Hopkinton High gets new technology Sep 15, 2009
" In this school year, online courses are becoming more prevalent. "There is one fully online course in physics for senior year students," said Dooley. "There are two in geometry, two in American Literature and a Journalism course for the 21st century at the Hopkinton High School Press Website, with stories, pictures, and videos, that is put into an online format at the site. " With the use of the software available on the Mac computer, critical thinking and problem solving skills done in a... (Hopkinton Town Crier, MA)
New SHS principal calls Swampscott perfect fit Sep 12, 2009
" Salzer, 42, is a certified school superintendent and business manager with a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin. "I imagine somewhere along the line I'll move into one of those two jobs," he speculates. He's been a principal for 10 years. Initially, he was a high school English teacher, specializing in American Literature and Speech and Debate. As an English teacher, he also predictably directed theater and advised the school newspaper staff, but also coached freshman football. He only... (Swampscott Reporter, MA)
•NEW: CG students learn through projects Sep 5, 2009
Center Grove has started two joint classes: an English, geography and history of the world class, and an American Literature and U.S. History class. The program is a precursor to an interest-based learning academy called New Tech, which involves more project-based learning instead of typical homework assignments. (The Daily Journal)
Friends, family gather to remember missing poet Sep 3, 2009
In 1970, I was a junior at USC, taking a class called 20th Century American Literature to fulfill my lit requirement. One day, the professor informed us that the following Tuesday, Mr. Browne would be visiting a certain nighttime literature class to read poetry, and we would all be required to attend. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
It takes a village to educate a child Aug 29, 2009
In my 11th-grade honors American literature course, the students are engaged in a discussion of Wallace Stevens s Anecdote of a Jar. Listening to them, I mentally thank Dr. Weaver and Ms. Getzen for the sound preparation each has given these students in literature, writing, and expression over the last two years. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Prouty - Woodrow Aug 28, 2009
She received her bachelor of arts degree in American literature and French from Middlebury College in Vermont. Kate is now an editor at Chronicle Books in San Francisco. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Crackdown on Free Expression in Guatemala threatens Publisher of Books on Genocide and Human Rights Aug 18, 2009
Expressing fear that the loss of his publishing house will "gravely impact" Central American literature, social science, and political commentary, PEN Canada joins advocates and writers in urging the Guatemalan attorney general to reverse the attempt to silence a powerful voice of dissent and ensure the physical safety of Mr. Figueroa. Figueroa's press, F tores, is the leading publisher of books that spark political and social debate in Central America. (Canada Newswire)
Suffering in Modern African-America... Aug 17, 2009
Suffering in Modern African-American Literature. Suffering in Modern African-American Literature ... The theme of suffering is evident throughout African-American literature, and modern and postmodern themes of suffering reveal how these characters deal with suffering. (Suite101.com)
Pat Conroy’s Southern Gothic ‘South of Broad’ has rusty patches Aug 16, 2009
The South of American literature is a humid, overgrown, degenerative profusion - the Garden after the fall. In Conroy s work, like his contemporaries Harry Crews, Barry Hannah, and Larry Brown, the garden contains an antebellum mansion, shiny and white on the outside, but destroyed by creeping vines and dry rot from within. (Boston Globe)
Harper Lee and Her Only Published N... Aug 14, 2009
Harper Lee's single novel and only published work, To Kill a Mockingbird, has become a classic of American literature, a favorite of millions of people, and has established its author as a leading American writer. Profile of Harper Lee. (Suite101.com)
Vt. firefighter, Iraq guardsman writes about war Aug 10, 2009
Middleton, without meaning to, has joined a long and distinguished line of authors who wrote of their war experiences - some of whom, like Ernest Hemingway after World War I or Norman Mailer and Kurt Vonnegut from World War II, became giants of American literature. Almost eight years after the United States went to war in Afghanistan in the aftermath of 9/11, war memoirs like Middleton's and books by reporters, diplomats and retired generals are filling store shelves. (Concord Monitor)
Catching up with ... Ken White Aug 7, 2009
I graduated from college with degrees in creative writing and American literature. After college, I responded to an ad by the SPCA looking for someone to develop a curriculum for schoolchildren about animals. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Lexington remembers author, teacher William Tapply Aug 6, 2009
He encouraged my efforts to create an American literature course based on Walden and other environmental writing, and decades later taught a similar college course, she said. Tapply began writing in the 1980s. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Literary ghost stories Aug 2, 2009
From Edgar Allan Poe to newbie Benjamin Percy, the Gothic in American literature remains vibrant, attracting legions of readers. Now, finally, we have a new collection. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Janet L. Eschen Jul 30, 2009
During her summers she worked towards her master's degree in English and American literature at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colo. She moved to San Anselmo, Calif. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Atlanta writer shared passions in life, stories Jul 29, 2009
I could not remember having read a scene in current American literature in which two black men showed their sexual attraction and affection for one another on the page in such an accessible way. The scene was playful and romantic, charming and acted out in the open. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Gates had earlier racial run-in Jul 25, 2009
Gates' projects have included an encyclopedia of Africans and African Americans, an anthology of African American literature and documentaries about Abraham Lincoln and "The Wonders of the African World." His books include an influential work of cultural criticism, "The Signifying Monkey"; and a compilation of essays, "13 Ways of Looking at a Black Man," which features pieces on Colin Powell, Louis Farrakhan and O.J. Simpson's murder trial. "There are people who talk about President Obama being... (MSNBC -- Race)
Memories of a Superfluous Man Jul 23, 2009
His obvious motive was to get another book probably the last, for Nock had already reached the three-score-and-ten mark by perhaps the finest stylist in twentieth century American literature. The book has had a better sale than any of his previous books, even though every line of it is critical of the prevailing "climate of thought.". (The American Conservative)
The Redemption of Dallas in Stageco... Jul 20, 2009
It is common, notes Althea Rhodes (2006), for prostitutes in American literature to appear as stereotypes rather than as rounded, fully realized characters, even when they are main characters (p. 20) and certainly Dallas represents what Ann Seagraves describes as the soiled dove common in tales of the American West (1994). (Suite101.com)
'His heart was open to the spirit of aloha' Jul 13, 2009
After earning a doctoral degree from St. Louis University in Missouri, Pires was chosen to teach modern American literature at a secular college in Rome ... After earning a doctoral degree from St. Louis University in Missouri, Pires was chosen to teach modern American literature at a secular college in Rome. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Blood flows in Morrell's latest novel Jul 12, 2009
" He then turns the gun on a crowd gathered around the platform, killing a dozen. Are the "Rostov Lights" evil? Why is Tori so fascinated with them? Page tries to find out, but he is not the novel's only protagonist. To fully portray what the lights have done to people over some 120 years, Morrell lets several other characters serve as the protagonist in his or her own horrifying encounter with the lights at different times. Featured are Army Col. Warren Raleigh, his grandfather and... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Dark lights in a Texas town - 'Rambo’ creator gets real thrills spinning yarn of mysterious incident Jul 11, 2009
D. in American literature, and taught at the University of Iowa before turning to writing full-time. This pedagogical background has prompted one writer to call him, a mild mannered professor with bloody-minded visions. (Missoulian, MT)
High school English teachers bring in new voices to encourage readers Jul 9, 2009
The bastions of world and American literature - Sophocles, Shakespeare, Steinbeck - are still the bread and butter of most high school English classes ... "I think that book will surprise some students as an example of American literature," said Brown, who will be teaching the book for the first time this year. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Continue reading Jul 2, 2009
The Newbery Medal is for distinguished American literature for children and the Caldecott Medal is for the best American picture book for children. Students respond to the books. (Selma Enterprise, CA)
Teens weigh in on parcel Jun 27, 2009
Shannon Janovitz s American Literature class recently produced and performed the play, Walden: The Ballad of Thoreau about the final days that Henry David Thoreau spent alone in his cabin on Walden Pond. The production raised about $800 for the Landlocked Forest. (Burlington Union, MA)
Trocki named as new MSU-N chancellor Jun 26, 2009
Sojka earned a doctorate in English from Indiana University, a Master of Arts in American Literature from Indiana University and a Bachelor of Arts in secondary English education from State University of New York College, Fredonia, N.Y. Prior to his work at the University of Rio Grande, Sojka worked as academic vice president and professor of English at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho, and academic dean and associate professor of English and American studies at the University of... (Havre Daily News, MT)
Richard Brautigan remembered Jun 25, 2009
Revenge of the Lawn remains vibrant, radical and generous: 25 years after his death, Brautigan is still, like his poverty-stricken Oregon typist, "pounding at the gates of American literature". Sarah Hall's novel 'How to Paint a Dead Man' is published by Faber & Faber. (Harper's Magazine)
'Kerouac at Bat' explores beat author's passion for fantasy baseball Jun 21, 2009
In Kerouac at Bat: Fantasy Sports and the King of the Beats (New York Public Library, $25), author Isaac Gewirtz, a curator of American literature at the library, suggests that Kerouac s hobby may have been instrumental in his development as a writer. Throughout his life, Kerouac produced elaborate fantasy baseball newsletters. (Boston Globe)
Students help Friends Jun 20, 2009
Students in Shannon Janovitzs American Literature class raised more than $800 for the Friends of the Landlocked Forest ... Junior Peter Flemming, presented a speech on the current controversy surrounding this land, which became a topic of conversation in a discussion in an American Literature class ... Teacher Shannon Janovitz suggested the class establish a project that addressed the issue, one that supported the American Literature curriculum and benefited the cause. (Burlington Union, MA)
Irene Natividad Jun 20, 2009
In 1973, Natividad received a masters degree in American literature and in 1976, a masters in philosophy, both from Columbia University in New York. She has only to complete her dissertation to earn her doctorate. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Barn Burning Jun 18, 2009
A Review of William Faulkners Short Story. His father, Abner, is on trial for allegedly burning down a barn. (Suite101.com)
Hollingsworth receives award for teaching performance Jun 16, 2009
During her internship, she taught American Literature and Shakespeare, which she described as more fun than I remember it. Raquel, the daughter of Corbert and Kathy Hollingsworth, was one of 15 selected from the College of Education, which has between 200 and 250 students. (Forest Scott County Times, MS)
Welty expert speaks to Friends of the Library Jun 16, 2009
McHaney is an associate professor at Georgia State University, where she teaches 20th century American literature and secondary English. She is regarded as an expert on the works of Welty and other noted authors. (Calhoun Times, GA)
Save the Salinger Archives! Jun 6, 2009
True: The number of people who lose sleep over Salinger's strange saga may no longer be enormous, but he still has a cult following, and there are also those of us whowithout being cultiststhink he's an important figure in American literature whose work (and whose subsequent 45-year-long nonpublishing silence) are both worth paying attention to. And the new suit focuses on the three great Salinger mysteries: 1) Has he been writing. (Slate)
Josh Mohr's debut novel 'Some Things' Jun 5, 2009
"Josh is a smart enough writer to know that there's more than enough American literature about drunks and drug addicts and life on Skid Row," Altschul says. "If he didn't have anything to add to it, he wouldn't bother. He rescues the subject matter from the cliches.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
The Rules of Capitalization Jun 5, 2009
Titles of specific courses of study but not individual subjects: I am taking history this semester; Last semester I had Dr. Yancy for History 102; I do not enjoy literature; I hated my American Literature 125 class. Exceptions to the Rules. (Suite101.com)
Playhouse parodies literary classic in opener Jun 4, 2009
The Mountain Playhouse season debut, I ll Never Be Hungry Again, is a musical spoof of Margaret Mitchell s Gone With the Wind. But those hoping to hear the classic s most famous line at least in its entirety might be disappointed. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Spaeth, Wilder, Kloster earn honorable mentions May 10, 2009
At the time she d also been taking a literature course in which she studied American literature. That s how she decided to put the image of the sun in the foreground. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Presidential Scholars excel beyond classroom May 10, 2009
Andy picked Cathy Murphy, his American Literature teacher. Students, he said, are inspired to be creative in her lively classes and feel a freedom to talk about anything, not just Huck Finn. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
The Shift Happens Gabfest May 2, 2009
Second, Bill Walthall recommends by Neil Gaiman, a scary children's book that won the 2009 Newbery Medal as the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz talk politics. (Slate)
James D. Houston, at 75; chronicled a diverse Calif. Apr 20, 2009
After three years in the Air Force as an information officer with a NATO tactical bomber unit in Britain, Mr. Houston received a master's degree in American literature at Stanford University in 1962. He had begun writing stories while in the Air Force and in 1968 published his first novel, "Between Battles," about a young pilot at a NATO air station in Britain. (Boston Globe)
Seeing Thoreau in a new light: hard work and humor Apr 19, 2009
In his wonderful little book, "How to Retire at Forty-One," L. Rust Hills observes that Thoreau's "is perhaps the only major voice in American literature that is so positively negative." What he was saying no to, as Sullivan makes clear, is not human society and work, but to submission to the dehumanizing changes - regulation, specialization, stratification, and dissolution of nonmonetary ties - that were transforming his world. These, as Sullivan shows, were similar in destructive effect to... (Boston Globe)
The Culture Gabfest, Empty Calories Edition Apr 9, 2009
Leslie Fiedler's classic , which examines male friendship in American literature. The New York Times the Obamas' vegetable garden (). (Slate)
Poet brings bicultural work to Penn State Apr 8, 2009
Aldon Nielsen, Kelly Professor of American Literature at Penn State, said the bilingual poems are a "really interesting experiment." He said the added translation almost makes two different poems. Aragon said memory is another theme in his work. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Robert Sullivan's 'The Thoreau You Don't Know' Apr 6, 2009
Bob Blaisdell edited "Thoreau: A Book of Quotations" (Dover) and wrote "Thoreau, the Writing Coach" for "The Teachers rs Guide to Classic American Literature." E-mail him at. This article appeared on page J - 1 of the San Francisco Chronicle. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Whirl: LaRocca-Pitts hailed for leadership Apr 5, 2009
Ruppersburg, professor of English and senior associate dean of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, is a scholar of American literature, especially of the American South. Paterson professor of crop and soil sciences, plant biology and genetics, and distinguished research professor and director of the Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory is a world leader in the mapping and sequencing of flowering-plant genomes. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Steven Bach, 70, producer, biographer, and memoirist Apr 4, 2009
After studying at the Sorbonne and earning a degree in French and English from Northwestern University in 1961, he taught American literature at New Trier High School in Winnetka, Ill. In 1966 he moved to Los Angeles and, after working in public relations, earned a doctorate in film at the University of Southern California, writing a dissertation on Josef von Sternberg films. (Boston Globe)
Three finalists named for Cambridge superintendent post Mar 25, 2009
Jeff Young holds an Ed. D. in Administration, Planning and Social Policy from Harvard Graduate School of Education, a Master s degree in Education from Tufts University, and a Bachelor s degree in English and American Literature from Brandeis University. Prior to his time in Newton, he has served as superintendent in Lexington, and Lynnfield. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Mary Robison's 'One D.O.A., One On The Way' Mar 21, 2009
If American literature is a great journey, the characters in Mary Robison's fiction are up a creek without a paddle. For the clipped duration of a short story or a short novel, they're stuck trying to bail themselves out, feeling frantic and useless, angry about their predicament but not focused enough to get a move on. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
11th annual Cochise Community Creative Writing Celebration: putting aspiring writers in touch Mar 12, 2009
She received an international fellowship from the Hawthornden International Retreat for Writers in 2008 and the Claudia Ortese Memorial Lecture Prize in North American Literature from the University of Florence in 1995. Her fiction has been translated into Spanish and Italian. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Scribblers of America, Unite! Mar 9, 2009
Most important for the long haul, they edited the histories and surveys of American literature that shaped the canon, and they made no bones about their preferences. In 1917, the four male editors of the Cambridge History of American Literature set out to "enlarge the spirit of American literary criticism and render it more energetic and masculine." The Literary History of the United States, published in 1948, was edited by 54 men and one woman. (Slate)
Ike Elementary celebrates diversity Feb 27, 2009
The assemblies were part of the school's month-long observance of black history and diversity, which also included discussing famous black people during regular classroom instruction and visits by volunteers who read biographies or stories from African American literature to students. "This week we are celebrating all shapes, all sizes, all colors, all special," said assembly narrator Elaine Belardo. (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)
Review-The Autobiography of Mark Tw... Feb 25, 2009
We know Samuel Langhorne Clemens better as Mark Twain, the author who brought us such classics of American literature as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, and Life on the Mississippi. He is considered by most to be among the greatest, and most quintessential of American writers. (Suite101.com)
Diverse crowd reads works by black writers Feb 25, 2009
"It sends the message that African-American literature is a part of American literature, and that it's central to the construction of our democracy," he said. Brandy Scalise helped publicize the event. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Today's Best Bets Feb 23, 2009
Pearl McHaney, a professor of American literature at Georgia State University, will share insights from her research on Southern author and photographer Eudora Welty. (706) 613-3650, ext. (Athens Banner-Herald)
English professor shares her narrative, warts and all Feb 20, 2009
An assistant professor of English, Konzett's fields of research include American literature, cinema studies, modernism, ethnic writing, and race theory. However, at UNH she is known for enthusiastically discussing film and teaching students about the complexities of cinema. (The New Hampshire, NH)
Mrs. H.E. Wilson, mogul? Feb 16, 2009
IT'S NOT OFTEN that a new figure emerges in the story of American literature, and one of the most intriguing of our time is Harriet E. Wilson, the once-indentured servant who, in 1859, published a book with the arresting title "Our Nig; or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black." Though little-noticed at the time, when the book was rediscovered in 1981 by Henry Louis Gates Jr., it was hailed as the first novel to be published by an African-American woman. Since then, Wilson, who spent much of... (Boston Globe)
More of this story Feb 11, 2009
Smith described the story "as a piece of classic American literature it is very important, but its greatest appeal is in its humor and O. Henry's clever use of colloquial language. And, of course, the kids always love to see a child get the better of adults.". This classic take centers around two bumbling kidnappers who travel to Summit, Alabama, looking to make a quick buck in order to finance a land scam back in Illinois. (Hamburg Ashley County Ledger, AR)
Go ask Alice: Mad hatter Feb 9, 2009
Not that anyone would want to find himself tangled in harpoon ropes and tethered to a giant white whale, no matter how much you like American literature with existential themes or fisherman s hats. So with just seven shopping days left to Christmas plenty of time thanks to the Internet my mission is clear; measure my husband s head while he s sleeping, Google Greek Fisherman s cap (53,200 results on the first search) and convince him Christmas morning that he has found his signature hat. (Canton Journal, MA)
At Your Library: The best in childrens literature Feb 8, 2009
After months of controversy suggesting that the Newbery Medal given to the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children - had somehow lost touch with its child audience by picking several titles in a row that were highly distinguished but not necessarily popular. While this year the award committee reached its final decision based entirely on the books literary merit, some critics will be appeased to know that the recipient is also very child-friendly and popular. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Publishers Weekly Feb 7, 2009
The Eleventh Annual Asian American Literary Awards On December 8, 2008, The Asian American Writers' Workshop presented the highest award dedicated to Asian American literature. The Workshop honored fiction winner Mohsin Hamid (not pictured) for The Reluctant Fundamentalist (Houghtin Mifflin Harcourt) and (left to right), Members' Choice winner Ed Lin for This is a Bust (Kaya Press), Trinity College Professor Vijay Prashad for The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World (The New... (Variety)
