Carolyn Sigler

English Department, University of Minnesota Duluth

 
 
 

Spring 2012

ENGL 8181 - Seminar in Post-1800 British Literature and Culture (MW 9:00-10:50)

 

Fall 2012

ENGL 5444 - Childhood in Literature and Culture (TTH 11:00-12:50)


Recent Courses

Childhood in Literature and Culture, Children's Literature: Texts and Contexts, The British Novel: Adapting the Nineteenth Century, Women Writers, Victorian Women Writers, Victorian Literature, Gothic Tales of Terror, Satire and Humor, Methods of Literary Study, Women's Popular Culture, Introduction to Film Theory, Women and Film, The Fairy Tale.

 

"'There is no use trying,' said Alice; 'one can't believe impossible things.'

'I dare say you haven't had much practice,' said the Queen. 'When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.'"


- Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass

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Hello, and welcome to my home page. This site is designed to serve as a source for students to find resources on children's literature and Victorian literature and culture, and information about graduate study, ePortfolio, and undergraduate classes and programs in the English Department at the University of Minnesota Duluth.

Resources for Students

 

Graduate Students

  1. BulletUMD's English Master of Arts homepage includes program and application information, as well as the English graduate student handbook.

  2. BulletMy resource page for current and prospective graduate students includes information on graduate programs in children's literature and culture, as well as teaching, writing and professional links.

  3. BulletInformation on requesting letters of recommendation for graduate study, fellowships, or employment.

  4. BulletEnglish Department publishing internships.


Children's Literature

  1. BulletA comprehensive collection of Harry Potter and J.K. Rowling links.

  2. BulletLinnea Hendrickson's Children's Literature: A Guide to the Criticism (searchable online reference book).

  3. BulletChildren's literature resources for teachers.

  4. BulletThe Children's Literature Web Guide.

  5. BulletFairrosa's Library of Children's Literature.

  6. BulletKay Vandergrift's Children's Literature Pages


Victorian Literature

  1. BulletThe Victoria Research Web.

  2. BulletThe hypertext Victorian Web project .

  3. BulletLinks to Victorian Studies resources .

  4. BulletThe Illustrated London News Picture Library offers an extensive collection of Victorian-era illustrations and photographs from 1842 to today on topics such as fashion, transportation, disasters, politics, the arts, social history, London, royalty, discovery and exploration, industry and trade, war, personalities, and science, medicine and progress.


Lewis Carroll

  1. BulletIn "Alice on Film and Video," educator and author Monica Edinger offers descriptions of (and links to) Alice-related video clips available on YouTube, which include a 1934 Betty Boop cartoon, "Betty in Blunderland," a 1954 Alice-themed Jello commercial, and a 1960s drugstore commercial, "Alice in Rexall-Land."

  2. BulletYouTube also offers an opportunity to see Cecil M. Hepworth's 1903 Alice in Wonderland, the first cinematic version of Alice's adventures, with added commentary by the British Film Institute's Simon Brown.

  3. BulletRead and "turn the pages" of Carroll's original manuscript of Alice's Adventures Under Ground, the latest 3D addition to the British Library's Turning The Pages collection of virtual books from the library collection. Using Flash technology, the manuscript can be virtually "handled." Viewers can also choose to listen to an audio version of the book, and to zoom in and exam the text in greater detail.

  4. BulletLewis Carroll: An Overview: A detailed collection of Web pages from the Victorian Web offers information on Carroll's biography, literary reputation, themes, and historical, economic, scientific and aesthetic contexts.

  5. BulletLewis Carroll Homepage: Sponsored by the Lewis Carroll Society of North America, this site offers a guide to Web and print Lewis Carroll resources and documents.

  6. BulletContrariwise: Lewis Carroll & the Carroll Myth: A site devoted to recent, revisionary biographical research into the complex life of Lewis Carroll/Charles Dodgson, and some of the mysteries and puzzles surrounding his life, literary work, and reputation.

  7. BulletAn online collection of Lewis Carroll photographs from the Princeton University Library Department of Rare Books and Special Collections.

  8. BulletAn online exhibit of Carroll's photographs from the University of Texas at Austin's Harry Ransome Research Library, includes a page devoted to Carroll's photographs of children.