Women’s and Gender Studies – Christina Katopodis, PhD

Will I Still Teach Junot Díaz?

In light of the recent Junot Díaz buzz, a friend asked me on Saturday if I would still teach him. My short answer was yes, … Read More ›

Critical Race Studies, Gender & Women's Studies, Pedagogy, Sound Studies and Literature

Teaching LEMONADE in 19th-Century American Lit

I’m a 19th-century Americanist and my syllabi for courses taught in early American lit have covered a wide span of women’s literature. I’ve always gone … Read More ›

Critical Race Studies, Gender & Women's Studies, Pedagogy

In Your Lecture, Research Together

As I’ve mentioned in previous blog posts, my 8 a.m. class this semester has been a challenge but by now (two months into the semester) … Read More ›

American Literature, Gender & Women's Studies, Pedagogy

“A remaking of the mind itself”: Margaret Fuller’s Pedagogy & Mine

Teaching Margaret Fuller’s Woman in the Nineteenth Century is instructive in its challenge. The text contains numerous references that take students to task with additional … Read More ›