MEJ Editor 2017, Authors, Brittany Stojsavljevic, Humanities, Narrative

The Elements of English Studies by Brittany Stojsavljevic

Introduction As part of the introductory English studies class I took during spring semester 2016 in a graduate program at the University of St. Thomas, I was asked a deceptively simple question: What should the field of English be teaching its graduates? The short answer seems obvious: English. The class itself focused on the history … Continue reading The Elements of English Studies by Brittany Stojsavljevic

MEJ Editor 2014, Literature, Narrative, Post-Secondary, Russian Literature, Secondary, Wes Schaller, World Literature

Crime and Punishment: An Evolution of the Narrative Techniques of Dostoevsky by Wes Schaller

The notebooks of Fyodor Dostoevsky have both complicated and enriched the analyses of Crime and Punishment. Whereas some writers may employ the notebooks to supplement and illuminate their ideas, others may regard them as irrelevant territory—not to be used within the realm of critical analyses. This dilemma will necessarily be addressed later on, for the … Continue reading Crime and Punishment: An Evolution of the Narrative Techniques of Dostoevsky by Wes Schaller

MEJ Editor 2014, Best Practices & Teaching Tips, Heather Porter, Literary Theory, Literature, Post-Secondary, Russian Literature, Secondary, World Literature

Making Dostoevsky Relevant: Teaching Notes from Underground to College Freshmen by Heather Porter

Relatively little has been said regarding how to teach Dostoevsky’s novels to students. Even less has been said about how to make his work relevant to twenty-first century American students who exist within an entirely different cultural landscape than the characters of Dostoevsky’s fiction[1]. Notes from Underground  is particularly challenging, but its difficulty is precisely … Continue reading Making Dostoevsky Relevant: Teaching Notes from Underground to College Freshmen by Heather Porter

MEJ Editor 2014, Best Practices & Teaching Tips, Humanities, Online Teaching, Post-Secondary, Technology, William D. Dyer, World Literature

Teaching English 4/533: Enabling World Texts, Past and Present, to Talk to Each Other by William D. Dyer

I am going to offer, as a means for providing a context for the long student-written collaborative paper that follows as well the brief discussion of how this assignment might apply to other teaching environments and students (written by the graduate student “point person” on that project and practicing high school teacher), an introduction to … Continue reading Teaching English 4/533: Enabling World Texts, Past and Present, to Talk to Each Other by William D. Dyer