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Howard Sklar, PhD |
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Department of English University of Helsinki |
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CURRICULUM VITAE Howard Sklar, PhD EDUCATION November 25, 2008 PhD University of Helsinki, English Philology Dissertation title: The Art of Sympathy: Forms of Moral and Emotional Persuasion in Fiction May 1996 Master of Arts (Jewish Studies) Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California [Päätös ulkomailla suoritetun korkeakoulututkinnon rinnastamisesta Suomessa suoritettavaan korkeakoulututkintoon (Master of Arts degree), Opetushallitus, Helsinki, Finland, 2000] 1987 California Clear Single Subject Teaching Credential (Authorized Subject: English) California State University, Los Angeles Preliminary Credential: 1987; Clear Credential: 1992; Last Renewed: 2007 Clear Crosscultural Language and Academic Development (CLAD) Certificate: 1997 [Päätös opinnoista vieraskielisen opetuksen antamiseen, Opetushallitus, Helsinki, Finland, 2001] March 1986 Bachelor of Arts (English Language and Literature) University of California at Los Angeles UNIVERSITY TEACHING (most recent) Spring 2011 Hourly Instructor Intermediate/Advanced-Level Course: “Fiction, Ethics and the Significance of Reading” Department of Comparative Literature University of Helsinki Spring 2010 Hourly Instructor Intermediate/Advanced-Level Course: “Disability Studies and Literature” Department of Comparative Literature University of Helsinki Fall 2009 Hourly Instructor Intermediate/Advanced-Level Course: “Fiction and the Emotions” Department of English/Department of Comparative Literature University of Helsinki Spring 2009 Hourly Instructor Intermediate/Advanced-Level Course: “Fiction, Ethics and the Significance of Reading” Department of English/Department of Comparative Literature University of Helsinki Fall 2006 Hourly Instructor Intermediate/Advanced-Level Course: “Fiction, Ethics and the Significance of Reading” Department of English/Department of Comparative Literature/Department of Aesthetics University of Helsinki PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHING (most recent) August 2001 – Present August 1997 – June 2005 (academic leave: August 2007–August 2008) Classroom Teacher Subject Teacher (English) Bilingual Program Bilingual Program Tähtiniityn Koulu (primary school) Kuitinmäen koulu (yläaste/junior high school) Espoo, Finland Espoo, Finland PUBLICATIONS (last updated December 12, 2009) (Forthcoming, summer 2011) “‘What the Hell Happened to Maggie?’: The Sympathetic Effects of Race– and Disability-Related Stereotypes in Toni Morrison’s ‘Recitatif’”. Journal of Literary and Cultural Disability Studies. Special issue, “Representing Disability and Emotion.” (2009, refereed journal article) “Narrative Structuring of Sympathetic Response: Theoretical and Empirical Approaches to Toni Cade Bambara’s ‘The Hammer Man.’” Poetics Today 30:3. Link (requires subscription) (2009, edited book chapter) “Breaking Bread: The Sympathetic Effects of Sharing Food in The Grapes of Wrath.” In Michael Meyer, ed. The Grapes of Wrath: A Re-Consideration. Amsterdam/ New York: Rodopi. Link to publisher’s description of book. (2009) Editor, Helsinki English Studies 5 (online journal of the Department of English, University of Helsinki). Special issue: “Emotions: Implications for Literary, Linguistic and Translation Studies”. Link to special issue/journal home. (2009) “Introduction.” Helsinki English Studies 5. Special issue: “Emotions: Implications for Literary, Linguistic and Translation Studies”. Link (2009, edited journal article) “Believable Fictions: On the Nature of Emotional Responses to Fictional Characters.” Helsinki English Studies 5. Special Issue: “Emotions: Implications for Literary, Linguistic and Translation Studies.” Link (2009) Lectio praecursoria (published version of introductory lecture from doctoral defense). Helsinki English Studies 5. Special Issue: “Emotions: Implications for Literary, Linguistic and Translation Studies.” Link (2008) The Art of Sympathy: Forms of Moral and Emotional Persuasion in Fiction. PhD Dissertation (limited printing, available through Finnish library system). Link to abstract (in Finnish and English). (Revised version of manuscript under review with European academic publisher.) (2008, refereed journal article) “Narrative as Experience: The Pedagogical Implications of Sympathizing with Fictional Characters.” Partial Answers 6:2. Link to abstract/article (subscription required for article). (2008, refereed journal article) “Sympathy as Self-Discovery: The Significance of Caring for Others in “Betrayals.” Paradoxa: World Literary Genres (special issue on Ursula K. Le Guin). Link to journal website. (2007, edited journal review) “Reimagining the Teaching of Secondary English.” Review of Jim Burke, The English Teacher’s Companion: A Complete Guide to Classroom, Curriculum, and the Profession. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2003. Pedagogy 7:2. Link (2005, edited book chapter) “Believable Fictions: The Moral Implications of Story-Based Emotions.” In Harri Veivo, Bo Pettersson, and Merja Polvinen, eds. Cognition and Literary Interpretation in Practice. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press. Link to publisher’s description of book. RECENT CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 2010: Nordic Network of Narrative Studies Conference on Narrative Ethics Oslo, Norway Paper: “‘Anything But a Simpleton’: The Ethics of Representing Intellectual Disability in Tarjei Vesaas’s The Birds” Finnish Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Seminar Helsinki, Finland Presentation: “‘Experts are people who have lived it’: An Investigation of Narratives Representing the Intellectually Disabled and Their Effects on Non-disabled Adolescent Readers” (presentation of research proposal) Disability Studies Conference Lancaster, UK Poster Presentation: “Life Narratives in Graphic Form: Strategies for Enabling the ‘Intellectually Disabled’ to Construct Their Own Stories” Mimesis, Ethics and Style Conference Helsinki, Finland Paper: “The Clothes Make the Man: Fantastic Empathy and Realistic Sympathy in Roth’s ‘Eli, the Fanatic’” International Society for the Empirical Study of Literature and Media Conference Utrecht, The Netherlands Paper/Presentation: “Representing Intellectual Disability: Theoretical and Empirical Investigations of the Effects of Fictional and Autobiographical Narratives Representing the Intellectually Disabled on Non-Disabled Adolescent Readers” NAES-FINSSE (Nordic Assn. for English Studies/Finnish Society for the Study of English) Conference Oulu, Finland Paper/Presentation: “‘I Never Knew About These Things Before’: The Representation of Intellectual Disability in Flowers for Algernon” VAKKI XXX Symposium (“Language and Emotions”) Vaasa, Finland Paper/Presentation: “‘What the Hell Happened to Maggie?’: Stereotype, Sympathy and Disability in Toni Morrison’s ‘Recitatif’” 2009: International Society for Research on Emotion (ISRE) Conference Leuven, Belgium Paper/Presentation: “The Dynamics of Sympathy in Toni Cade Bambara’s ‘The Hammer Man’” Fictional Violence Symposium Film and Television Studies, Institute for Art Research, University of Helsinki Presentation: “Creating Sympathy in Fiction” 2007: Finnish Society for the Study of English (FINSSE) 4 Conference Helsinki, Finland Paper: “The Clothes Make the Man: Fantastic Empathy and Realistic Sympathy in Roth’s ‘Eli, the Fanatic’” Tampere Conference on Narrative: Knowing, Living, Telling Tampere, Finland Paper: “Narrative as Experience: The Pedagogical Implications of Sympathizing with Fictional Characters” European Society for the Study of English (ESSE) 8 Conference London Paper/Presentation: “Narrative Structuring of Emotional Response: Theoretical and Practical Approaches” Paper/Presentation: “Towards an Integrated Perspective on Emotions and Fiction” International Conference on Literature and Psychology Helsinki, Finland Paper: “Fiction, Emotional Response, and Adolescent Moral Development: An Empirical Study” RECENT GRANTS RECEIVED May 2008 April 2008 Ehrnrooth Foundation Oskar Öflund Foundation Completion of doctoral studies Completion of doctoral studies October 2007 October 2007 University of Helsinki Dept. of English, University of Helsinki Completion of doctoral dissertation Completion of doctoral dissertation May 2007 May 2006 Oskar Öflund Foundation Ehrnrooth Foundation Work on doctoral dissertation Work on postgraduate studies December 2006 (salaried) Academy of Finland Part of team organized by Department of Social Psychology, University of Helsinki Title of Project: “Changing Moral and National Identities: Focus on Emotions.” MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS European Society for the Study of English (ESSE) Finnish Society for the Study of English (FINSSE) International Society for the Empirical Study of Literature and Media (IGEL) International Society for the Study of Narrative (ISSN) Opetusalan Ammattijärjestö (OAJ) |
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