Teaching American Literature: A Journal of Theory and Practice (ISSN 2150-3974)

Submissions are open between January 20-April 25, 2025.

Teaching American Literature: A Journal of Pedagogy and Practice (TALTP), a peer-reviewed journal published annually by Central Piedmont Community College, began in 2007 and is aimed toward instructors of American literature courses at two- and four-year colleges and universities.

The foundational goal for Teaching American Literature is to provide resources for students, educators, and independent researchers interested in new, critical, and innovative perspectives on American literature, contemporary and classic. Beyond that initial scope, we hope to publish works from new, emerging, and established scholars from around the globe to create a "town hall" of analyses on writings about American literature. We welcome traditional literary analysis essays, critical theories, and interdisciplinary work centered on or heavily including American literary texts. In a continual effort to expand our understanding of American literature and maintain relevant interpretations and teachings of said texts, the "best" fitting pieces will be those that challenge existing scholarship, apply modern lenses to older works, connect seemingly disparate concepts regarding American literature, and seek to offer alternative and critical readings of a wide array of prose, drama, oral storytelling, folk studies, songwriting, and/or poetry.

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