DR. JOAN MENEFEE, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Office Hours
Monday and Wednesday, 12:20-2:20. Wednesday and Friday, 8:00-9:00 a.m., Thursday, 9:00-11:00, and by appointment.
Program Courses Taught
English 101 and 102 English 247 (Critical Writing) Lit 300 (Children's Literature) English 245 (Creative Writing)
Degrees
B.A., English, Wesleyan University, 1991, M.A., Literature and Creative Writing, University of Houston, 1997 Ph.D., English Language and Literature, University of Minnesota, 2005
Professional Interests
Children's Literature and Culture; Fiction writing
Professional Publications
"Good Masters: Human-Animal Relationships in the Writings of Mark Twain and G. Stanley Hall" in __Enterprising Youth__ , an essay collection about 19th-century childhood, edited by Monika Elbert(forthcoming Routledge) "Review of Harvard Review." Literary Magazine Review. Fall 2005. "A Doctor's Lullaby." The Greensboro Review. #75 (Spring 2004) "The Distance in Inches." in Exquisite Corpse. August 2000. "From the Mouths of Politicians: Representing Children in the Public Sphere." in Cultural Critique (48). September 1999.
Professional Organizations
Children's Literature Association; Association for the Study of Literature and Environment; The Association of University of Wisconsin Professionals
