Teaching Stephen King - Horror, the Supernatural, and New Approaches to Literature

Informationen zum Autor Alissa Burger is Associate Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences at State University of New York, Delhi, USA. Klappentext Teaching Stephen King critically examines the works of Stephen King and several ways King can be incorporated into the high school and college classroom. The section on Variations on Horror Tropes includes chapters on the vampire, the werewolf, the undead monster, and the ghost. The section on Real Life Horror includes chapters on King's school shooting novella Rage, sexual violence, and coming of age narratives. Finally, the section on Playing with Publishing includes chapters on serial publishing and The Green Mile, e-books, and graphic novels. Zusammenfassung Teaching Stephen King critically examines the works of Stephen King and several ways King can be incorporated into the high school and college classroom. The section on Real Life Horror includes chapters on King's school shooting novella Rage, sexual violence, and coming of age narratives. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Why Teach King? PART I: VARIATIONS ON CLASSIC HORROR TROPES 2. The Vampire 3. The Werewolf 4. The 'Thing with no Name' 5. The Ghost PART II: REAL LIFE HORROR 6. Rage 7. Sexual Violence 8. Coming of Age Stories PART III: PLAYING WITH PUBLISHING 9. Serial Publishing and The Green Mile 10. E-books 11. Graphic Novels 12. Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: A Burger, A. Burger, Alissa Burger
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.02.2016
• EAN: 9781137483904
• ISBN: 978-1-137-48390-4
• No. of pages: 220
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Kunst, B, Curricula: Planung und Entwicklung, Sozial- und Kulturanthropologie, Ethnographie, Medienwissenschaften, Education, Teaching, Media Studies, Lehrerausbildung, Fachspezifischer Unterricht, Cultural Anthropology, Communication, Ethnology, The arts, Social & cultural anthropology, Art Education, auseinandersetzen, Media and Communication, teacher training, Language Education, Creativity and Arts Education, Teaching of a specific subject, Teaching and Teacher Education, Language and education, Education—Curricula, Curriculum planning & development, Curriculums (Courses of study), Curriculum Studies, Sociocultural Anthropology