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About Karen Chandler

Karen Chandler teaches American and African-American literature at the University of Louisville. Her essays on literature and film have appeared in journals such as Children’s Literature Association Quarterly, Arizona Quarterly, and African American Review, and collections such as Who Writes for Black Children? She is currently writing a book about the portrayal of African American history in children’s literature.

Positions

2013 - Present Director, University of Louisville
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2001 - Present Associate Professor, University of Louisville ‐ Department of English
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July 2020 - December 2020 Acting Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, University of Louisville ‐ Office of the Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
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1993 - 2001 Assistant Professor, University of Louisville ‐ Department of English
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1992 - 1993 Instructor (tenure-stream), Colgate University
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1991 - 1992 Consultant, Colgate University
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1989 - 1992 Instructor, University of Pennsylvania
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

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Professional Service and Affiliations

2018 - Present Vice President Elect, Children's Literature Association
2017 - 2019 Advisory Board Member, Research on Diversity in Youth Literature
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Courses

  • African American Literary and Oral Cultures
  • African American Genres
  • Studies in Genre: American Autobiography
  • African American Literature & the City
  • Introduction to English Studies (graduate)
  • Studies in African American Literature: Autobiography in Print and Film
  • African American Literature from 1845: General Survey
  • Immigrant Narratives
  • American Literary Realism
  • Multicultural Children’s Literature
  • American Literature, 1865-1910.
  • Introduction to English Studies (undergraduate)
  • American Literature, from its beginnings to 1865
  • African American Literature: Representations of Youth
  • Genre in African American Literature: The Novel
  • Studies in Post-Colonial/Ethnic Literature
  • Minority Traditions in Literature: Immigrant Literature
  • Studies in African American Literature: Cultures of Reading & Writing
  • African American Literature since 1845: Realism, Fantasy & Speculative Literature
  • Exploring Popular Culture: Young Adult and Children’s Literature

Education

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1994 Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania ‐ English
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1988 M.A., University of Pennsylvania ‐ English
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1984 B.A. with General Honors, University of Chicago ‐ English
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Contact Information

Department of English
University of Louisville
Louisville KY 40292

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Book Reviews (5)

Essays (7)