Faculty
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Associate Professor and Department Head Department of Language and Literacy Education |
Scholarly Interests and Activity
I am interested in literary/aesthetic theory, especially as this work is connected with literary reading in both academic and non-academic settings. Important questions for me focus on the relationship between schooling and life-long reading. Who are the life-long readers? How does one become a life-long reader? Why/how do adults use reading to make a difference in their lives? I am currently engaged in several research projects the overall purpose of which is to document why/how adults and young adults use literature circles and other types of informal discussion to enhance their experiences as readers. Related questions that interest me focus on the definition of literary reading as an "activity" in academic contexts, the definition of "scholarly" as opposed to non-scholarly reading practices, and the definition of "literature circles" as a resource for classroom teachers.
Select Publications
- Faust, M. Cockrill, J., Hancock, C. & Isserstadt, H. (2005). Student Book Clubs: Improving Literature Instruction in Middle and Secondary Schools. Norwood, MA: Christopher Gordon Publishers.
- Faust, M. (2004). Mixing memory and desire: A family literacy event. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 47:7, 564-572.
- Faust, M. (2003). Essay Review: "Getting it right": Pragmatic approaches to reading and teaching English literature. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 35:3, 371-386.
- Faust, M. (2001). Literacy art as experience: A transactional prespective on the interface between scholarship and pedagogy. Journal of Aesthetic Education 35:3, 37-50.
- Faust, M. (2000). Reconstructing familiar metaphors: John Dewey and Louise Rosenblatt on literary art as experience. Research in the Teaching of English 35:1, 1-39.
Academic History
Education
| Level | Institution |
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| Ph.D. | New York University | 1990 |
| M.A. | New York University | 1978 |
| B.A. | Bates College | 1976 |
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