Tammy L. Mielke
Assistant Professor
Education:
- Ph.D. University of Coventry (UK)
- M.A. Eastern Michigan
- B.S. Dr. Martin Luther College
Areas of Interest:
- Children's Literature
- Adolescent Literature
- Graphic Novels
- New Media Literature
- History of Literature for Children
- Visual Aspects
Selected Publications
“Transforming a Stereotype: Little Black Sambo's American Illustrators”, From Colonialism to the Contemporary: Intertextual Transformation in World Children's and Youth Literature, Chapter One, pages 1-15, Cambridge Scholars Press, 2006.
“Graphic Novels” Reading in America Today: The Greenwood Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Popular American Literature Greenwood Press, Publication expected 2008.
“Virginia Hamilton,” Continuum Encyclopaedia of Young Adult Literature , B. Cullinan and B. Kunzel, eds. Continuum Press: New York and London , 2005.
“Julius Lester,” Continuum Encyclopaedia of Young Adult Literature , B. Cullinan and B. Kunzel, eds. Continuum Press: New York and London , 2005.
Selected Conference Presentations
“‘This is Brad. I drew him myself.' Visualizing Alice 's Adventure's in Cyberland through New Media.” International Conference of the Children's Literature Association, Newport News , VA , June 14-16, 2007 .
“Mouse or Rat: The Cultural Transformation of Disney in Koslowski's Three Fingers, ” International Conference of the Children's Literature Association,
Manhattan Beach , CA , June 8-10, 2006 .
“Repeating the Past to Shape the Future: Examining Education in Key Corner and Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry,” ‘The Child and the Book' Conference, Newcastle University , Newcastle , April 7 – 9, 2006 .
“Learning Race by Reading Race: The Illustrated History of Little Black Sambo ” Third Nordic Workshop in Children's Literature ” sponsored by the Nordic Academy for Advanced Studies, Reykjavik , Iceland , October 5-9, 2004.
“ The Story of The Story of Little Black Sambo 's Americanisation,” Children's Literature Association Annual Conference, Fresno , CA , June 10-12, 2004 .
Selected Grants
Ezra Jack Keats/de Grummond Collection Children's Literature Fellowship 2007/2008
Courses Taught
- ENGL 2100 Writing About Literature
- ENGL 3102 Literature for Young Children (Fall 08)
- ENGL 3103 Children's Literature
- ENGL 4104/5104 Multiculturalism and Children's Literature
Professional Appointments
Faculty Appointments
Assistant Professor – University of North Carolina , Charlotte (2007 – present)
Visiting Professor of Children's Literature – Western Michigan University (2006-2007)
External Appointments
Co-Editor – Children's Literature Association Newsletter (2005- present)
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