M Night Shyamalan and the Great Myths

In continuing preparation for our book, Prof. Ashiza Shah presented one of her chapters, where she will focus on how director M Night Shyamalan took inspiration from the great Greek Myths and how pairing his films with said literature will enhance the educational process.

About the Author

Once upon a time, Patrick Hickey Jr. was a student at Kingsborough and over the next ten years, went on to become the Editor-In-Chief of both Kingsborough's student newspaper, Scepter and Brooklyn College's Kingsman. After college, Hickey freelanced for publications such as the New York Daily News, the New York Times, The Syracuse Post-Standard and Complex Magazine. He has also held editorial and senior writer positions at local newspapers and publications the likes of Bay Currents, New York Sports Day and NBC's Integrated Media division. Currently, Hickey is a Full-Time Lecturer of English and Journalism at Kingsborough, as well as the Editor-In-Chief and Founder of ReviewFix.com and a National Video Games writer at Examiner.com. He has also taught Multimedia Journalism at Brooklyn College, instructed at John Jay College and represents Kingsborough on the City University of New York Journalism Discipline Council.