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Andrea Kaston Tange
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PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2000
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603N Pray-Harrold Ypsilanti, MI 48197
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734.487.2296
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akastont@emich.edu
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| Biography:
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Even though Victorian novels get referred to as "big, baggy monsters" because they are long and involve complex plots twists and many, many characters, I love to teach and read them. For me, they offer a glimpse into another world and provide a historical, as well as literary, adventure.
I got my Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, writing a dissertation about the representation of Victorian domestic life in fiction from the 1830s-1870s. Growing out of that dissertation, my research interests currently lie in the intersections of space and identity, with questions like: how do the places we live help shape how we understand ourselves?
I recently taught a Literature and Culture class that explored some ways poets, novelists, and short story writers have tried to answer this question over the last two centuries. In addition to courses on Victorian fiction and poetry, I also teach Writing About Literature (ENGL227) and graduate courses on Victorian literature and literary theory.
I am really interested in women's histories and gender politics, and my future courses and research will continue to incorporate gender and cultural studies into my readings of literature. |
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| Literature and Culture: Places that Shape People's Lives
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| Writing About Literature
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| The British Novel, 1832-1914
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| Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama
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| Major Authors: Charles Dickens; The Brontės
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| Introduction to Graduate Research and Writing
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Recent Publications: |
"Envisioning Domesticity, Locating Identity: Constructing the Victorian Middle Class through Images of Home"
"Theodore Roethke's 'My Papa's Waltz': A Reader Response"
Resources for Teaching Re-Reading America: Cultural Contexts for Critical Thinking and Writing
"Speaking Pictures: The Fantastic World of Christina Rossetti and Arthur Hughes
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