Kathryn Joy McKnight
Teaching Philosophy & Courses
My primary areas of teaching are colonial literatures and discourses, women writers of the early modern period, Afro-Hispanic narratives and cultures of early modern Spanish America, research methods and critical theory. Throughout my teaching runs the commitment to empower students to read critically and effectively express their ideas and critical approaches to cultural texts in writing and speech. I often employ a team-based approach to learning. I integrate web-based resources and interactive media into classes to increase students’ reflection and written communication about class issues, and to encourage consultation of multi-media resources. My teaching goals include increasing my students’ participation in shaping the direction of their classes, and developing authentic assessment tools.
| Grinnell College: | |
| -- | Freshmen Tutorial: Cultures in the Americas: Conflicts and Visions |
| -- | Chicano Culture: Identities and Communities |
| -- | Medieval and Renaissance Culture |
| -- | Introductory Spanish |
| -- | Intermediate Spanish |
| -- | Introduction to the Reading of Hispanic Texts |
| -- | Society and Literature in Spanish America |
| -- | Traditions of Independent Spanish America |
| -- | The Art of Writing |
| -- | Writing the Nation: Modern Spanish America |
| -- | The Colonial World |
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