Florida Studies

Proceedings of the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Florida College English Association

Edited By: Paul D. Reich

£39.99

This volume contains essays on Florida literature and history. The first section focuses on the college classroom, while "Old Florida" explores writers like Zora Neale Hurston and Jack Kerouac. The final section identifies the state’s place within larger traditions.

This volume contains a variety of essays about Florida literature and history by scholars from across the state representing every kind of institution of higher…

This volume contains a variety of essays about Florida literature and history by scholars from across the state representing every kind of institution of higher learning, from community colleges to small liberal arts institutions to large universities. The essays in the first section, Pedagogy, focus on the college classroom and the challenges facing institutions of higher learning in Florida. The essays in Old Florida explore a number of writers – including Zora Neale Hurston, Jack Kerouac, and Williams S. Burroughs – who, at various points in their careers, called Florida home. The final section, Contemporary Florida, continues to identify the state’s place within larger literary, cultural, and political traditions.

Paul D. Reich is an Assistant Professor of English at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. His areas of teaching and research include late 19th and 20th century American literature, African American literature, the American West, and popular culture. His work has appeared in Teaching American Literature, Modern Fiction Studies, and Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction.

Angela Tenga is an Assistant Professor at Florida Institute of Technology, where she teaches classes in literature, popular culture, and history. Her research interests include monstrosity in fiction, medieval romance, Arthurian fiction, and serial violence in popular culture.