Splash Biography



MEGHAN DOUGHERTY, Book-lover, Aspiring Leslie Knope, BC Senior



Major: English, Economics

College/Employer: BC

Year of Graduation: 2019

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Brief Biographical Sketch:

Hello! I am a senior at Boston College studying English and Economics! I have a passion for literature, and have focused my studies in both English and Economics on issues of gender and sexuality. I also spent a year in Dublin, studying Irish literature.

I am super excited about thinking about how gender is represented in literature, and how that influences our culture, and us, as readers. In my spare time, I'm on BC's equestrian team, love exploring Boston's bookstores, and doing crafts. I also do lots of reading and writing outside of class, and love watching my favorite Netflix shows to relax, like Parks and Rec, Gilmore Girls, and Jane the Virgin, which I want to talk about ALWAYS. Come join to talk about the love lives of our favorite characters in YA lit and entertainment!



Past Classes

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R1801: Issues of Gender in Young Adult Literature in Splash Fall 2018 (Nov. 04, 2018)
Should we care about Katniss's love life? How much do we love Hazel Grace and Gus? What about Lara Jean from To All the Boys I've Loved Before, and Simon, from Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Love, Simon)? With Young Adult literature playing a bigger role in pop culture than ever before, especially with hugely popular film and television adaptions, the genre is defining the ideas and values of a generation of readers. Join us in talking about the ways young adult literature addresses issues of gender and sexuality, and how that has influenced our own understandings of these issues.


R1479: Ethical Questions Surrounding the 2016 Election in Splash Spring 2016 (Apr. 03, 2016)
Do you want to Make America Great Again? Are you currently Feeling the Bern? Are you Ready for Hillary? Or are you Cruzin' to Victory? And what about poor Jeb!? Students will be given a background on ethical questions surrounding all elections and campaigns, and they will be applying these concepts to the 2016 election through small debates. Winner of the debates will receive their very own satirical 2016 election t-shirt.