{"id":70549,"date":"2019-10-18T14:26:01","date_gmt":"2019-10-18T21:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?p=70549"},"modified":"2025-04-15T15:56:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T22:56:19","slug":"faculty-focus-melissa-matthewson-book-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/faculty-focus-melissa-matthewson-book-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Focus: Melissa Matthewson Book Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4ykj694-2974df3fcab1b56db33697aefeab2a4d\">\n.avia-section.av-4ykj694-2974df3fcab1b56db33697aefeab2a4d{\nbackground-color:#f3f3f3;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-4ykj694-2974df3fcab1b56db33697aefeab2a4d main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_submenu  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div 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#wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-nxwlqt-57fca1042fe5dda59faba6ec760d1961 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:28px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-nxwlqt-57fca1042fe5dda59faba6ec760d1961 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-nxwlqt-57fca1042fe5dda59faba6ec760d1961 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-nxwlqt-57fca1042fe5dda59faba6ec760d1961 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-nxwlqt-57fca1042fe5dda59faba6ec760d1961 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock  top-30 av-inherit-size'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Faculty Focus: Melissa Matthewson Book Launch<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-js26a39q-299e99c89277aa8a5999f7640b5c413b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Communication program instructor Melissa Matthewson celebrated the release of her new book, <span class=\"heavy-man\"><em>Tracing the Desire Line<\/em><\/span>, with readings in Jacksonville and Ashland earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dig-20\">Matthewson joined the Communication faculty this year to fill in for Professor Erik Palmer, who is on sabbatical until 2020. She previously taught in the University Seminar and Honors programs at ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø, and the University Seminar Green House. She holds an M.S. in Environmental Studies from the University of Montana, and more recently graduated in 2015 with an M.F.A in Creative Writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Melissa is currently teaching Interpersonal Communication, Media Literacy, and Multimedia Writing here at ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø. Next, she will teach a new Communication course titled Environmental Journalism. &#8220;I love teaching at ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø!&#8221; Matthewson says. &#8220;My favorite parts of teaching are when a spark of new knowledge fires for a student or when they follow their own curiosity and interest. I very much like to be an active part of the learning process for a student and inspire them to grow and expand their own knowledge and values. It\u2019s an honor to have a role in a student\u2019s development and growth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/10\/Tracing-the-Desire-Line-a-Memoir-in-Essays.webp 800w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/10\/Tracing-the-Desire-Line-a-Memoir-in-Essays-300x169.webp 300w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/10\/Tracing-the-Desire-Line-a-Memoir-in-Essays-768x432.webp 768w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/10\/Tracing-the-Desire-Line-a-Memoir-in-Essays-705x397.webp 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/10\/Tracing-the-Desire-Line-a-Memoir-in-Essays.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/10\/Tracing-the-Desire-Line-a-Memoir-in-Essays.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/10\/Tracing-the-Desire-Line-a-Memoir-in-Essays-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/10\/Tracing-the-Desire-Line-a-Memoir-in-Essays-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/10\/Tracing-the-Desire-Line-a-Memoir-in-Essays-705x397.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-70559 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Book Cover - Tracing the Desire Line a Memoir in Essays\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  > <\/picture><\/p>\n<p>Tracing the Desire Line is written in the form of memoir-in-essays; it follows Matthewson&#8217;s journey not only as a writer, but as a woman, wife, and mother. She explores identity and sexuality through essays as she narrates the transition into an open marriage with her husband. As Melissa, herself described, the book looks closely at what happens when the narrator runs the edges of desire by questioning the nature of monogamy and freedom within a conventional marriage while detouring along the way to explore music, religion, love, and wildness.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I love teaching at ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø!&#8221; &#8230; &#8220;My favorite parts of teaching are when a spark of new knowledge fires for a student or when they follow their own curiosity and interest. I very much like to be an active part of the learning process for a student and inspire them to grow and expand their own knowledge and values. It\u2019s an honor to have a role in a student\u2019s development and growth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Matthewson penned the first essay for Tracing the Desire Line in 2012, not knowing it would become a book later on. As she pursued an M.F.A. in 2015, her life became more hectic and the essays allowed her to express those emotions in an artistic way. In an interview published by the Bend Bulletin, she described the motivations behind being so authentic. &#8220;It&#8217;s been interesting to put the book into the world as it does make me feel very exposed in terms of my personal life, but what I hope for the book is that the personal becomes universal, and that readers will find points of connection, beauty, and art within the book that will resonate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/10\/ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø-Communications-Instructor-Melissa-Matthewson-Book-Launch-at-Local-Bookstore.webp 800w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/10\/ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø-Communications-Instructor-Melissa-Matthewson-Book-Launch-at-Local-Bookstore-300x129.webp 300w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/10\/ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø-Communications-Instructor-Melissa-Matthewson-Book-Launch-at-Local-Bookstore-768x329.webp 768w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/10\/ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø-Communications-Instructor-Melissa-Matthewson-Book-Launch-at-Local-Bookstore-705x302.webp 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/10\/ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø-Communications-Instructor-Melissa-Matthewson-Book-Launch-at-Local-Bookstore.jpg\" height=\"343\" width=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/10\/ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø-Communications-Instructor-Melissa-Matthewson-Book-Launch-at-Local-Bookstore.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/10\/ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø-Communications-Instructor-Melissa-Matthewson-Book-Launch-at-Local-Bookstore-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/10\/ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø-Communications-Instructor-Melissa-Matthewson-Book-Launch-at-Local-Bookstore-768x329.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/10\/ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø-Communications-Instructor-Melissa-Matthewson-Book-Launch-at-Local-Bookstore-705x302.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-70556 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø Communications Instructor Melissa Matthewson Book Bookstore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  > <\/picture><\/p>\n<p>The book has already received glowing reviews, being described as &#8220;a gripping and lyrical look at marriage, motherhood, and desire\u201d by Jill Talbot (The Way We Weren&#8217;t), &#8220;luminous, smart, and lyrical&#8221; by Robin MacArthur (Half Wild), and &#8220;the debut of an important literary voice&#8221; by Cari Luna (The Revolution of Every Day). Tracing the Desire Line is currently available for purchase online through Split Lip Press and on Amazon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/academics\/communication\/\">Learn more about the Communication program here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Story by Audrey Sliger, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø Communication Program Student<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='av-social-sharing-box av-n7tq3s-3aca2e4a4e82eb815642b276fb6d9696 av-social-sharing-box-default  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  av-social-sharing-box-fullwidth'><div class=\"av-share-box\"><h5 class='av-share-link-description av-no-toc '>Share this entry<\/h5><ul class=\"av-share-box-list noLightbox\"><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-facebook' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" href="https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/faculty-focus-melissa-matthewson-book-launch\/&#038;t=Faculty%20Focus%3A%20Melissa%20Matthewson%20Book%20Launch" aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue8f3' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on Facebook'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-twitter' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on X\" href="https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Faculty%20Focus%3A%20Melissa%20Matthewson%20Book%20Launch&#038;url=https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?p=70549" aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue932' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on X'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on X<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-linkedin' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on LinkedIn\" href="https:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;title=Faculty%20Focus%3A%20Melissa%20Matthewson%20Book%20Launch&#038;url=https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/faculty-focus-melissa-matthewson-book-launch\/" aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue8fc' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on LinkedIn'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-mail' ><a  aria-label=\"Share by Mail\" href="mailto:?subject=Faculty%20Focus%3A%20Melissa%20Matthewson%20Book%20Launch&#038;body=https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/faculty-focus-melissa-matthewson-book-launch\/" aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue805' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share by Mail'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share by Mail<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-vhigko-dfc5a8d3e59de71a71b8ec6268d2f646\">\n.flex_column.av-vhigko-dfc5a8d3e59de71a71b8ec6268d2f646{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-vhigko-dfc5a8d3e59de71a71b8ec6268d2f646 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Communication program instructor Melissa Matthewson celebrated the release of her new book, Tracing the Desire Line, with readings in Jacksonville and Ashland earlier this month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left\"><a class=\"avia-button avia-color-dark avia-size-large avia-position-left \" href=\"\/academics\/faculty-focus-melissa-matthewson-book-launch\/\" aria-label=\"Read More about Faculty Focus: Melissa Matthewson Book Launch\">READ MORE<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":70550,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[127,284],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-aside","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-communication","category-featured","post_format-post-format-aside"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v26.0) - 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