Teaching

ENG 150: 19th Century American Literature up to 1865 (Literature and Thought I): Major themes in U.S. literature, thought and history from the colonial period to the end of the Civil War. Selected authors may include Paine, Cooper, Irving, Poe, Thoreau, Emerson and Whitman.

ENG 151: 19th Century American Literature from 1865 (Literature and Thought II): Major themes in U.S. literature and thought from the end of the Civil War to the present. Selected authors may include Melville, James, Twain, Eliot, Hughes, Hemingway and Ellison. 

ENG 133: Modern American Short Story: Traces the origin and development of the American short story, with special emphasis on current trends. The student will be expected to develop critical skills in reading and evaluating the short story.

ENG 156: Children’s Literature: Discussions and lectures on the history, development and critical evaluation of children’s literature (including works from other cultures in translation). Children’s literature will be considered through multiple critical approaches, including gender, cultural and psychological criticism.