christopher Ricks

During a Dean’s Hour Lecture cadets, faculty, and staff had the opportunity to listen to Sir Christopher Ricks discuss how easy it is to be prejudiced about whether other people are prejudiced through an examination of Bob Dylan’s song “Just Like a Woman.” Professor Ricks is the William M. and Sara B. Warren Professor of the Humanities and Co-Director of the Editorial Institute at Boston University. He was elected Professor of Poetry at Oxford from 2004–2009, and served as president of the Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers from 2007–2008. The author of numerous works on topics ranging from John Milton’s style to Bob Dylan’s lyrics; he is known both for his critical studies and for his scholarly editions.