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Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities
Dark Arts And Other Wicked Ideas: Harry Potter, Banned Books And Intellectual Freedom, Michele Mcdaniel, Ryan Mcdaniel
Dark Arts And Other Wicked Ideas: Harry Potter, Banned Books And Intellectual Freedom, Michele Mcdaniel, Ryan Mcdaniel
Twenty Years of Harry Potter: Celebrating a Phenomenon
Come explore intellectual freedom during Banned Books Week (Sept. 24-30) with this enchanted perspective inspired by Harry Potter.
Identifying certain ideas as dangerous - and therefore banned or otherwise restricted - is a perennial phenomenon, manifesting throughout every time and culture. When reading the Harry Potter series, one encounters the Restricted Section in the Hogwarts Library, where the reader is informed that books about the Dark Arts and how to defend oneself against them are found. However, only those sufficiently matured and prepared may read the restricted materials, and then only under the close supervision and guidance of a wiser …
Transcript: The Boy Who Lived, Suzie Asha Park
Transcript: The Boy Who Lived, Suzie Asha Park
Video and Documents - The Boy Who Lived: Harry Potter and the Culture of Death
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt’S Historical Representation Within Children’S And Young Adult Literature, John Bickford, Megan Lindsay
Franklin Delano Roosevelt’S Historical Representation Within Children’S And Young Adult Literature, John Bickford, Megan Lindsay
Faculty Research and Creative Activity
Purpose – Education initiatives require substantive changes for history, social studies, English, andlanguage arts teachers of any grade level. History and social studies teachers are to integrate multiple textsfrom diverse perspectives, which increases teachers’ uses of trade books and primary sources; English andlanguage arts teachers are to spend half their allotted time on non-fiction topics, which enhances the positionof historical content. The compulsory changes are not accompanied with ready-made curricula. Trade booksare a logical starting point for teachers inexperienced with the new expectations, yet, research indicates thathistorical inaccuracies and misrepresentations frequently emerge. The paper aims to discuss these issues.Design/methodology/approach – …
The Representations Of Lgbtq Themes And Individuals In Non-Fiction Young Adult Literature, John Bickford
The Representations Of Lgbtq Themes And Individuals In Non-Fiction Young Adult Literature, John Bickford
Faculty Research and Creative Activity
Purpose – Social justice themes permeate the social studies, history, civics, and current events curricula. Thepurpose of this paper is to examine how non-fiction trade books represented lesbian, gay, bisexual,transsexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals and issues.Design/methodology/approach – Trade books published after 2000 and intended for middle grades (5-8)and high school (9-12) students were analyzed.Findings – Findings included main characters’ demography, sexuality, and various ancillary elements, suchas connection to LGBTQ community, interactions with non-LGBTQ individuals, the challenges and contestedterrain that LGBTQ individuals must traverse, and a range of responses to these challenges. Publication date,intended audience, and subgenre of non-fiction – …
Eng 1091g 098: College Composition I Honors, Randall Beebe
Eng 1091g 098: College Composition I Honors, Randall Beebe
Fall 2017
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Eng 1000 003: Fundamentals Of College Comp, Timothy Taylor
Eng 1000 003: Fundamentals Of College Comp, Timothy Taylor
Fall 2017
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Eng 1000 006: Fundamentals Of College Comp, Denise Preston
Eng 1000 006: Fundamentals Of College Comp, Denise Preston
Fall 2017
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Eng 1001g 005: College Composition I, Michael Kuo
Eng 1001g 006: College Composition I, Carol Dudley
Eng 1001g 009: College Composition I, Carol Dudley
Eng 1001g 010: College Composition I, Tim Engles
Eng 1001g 011: College Composition I, Michael Kuo
Eng 1001g 013: College Composition I, Michael Kuo
Eng 1002g 002: College Composition Ii, Carol Dudley
Eng 1002g 006: College Composition Ii, Melissa Caldwell
Eng 1002g 006: College Composition Ii, Melissa Caldwell
Fall 2017
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Eng 1002g 007: College Composition Ii, Melissa Ames
Eng 2011g 001: Literature Self World Fiction, Julie Campbell
Eng 2011g 001: Literature Self World Fiction, Julie Campbell
Fall 2017
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Eng 2901 001: Structure Of English, James Smith
Eng 3001 600: Advanced Composition, Donna Binns
Eng 3008 001: Digital And Multimodal Writing, Melissa Ames
Eng 3008 001: Digital And Multimodal Writing, Melissa Ames
Fall 2017
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Eng 3099g 099: Myth And Culture Honors, Christopher Wixson
Eng 3099g 099: Myth And Culture Honors, Christopher Wixson
Fall 2017
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Eng 3405 002: Children's Literature, Jamila Smith
Eng 4760 600: Special Topics In Professional Writing, Donna Binns
Eng 4760 600: Special Topics In Professional Writing, Donna Binns
Fall 2017
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Eng 4765 001: Professional Editing, Terri Fredrick
Eng 5025 001: Creative Writing Professional Development, Daiva Markells
Eng 5025 001: Creative Writing Professional Development, Daiva Markells
Fall 2017
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Eng 5061b 600: Topics In Literature And Literary Theory, Robin Murray
Eng 5061b 600: Topics In Literature And Literary Theory, Robin Murray
Fall 2017
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Eng 5500 001: Writing Center Practicum, Fern Kory
Eng 5960 600: Professional Writing Internship, Terri Fredrick
Eng 5960 600: Professional Writing Internship, Terri Fredrick
Fall 2017
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Eng 3001 002: Advanced Composition, Suzie Park
Eng 1001g 244: College Composition I Dual Credit, Laura Wagner
Eng 1001g 244: College Composition I Dual Credit, Laura Wagner
Fall 2017
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