A Public Service Announcement! ;)

A Public Service Announcement! ;)

Monday, March 05, 2012

Coming Fall 2012: ENGL 5340: Literature for Youth


ENGLISH 5340: Literature for Youth is described as "the study of literature written for young people." When I teach it in fall 2012, the focus of the course will be the intersections of adolescence, secondary education, literary analysis and graphic novels.

Students in UTEP's English MAT program will be the bulk of enrollment. We'll be reading comics featuring young people in schooling and social situations. In addition to a core textbook on adolescence and education and articles on comics and literacy, students will be asked to read from among the following graphic novels:

American Born Chinese
Any Empire
Anya's Ghost
The Arrival
Black Hole
Blankets
Blue Beetle: Boundaries
Epileptic
Fun Home
Girl from H.O.P.P.E.R.S.
Habibi
Hereville
Incognegro
La Perdida
Level Up
Refresh Refresh
Persepolis
Skim
Stitches
Stuck Rubber Baby
White Tiger: A Hero's Compulsion
Wonderstruck
Young Allies
Yummy
Zahra's Paradise

I've just put in my book order and am gathering secondary reading resources now. I'm also working out assignments. But, I'm excited about this course!


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