I recently finished teaching an 8-week, introductory fiction and intensive writing class–a course I’ve taught six times as the instructor of record, including three times during the regular semester. The course aims to teach non-majors how to read and discuss…
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Teaching Genre and Convention using the Post-Apocalyptic Narrative
Tagged with: American literature, book discussion, conclusions, cultural trends, genre criticism, graphic novel, interpretation, narrative, post-apocalypse, teaching
Posted in Books, Fiction, Visual Media
Posted in Books, Fiction, Visual Media
Maus I and the “Curious” Appearance of the Modern Sanatorium
A few weeks ago, a blogger featured on Fresh Pressed posed the question, “Do you re-read.” My automatic response was no. No way. Boring. Actually, though, I do re-read, and frequently, at that: in order to teach fiction and write…
Tagged with: american history, American literature, dissertation, graphic novel, maus, rereading, ritual, time
Posted in Books, Fiction, Lifewriting
Posted in Books, Fiction, Lifewriting
The Ambulant Scholar 