American Literature Association
May 24-27 2012
San Francisco, CA

Approaches to Teaching Eudora Welty. While the stories of Eudora Welty continue to be included in the most popular American literature anthologies, many instructors find her works challenging to teach. We welcome papers on a wide range of topics related to teaching. Possible topics might be specific teaching strategies that have worked for you, including successful class activities, contextual material such as the photographs that can be used in the classroom, and other resources that students find helpful. Which stories/novels/essays do you teach, and do you pair Welty with other authors? We welcome papers addressing a wide range of student audiences from freshmen to graduate students and a variety of classes. You might also consider which theoretical approaches to Welty's works prove helpful for students. Please send inquiries and statements of intent, as soon as possible, and titled paper proposals of 500 words by December 15, 2011 to Mae Miller Claxton, Western Carolina University, at mclaxton@email.wcu.edu.