"Begin at the beginning," the
king said, very gravely," and go on till you come to the end; then stop."
--Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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 and undergraduate classes and programs
in the English Department at the University of
Minnesota Duluth.
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Fall 2007 and Spring 2008
On sabbatical leave.
Fall 2008
ENGL 1805: Freshman Seminar—Satire and Humor (MW 9:00-10:50)
ENGL 3333: Children's Literature—Texts and Contexts (MF 12:00-12:50; W 12:00-1:50)
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Spring 2009 Classes
ENGL 5562: Victorian Literature and Culture (TTh 8:00-9:50)
ENGL 8181: Seminar in Nineteenth-Century British Literature (TTh 12:00-1:50)
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Links to Recent Courses
Childhood in Literature and Culture, Gothic Tales of Terror, Victorian
Literature, Children's Literature, British
Literature II, Women Writers, Women's
Popular Culture, Introduction to Film Theory, Women and Film, The
Fairy Tale, Satire and Humor, Methods
of Literary Study.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Graduate Students
- UMD's English Master of Arts homepage includes program and application information, as well as the English graduate student handbook.
- My 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.
- Information on requesting letters of recommendation for graduate study or employment.
- A comprehensive collection of Harry Potter and J.K. Rowling links.
- Linnea Hendrickson's Children's Literature: A Guide to the Criticism (searchable online reference book).
- Children's literature resources for teachers.
- The Children's Literature Web Guide.
- Fairrosa's Library of Children's Literature.
- Kay Vandergrift's Children's Literature Page.
Victorian Literature
Lewis Carroll
- In "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."
- YouTube 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.
- Read 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 books available via the Web. 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.
- Lewis 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.
- Lewis 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.
- Looking for Lewis Carroll: 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.
- An online collection of Lewis Carroll photographs from the Princeton University Library Department of Rare Books and Special Collections.
- An 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.
Film Studies
E-mail me at csigler@d.umn.edu
This Web site was last updated 11 March 2008. The views and opinions expressed in this page are strictly those of the page author. The contents of this page have not been reviewed or approved by the University of Minnesota.