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Literature for Adolescents, Fall 2010
With the fall term imminent (starts Monday), I’m posting a link to the latest iteration of my English 545: Literature for Adolescents. My goal is always “diversity” in many senses of that word.  We...
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Censoring Children’s Literature, Fall 2010
Sometimes, a new course draws on my expertise. Â Other times, a new course is a chance for me to develop that expertise. Â This class — “Censoring Children’s Literature” — is definitely the latter. Â I...
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Back-to-School Special, Part I: Children’s Literature & Asymptotes
In my decade of teaching Children’s Literature at the university level, I’ve learned a lot. Â But I never feel that I’ve learned quite enough to teach the grad class Critical Approaches to Children’s...
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Back-to-School Special, Part II: Pimp My Syllabus
Yes, it might have made more sense to post this query prior to the new semester, rather than just after the term has begun. But my tendency to work close to deadlines means that the syllabus is never...
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Harry Potter’s Library
Nine years ago, I started teaching a course I called “Harry Potter’s Library: J.K. Rowling, Texts and Contexts.” Â This coming fall, I’ll be teaching it for the seventh time (eighth, if you count the...
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Seussology
I’m doing it again – teaching an entire course devoted to Dr. Seuss (the link in this sentence takes you to the current draft of the syllabus). Â Art! Â Politics! Â Verse! Â Nonsense! Â Activism! Â...
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Fall 2012 Graphic Novel Course: New! Improved! Flawed!
I sometimes feel that I should apologize to students who took earlier iterations of my courses. I know more now than I did then, and have crafted a much better syllabus than we used for that earlier...
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