Thoreau Society
Call for Papers
American
Literature Association
19th
Annual Conference
May 22-25,
2008
San
Francisco, CA
"Teaching Thoreau in the Twenty-First Century"
We're interested in
hearing about innovative ways that instructors are extending the longstanding
tradition of making Thoreau relevant for a new generation of college
students--this time for technologically savvy "children not left behind" who
generally didn't read much Thoreau in high school because their teachers were
too busy "teaching to the test."
If you've had recent success with (or
are planning) an approach that brought Thoreau's timeless messages (e.g., action
with principle, getting vs. earning a living, environmental consciousness) to
life for the I-Pod generation, let us hear from you. Send a brief abstract to
Sandy Petrulionis (shp2@psu.edu) and Laura Dassow Walls (WallsLD@gwm.sc.edu) by
Jan.
10.
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