Teaching Transatlanticism

An essential resource for teaching nineteenth-century print culture in Transatlantic Studies The 19 chapters in this book outline conceptual approaches to the eld and provide practical resources for teaching, ranging from ideas for individual class sessions to full syllabi and curricular frameworks. The book is in 5 key sections - Curricular Histories and Key Trends; Organising Curriculum through Transatlantic Lenses; Teaching Transatlantic Figures; Teaching Genres in Transatlantic Context; and Envisioning Digital Transatlanticism - together with an Introduction and Afterward which draw together themes and topics covered in the individual chapters. Contributions from experts in the eld range from reconceptualising entire courses to revisiting individual texts, authors, and genres in a transatlantic context. Weaving in strategies from innovative teaching shaped by the digital humanities, the collection also looks ahead to the future of this growing field. A dedicated Teaching Transatlanticism website accompanies the book. Available at: https: //teachingtransatlanticism.tcu.edu/ Key Features - Chapters address both conceptual and practical issues - Classroom accounts address multiple genres, issues, and media - Re ections on real-world teaching contexts are blended with scholarly analysis of key issues in the field today - The specially designed project website supports the book and invites continued conversations through a moderated discussion space and submission venue for readers' own teaching materials Linda K. Hughes is Addie Levy Professor of Literature at TCU. She is co-editor of the four-volume A Feminist Reader: Feminist Thought from Sappho to Satrapi (2013) and author of The Cambridge Introduction to Victorian Poetry (2010). Sarah Robbins is author/editor of seven books and is Lorraine Sherley Professor of Literature at TCU, where she teaches American literature and transatlantic and cross-cultural studies.