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109 Voorhies Hall
University of California, Davis
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616-8581

(530) 752-6283 phone
(530) 752-5013 fax

Office Hours:
8:00am-12:00pm,
1:00pm-5:00pm

 
Amy M. Clarke

Amy M. Clarke

  • Continuing Lecturer
364 Voorhies
Davis, CA 95616
Office Hours: M 1:30-3:00, W 9:00-10:30 & by appt.
Phone: (530) 752-9531

Education:

  1. Ph.D. English, University of California, Davis, 1992
  2. M.A. English, University of California, Davis, 1986
  3. B.A. English, University of California, Berkeley, 1983

Biography:


COURSES


Writing in History, Writing in Science, Writing in the Health Sciences,  Business Reports and Technical Communication, Advanced Composition, Style in the Essay, Expository Writing, Introduction to Literature, American Literature (Beginnings to the Civil War and Civil War to the Present), British Literature through the Restoration, Literature of Science Fiction, Harry Potter as Cultural Phenomenon, Potter on Film, The Science Fiction and Fantasy of Ursula K. Le Guin, The Twilight Phenomenon

 

PUBLICATIONS


Books

  • Ursula K. Le Guin’s Journey to Post-Feminism, McFarland and Company, May 2010
  • Approaching Twilight: Essays on a Cultural Phenomenon, co-edited with Marijane Osborn, McFarland and Company, Fall 2010


Articles

  • “Tales from the Distaff: A Parallax View of Earthsea,” PARADOXA 21 (2008).  
  • “Martian Odysseys:  Narrative Unrest in Kim Stanley Robinson,” Fantastic Odysseys.  Ed. Mary Pharr.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2003.
  • "Like a Japanese Paper Flower in Water: An Interview with Kim Stanley Robinson,” Writing on the Edge 12 (2001): 5-14.
  • “Ursula K. Le Guin,” Cyclopedia of World Authors, Revised Edition, Salem Press, 1996
  • “Gene Wolfe’s Book of Days,” Magill Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy, Salem Press, 1996
  • “Crown of Stars,” Magill Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy, Salem Press, 1996 
  • “The Beginning Place,” Magill Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy,  Salem Press, 1996


Reviews

  • Essay Review of Sarah Canary (Karen Joy Fowler) and Searoad: Chronicles of Klatsand (Ursula K. Le Guin), Western American Literature, Fall 1992
  • Review of Homesick: New and Selected Stories (Lucia Berlin), Western American Literature, Fall 1991


MEDIA COVERAGE

 Interviews On the Twilight Series

  • Schou, Solvaj. "Women Sink their Teeth into Urban Fantasy," Associated Press, 18 July 2009.
  • The Idea Network, Host: Joy Cardin, Wisconsin Public Radio, 24 Nov 2008.
  • CBS Evening News, Producer: Barbara Pierce, 14 Nov 2008.
  • Yao, Laura. “Bitten and Smitten,” The Washington Post, 1 Aug 2008: CO1. (This article contains some misrepresentations of my views on Bella as a role model.)


On the Harry Potter Seminar
  • “Harry Potter, A Scholarly Endeavor,” College Currents Spring 2008: 6-7.
  • “Harry Potter, A Different Class.” CBS News, Reporter: Kris Pickel, 9 Oct 2008.
  • “Freshmen Flock to Small Seminars on Unorthodox Topics.” The Davis Enterprise 23 Sept 2007: 1+.          
  • Davis, Haley. “It’s Back to School Time for Students.” Dateline [Davis, CA] 21 Sept 2007: 1+.
  • Kane, Elise. “One Enchanted Evening.” The California Aggie [Davis, CA] 19 July 2007: 1+.

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