Issue: August 2009

By Holly Johnson, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH It is place, permanent position in both the social and topographical sense that gives us our identity. ~ J.B. Jackson Addressing geography and international literature, I want to explore issues of identity with readers. In last week’s blog, I pondered teaching geography through international literature. This week, [...]

By Holly Johnson, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH If you ask me what I came to do in the world, I, an artist, will answer you: I came here to live out loud. — Emile Zola Kathy Short’s June WOW Currents posts broached the issue of the social responsibility of the reviewer. I should have [...]

By Holly Johnson, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH I am on a hunt. I am searching for the variety of ways international literature might be conceptualized by teacher educators, teachers, and teacher candidates. I am also interested in the ways in which they might address and differentiate between international and multicultural literature as well as [...]