Call for Papers for a proposed special session for the 2002 MLA convention
in New York City.
"Teaching American Realism: Cultures and Contexts"
Ideally, this session will present practical approaches to teaching the
literatures of American Realism and Naturalism. Papers or teaching
presentations are welcome, as long as they address specific classroom
pedagogies relevant to the period. I'm especially interested in approaches
that make connections between literary texts and cultural texts or
historical moments. What are the best ways to inject history into a
sophomore survey class, for instance? What methods, handouts, activities,
technologies do you use? How do students react to these methods? What is
gained/lost by them?
Papers/presentations might address teaching the period (on its own or as
part of a larger survey), teaching Realism as genre, or teaching one or two
particular texts. In any case, papers/presentations should make clear what
role history or culture plays in your classroom.
500 word abstracts describing 15 minute papers/presentations are welcome
via snail mail or email, due by March 15. Prospective panelists must be
members of the MLA by 1 April 2002.
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Jeffrey W. Miller
Department of English
131 Humanities
University of Tennessee at Martin
Martin, TN 38238
(731) 587-7327
jmiller@utm.edu
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