Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Amanda Chapman has been teaching writing and literature since 2007, first at the University of Alabama, then at the University of Pittsburgh, and now at Glenville State College, where she teaches British Literature, Children’s Literature, Adolescent Literature, and Critical Reading and Writing.
A specialist in nineteenth-century British children’s literature, Dr. Chapman has published articles in two of the premiere academic journals in the field of children’s literature studies: The Lion and the Unicorn and Children’s Literature. Her scholarly interests also include imperialism and literature, gender and sexuality studies, and the history of selfhood.
About
Dr. Amanda Chapman is currently working on a book proposal for a revised and extended version of her dissertation, "Self-consciousness and Childhood in the Long Nineteenth Century."
Dr. Chapman is the faculty sponsor of the Glenville State College Department of Language and Literature Twitter account.
Recent Publications
“Queer Elasticity: Boyhood in Adventure Fiction.” Children’s Literature, v. 46, 2018, pp. 56-77.
“The Riddle of Peter Pan’s Existence: An Unselfconscious Stage Child.” The Lion and the Unicorn, v. 36, no. 2, 2012, pp. 136-53.
Recent Presentations
“Fountains of Youth: Wendy Darling, Winnie Foster, and Bella Swan.” Children’s Literature Association Conference, June 2018, San Antonio, TX.
“A is for Audience: Girls Under Surveillance in Pretty Little Liars and Gossip Girl.” Children’s Literature Association Conference, June 2016, Columbus, OH.
“The Moonstone, the Koh-i-noor, and India in the Victorian Press.” Midwest Victorian Studies Association Conference, April 2016, Columbia, MO.
“‘Our Little Corner’: Homodomesticity in Victorian Boys’ Literature.” Northeast Modern Language Association Conference, April 2015, Toronto, ON.