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E-PrinceIf SCORE enrollment is any indication, ENG 335: Children’s Literature is where the students will be. With an enrollment of 450 students, the course, to be taught by English professor William Gleason, is currently the largest planned for spring ...(back to the article)
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"Prince of Azkaban"? Prince editors really missed one there.
can't princeton use mccarter theater as a lecture hall, it has around 1000 seats and would work perfectly for a lecture
This is so sad. Talk about a total gut course! When Uli Knoepflmacher taught KidLit, it had real substance, because he's a world-class authority on the subject. Gleason...isn't.
That won't make it a gut course (though other things may)
Professor K was a good guy. But he specialized in 19th century fairy tales. Gleason is a bestsellers/20th century specialist, which will make the class much more relevant. Dolven is right. Sociologically, we have had another fairy tale boom, and that itself is interesting.
Professor Gleason is an excellent lecturer and professor. His "American Bestsellers" class was the most interesting and intellectually stimulating class that I've taken at Princeton. I am looking forward to this class. I think it will be a great experience.
Prof. Gleason's many books and articles on children's literature are sure to make this an awesome, awesome course.
I would love to read something by him on this topic. Recommendations, anyone?
interesting!
A simple, practical test of quality: how many of those 450 will still be attending lecture by week 10?