“This Isn't a Place for Castoffs. We're Here Because We Want to be Here”

A Conversation with Lisa Hazlett on Rurality and Young Adult Literature

Authors

  • Terri Suico Saint Mary's College

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15763/issn.2376-5275.2024.6.2.136-147

Keywords:

teaching diversity, rural schools, English education

Abstract

Former classroom teacher, teacher educator, and young adult literature scholar, Lisa Hazlett offers insight on her experiences in rural areas and how these experiences prompted her to write her book Teaching Diversity in Rural Schools. In this discussion, she explains the singularity of the Upper Midwest and why place matters when it comes to reading and teaching young adult literature.

Author Biography

Terri Suico, Saint Mary's College

Terri Suico is an associate professor of education and the director of the Center for Academic Innovation at Saint Mary’s College. She earned her EdD from Boston University School of Education and her MAT from Vanderbilt University. Her scholarly work has been included in several books and journals. Most recently, an article she cowrote appeared in NCTE’s English Education. She currently serves as the book review and interview editor for Study and Scrutiny: Research on Young Adult Literature and is on the incoming editorial team for The ALAN Review.

References

American Library Association (2023, March 22). American Library Association reports record number of demands to censor library books and materials in 2022. http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2023/03/record-book-bans-2022

Hazlett, L. A. (2023). Teaching diversity in rural schools: Attainting understanding, tolerance, and respect through young adult literature. Rowman & Littlefield, Inc.

Suico, T., Donovan, S., Boyd, A., Hill, C., Bickmore, S., & Unsicker-Durham, S. (2023). Content analysis of young adult literature [scholarly] book publications 2000-2020: Exploring trends in a growing field. English Education, 55(2), 116-135. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.58680/ee202332216

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Published

2024-06-24

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2024): RURAL YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE: CONSIDERING DIVERSITY AND COMBATTING RURAL ERASURE

Section

Interview

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