We invite the submission of sample course syllabi, assignments, and short reflections on a “teachable moment”—a passage, a conflict, a scene, a pattern of meaning, or a character—from a novel. Submissions should be sent to one of the Affiliate Website Editors listed below. Short, 500-word narrative descriptions could focus on any one of the following:
- The significance of an individual novel or novelist for teaching a particular area of literary studies
- Your own experience teaching this novel, and the challenges and opportunities it raises
- Pedagogical issues surrounding the teaching of this text
- Specific activities or exercises, discussion questions, or innovative projects
- A list of bibliographic resources for teaching this novel
- Links to multimedia or other supplementary documents useful for teaching the novel
- Afterthoughts or reflections connecting the teaching of this text to broader social engagement or scholarly inquiry
Archive
The Long 18th Century | Affiliate Website Editor: Joel P. Sodano, University at Albany, SUNY
Submissions: jsodano.ac@gmail.com
19th-Century Novels & Young Adult Literature | Affiliate Website Editor: Paula Reiter, Mount Mary University
Submissions: reiterp@mtmary.edu
20th- & 21st-Century Novels & Interdisciplinary Approaches | Affiliate Website Editor: Claire Barber-Stetson, Marquette University
Submissions: claire.barber-stetson@marquette.edu
World Literatures, Speculative Fiction, & Graphic Novels | Affiliate Website Editor: Katherine E. Bishop, Miyazaki International College, Japan
Submissions: kbishop@sky.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp
Digital Humanities & the Novel | Affiliate Website Editor: Kathryn Huie Harrison, Georgia Institute of Technology
Submissions: kathryn.huie@lmc.gatech.edu