Literaturely

Last week, we discussed how to process course evaluations--especially the inevitable negative course eval! Our panel of College English Instructors joins us once more to discuss developing more produc...

18 Des 20209h

It's the time of year again: the course evaluation period. It doesn't matter if we receive 99 glowing course evaluations from our students--the 1 negative evaluation will haunt our dreams! How can we ...

3 Des 202037min

Like everyone else in the world, we have a lot to say about pandemics. In this episode, Paige and Margaret deep-dive into the potential high points and pitfalls of teaching a literature course about p...

20 Nov 202048min

In this episode, Paige and Margaret ask themselves, "Is peer review not sexy?" We consider our goals for peer review in the literature classroom and discover that peer review is useful for building cr...

6 Nov 202054min

We are wrapping up our series on Traditionally-Taught Texts with this discussion on Faulkner and Morrison. In this episode, Paige and Margaret talk about the digital humanities, eco-criticism, and mor...

22 Okt 202046min

In this episode, we continue our series exploring ways to Teach Traditionally-Taught Texts. These texts often tire instructors at a certain point--so how do we keep it exciting for ourselves and for o...

8 Okt 202036min

In our latest episode, we launch our new series: Teaching Traditionally-Taught Texts! Many instructors are encouraged or required to teach texts from the traditional canon. Sometimes instructors feel ...

25 Sep 202046min

In our ninth episode, Paige and Margaret discuss approaches for teaching literature about, courses focused on, and responses to 9/11. From thinking about collective trauma, national memorialization, a...

11 Sep 202054min