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General University of Maine Publications

1996

Literacy education

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There's No Standard Slot For Stephen King Readers, Kay Hyatt Sep 1996

There's No Standard Slot For Stephen King Readers, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

What do postal clerks, parapsychology researchers, college professors, high school teachers, writers, attorneys and independent vampire movie makers have in common? They're all coming to the Oct. 11-12 [1996] Reading Stephen King conference at the University of Maine.


Stephen King Is Focal Point For Literary Conference On Choice And Censorship In The Classroom, Kay Hyatt Jul 1996

Stephen King Is Focal Point For Literary Conference On Choice And Censorship In The Classroom, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

What happens when "IT" comes to the classroom, or tries to and finds the door barred? Such are the questions that will be posed, discussed and debated at the Oct. 11-12 [1996] Reading Stephen King conference at the University of Maine. The work of the prolific best-selling horror writer will be the catalyst for a diversity of perspectives and experiences examining issues of censorship, student choice and the place of popular literature in the required readings or "canons" of public high schools and colleges.