<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/academics/faculty/ashley-knowlton.php" dsn="faculty"><featured/><name>Ashley Knowlton</name><email>Ashley-Knowlton@redwoods.edu</email><location/><department>English</department><resume_link/><image><img src="/academics/faculty/images/Knowlton-rectangle-600-600-p-L-97.jpg" alt="Ashley Knowlton"/></image><bio>I chose my field (English) because I legitimately enjoyed it, I thought it was fun, and I always felt included. I love digging into literature and talking about it with my peers. I also appreciated that my professors always found ways to make sure that all interpretations, perspectives, and experiences were welcome in class discussions. Discussing literature often lends itself to having engaging, complex conversations about human experience and conditions. It's fascinating.</bio></item>